PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charmaine Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charmaine Dela Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeff Back's chin.

Back
vs
Dela Cruz

177 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charmaine Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dela Cruz cracks Back with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Back could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Back gets the takedown into side control.
Dela Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Back. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Back is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dela Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Back misses with the ground and pound.
Back throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Back is trying to get an arm triangle but Dela Cruz is defending well.
Back throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Back working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dela Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Back asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Back misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet.

Back tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Back has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Back wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dela Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Dela Cruz prevents Back from improving position.

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.
Back misses with the ground and pound.
Back prevents Dela Cruz from escaping the position.
Dela Cruz stops Back from passing to mount.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet.

Back has hold of Dela Cruz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dela Cruz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Back cranks the arm and Dela Cruz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dela Cruz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeff Back!