PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 508 p4p, 74 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1946 p4p, 258 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Julio Cruzeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruzeiro
vs
Woodcock

194 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Woodcock swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruzeiro's calf.
Woodcock throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woodcock. That's going to slow Cruzeiro down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Cruzeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woodcock on the side of the head.

It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Cruzeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch
and Woodcock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro jabs Woodcock right on the nose. Woodcock blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Woodcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodcock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cruzeiro blocks it well.
Woodcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
A jab from Woodcock does it's job there.
Woodcock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodcock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro delivers a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Woodcock ducked under it nicely.
Woodcock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruzeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruzeiro counters with a good low kick that Woodcock was not able to check.
Woodcock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woodcock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Cruzeiro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock is looking to chop away at Cruzeiro's legs.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Woodcock manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro looks to land a left hand but Woodcock moved out of range nicely.
Woodcock takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Woodcock throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
Woodcock throws a body kick that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodcock checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Woodcock is rocked!
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruzeiro finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Woodcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodcock misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruzeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woodcock throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cruzeiro drops Woodcock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Woodcock looks back up at him and smiles so Cruzeiro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Woodcock misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Woodcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woodcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruzeiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodcock checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Woodcock throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Woodcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woodcock has time to react.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Woodcock's head but Woodcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Woodcock misses.
A left lands for Woodcock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcock throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
It appears Cruzeiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodcock can do to turn this around?
Woodcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woodcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro sends Woodcock crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cruzeiro is motioning to the referee to let Woodcock up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That has opened up Peter Woodcock's cut even more.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Woodcock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Woodcock lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodcock is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Woodcock counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cruzeiro misses
and Woodcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woodcock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woodcock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Woodcock saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro backing away here, and Woodcock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Woodcock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruzeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot
letting Woodcock counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Woodcock saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woodcock! But no joy.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Woodcock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woodcock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruzeiro - the referee stops the clock and Woodcock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruzeiro. Woodcock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woodcock misses with a few strikes there.
Woodcock tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Woodcock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruzeiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Cruzeiro drops Woodcock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Woodcock looks back up at him and smiles so Cruzeiro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodcock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woodcock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruzeiro throws a chopping leg kick but Woodcock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Woodcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand into Woodcock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woodcock's gas tank.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Woodcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Woodcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruzeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woodcock blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro lands a shot to the body.
Cruzeiro lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodcock can't find room to land a body shot as Cruzeiro controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cruzeiro fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice body shot.
Woodcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruzeiro pushes Woodcock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruzeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice body shot.

Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch.
Cruzeiro tries to land a body kick
and Woodcock counters with a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Woodcock avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro digs a good body shot into Woodcock's ribs.

Cruzeiro moves into range and clinches up with Woodcock.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.

The cut above Peter Woodcock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cruzeiro dips a shoulder and cracks Woodcock with a mighty uppercut! Woodcock falls back against the cage and Cruzeiro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Woodcock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cruzeiro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
An out of breath Julio Cruzeiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.