PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Cruz (ranked 2771 p4p, 3510 weight class) and Sodium Chloride (ranked 378 p4p, 478 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cruz
vs
Chloride

193 cm
26
218
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
206
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sodium Chloride!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Chloride misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Sodium Chloride has been cut.
Cruz scores with a one two! Chloride had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chloride doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Chloride showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Chloride gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Chloride gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Chloride.
Cruz holds on to Chloride's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Cruz wants to control but Chloride postures up.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Chloride working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chloride lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cruz down.
Chloride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chloride scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chloride scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chloride throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chloride on the ground.

Chloride looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chloride lands an elbow.
Chloride is putting a hurting on Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chloride working the ground and pound from side control.

Chloride is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chloride in side control, throwing shots but Cruz defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chloride working the ground and pound but Cruz is defending the strikes.

Chloride is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chloride grinds an elbow into Cruz's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chloride scoring with punches from side control.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Chloride scoring with punches and elbows.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chloride scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chloride scores with a couple of short elbows.

Chloride looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Chloride tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chloride has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chloride creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.

Chloride is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Chloride tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chloride has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Chloride wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Cruz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chloride wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chloride tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Chloride is chipping away with strikes.

Chloride is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chloride connects with a decent elbow.
Chloride working the head with strikes.
Cruz wants to control but Chloride postures up.
Chloride in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Chloride wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sodium Chloride dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sodium Chloride's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Chloride tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Chloride ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chloride fails with a takedown attempt.

Chloride scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Chloride thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chloride has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chloride postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Chloride throwing strikes but missing.

Chloride thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chloride throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chloride.
Chloride connects with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Chloride has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Chloride drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Chloride off! Chloride jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Chloride postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chloride chips away with some ground and pound.
Chloride keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Chloride in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sodium Chloride has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chloride is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Cruz 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chloride postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chloride trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Chloride lands a couple of elbows.
Chloride slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chloride looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.

Chloride is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. Chloride eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chloride missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Chloride is trying for a kimura here. Cruz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Chloride wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sodium Chloride!
In defeat, Bobby Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.