PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Cruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cruz
vs
Henan

175 cm
28
143 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Henan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henan misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Henan.
Nice sprawl there from Henan as Cruz shoots in.

Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cruz cracks Henan with a big right hand but Henan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Henan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uriah Cruz!