PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 36 p4p, 29 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 7 p4p, 5 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cruz Jr
vs
Raper

209 cm
33
245
29 - 15 - 0

193 cm
31
248
29 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Raper scores with a punch to the head.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Cruz Jr moved out of range nicely.
Cruz Jr slips a straight right by Raper.
Raper lands a jab to the nose.
Raper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz Jr misses the target.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz Jr checks a low kick from Raper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper misses with a hook
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Raper thuds a left hand into Cruz Jr's body.
Raper connects with a right hand. Cruz Jr shakes it off.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raper connects with the punch.

It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Cruz Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz Jr tries to avoid it.
Raper with a nice cross.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raper wants to slow Cruz Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses

and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Raper! Cruz Jr lets Raper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Cruz Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raper misses with a hook.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with a body kick.

Cruz Jr lands a big head kick that sends Raper tumbling to the mat! Cruz Jr takes a step backwards and waves Raper back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Raper is rocked!
Cruz Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raper.
Raper misses with a hook to the body

and Cruz Jr counters with a head kick that drops Raper to the mat! Raper scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter punch.
Raper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raper avoids the head kick by Cruz Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr blocks a leg kick.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Crunch! Raper slams his shin into Cruz Jr's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Cruz Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz Jr tries to avoid it.
Raper lands with a straight right. Cruz Jr didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Raper misses.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper is looking to chop away at Cruz Jr's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Raper looks for the body kick but Cruz Jr saw that one coming.
Cruz Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Raper thuds a left hand into Cruz Jr's body.
Cruz Jr blocks a head kick by Raper.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz Jr. Cruz Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raper throws a combination that misses
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper misses with a combination
and Cruz Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Raper tenderised Cruz Jr's leg. Cruz Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz Jr avoids the body shot from Raper.
Cruz Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper connects with a right hand. Cruz Jr shakes it off.
Cruz Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Cruz Jr throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper jabs Cruz Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr slips a jab from Raper.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
Raper lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Raper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz Jr.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses the jab.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cruz Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Raper lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raper blocks a head kick by Cruz Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr blocks a jab.
It looked like Cruz Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr throws a counter high kick but Raper was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Cruz Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper misses with a looping left.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Raper.
Cruz Jr takes one on the button.
Cruz Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raper misses with a left hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Raper backing up. Raper nods at Cruz Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Raper lands a head shot.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses

and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Raper! Cruz Jr lets Raper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Raper is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz Jr finish him?
Raper feints and then cracks Cruz Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz Jr down.
Raper seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Cruz Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Raper misses.
Raper misses with a leg kick
and Cruz Jr counters with a huge left! Raper is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cruz Jr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Raper from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cruz Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz Jr!
A less than humble Jorge Cruz Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.