PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cruz
vs
Robbins

150 cm
22
130 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

185 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins throws a lazy head kick

and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Robbins didn't expect that.
Robbins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Robbins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robbins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robbins's guard.
Robbins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robbins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Robbins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Robbins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robbins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Robbins scoring with strikes.

Robbins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Robbins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz manages to get back to half guard.
Robbins tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cruz controls his leg.
Robbins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robbins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robbins wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Cruz tries to roll over but Robbins keeps him under control.
Robbins is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Robbins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cruz!
Cruz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruz is in a horrible position here. Robbins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz tries to lock up and control but Robbins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Robbins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robbins trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.

Cruz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Robbins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbins avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Robbins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Robbins. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Robbins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dominick Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbins throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins misses with a head kick.
As Robbins tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Robbins manages to avoid the attempt.

Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
Robbins regains half guard.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robbins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Robbins pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz is working for a kimura but Robbins is defending it quite comfortably.
Robbins wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Robbins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robbins moves into full guard.
Robbins is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Robbins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz stays in close to Robbins's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robbins's half guard.
Robbins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robbins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Robbins can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robbins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robbins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Robbins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robbins pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Robbins wants to control but Cruz passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robbins controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Robbins has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robbins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck for Robbins with that takedown attempt.

Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robbins trying to control here.
Cruz trying to control the action but Robbins is working from the bottom.
Cruz stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Robbins is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Robbins gets control of Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robbins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins working a defensive guard here.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Robbins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robbins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.

Robbins wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz kicks Robbins off and gets to his feet.
Robbins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbins.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Cruz drives through with a takedown into Robbins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robbins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Robbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Robbins working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Robbins.

Robbins has an active guard here but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robbins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Cruz!