PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 1466 p4p, 1554 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 189 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bainbridge
vs
P Cruz

185 cm
30
206
14 - 12 - 1

193 cm
32
225
13 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bainbridge finds it's way round the side to connect with P Cruz's head.
Bainbridge is looking to clinch.

P Cruz clinches with his opponent.
P Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bainbridge is defending well for now.
P Cruz stalls.
Bainbridge has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Bainbridge.

P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Bainbridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but P Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bainbridge walks into a left hand.
P Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by P Cruz.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bainbridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from P Cruz misses.
Bainbridge throws a series of punches but P Cruz moves out of range.
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!
P Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
P Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bainbridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bainbridge scores with a jab.
Bainbridge misses with a hook
and P Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bainbridge misses the target.
P Cruz looks for the body kick but Bainbridge saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by P Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Bainbridge. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
P Cruz misses with a looping left.
Bainbridge throws a jab but it's blocked by P Cruz.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
P Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Bainbridge misses its intended target.
Bainbridge throws a predictable looking body shot
and P Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
P Cruz misses with a low kick.
Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Bainbridge avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for P Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bainbridge takes a swing at P Cruz's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Bainbridge plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
P Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge doesn't manage to clinch there - P Cruz circles away.
Bainbridge keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Bainbridge.

P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bainbridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Bainbridge can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
Bainbridge lands with a short shot to the head.
P Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bainbridge scores with a hook to the body.
Bainbridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bainbridge lands on the inside with an uppercut.

P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
P Cruz throws out a counter right but Bainbridge avoids it with no problem.
P Cruz avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
P Cruz lands a two punch combo.

P Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Bainbridge. Bainbridge maintains the clinch.
Bainbridge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
P Cruz tries to break free but Bainbridge pushes him back against the cage.
Bainbridge misses with a body punch.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bainbridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
Bainbridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
P Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bainbridge has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
P Cruz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bainbridge blocks it well.
P Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bainbridge moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
P Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz is trying to stall.
Bainbridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
P Cruz looking to stall.
Bainbridge lands a body shot in the clinch.
P Cruz looks winded!
P Cruz can't break the clinch.
Bainbridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bainbridge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and P Cruz moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bainbridge moves into the clinch successfully.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bainbridge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
Bainbridge digs a right hand into P Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on P Cruz's gas tank.
Bainbridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bainbridge as P Cruz tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Bainbridge dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bainbridge closes the distance and clinches.
P Cruz stalls.
P Cruz prevents a body shot from Bainbridge.
P Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Bainbridge lands a hook that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
P Cruz tries to stall but Bainbridge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bainbridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
P Cruz is trying to break free.
Bainbridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bainbridge works on P Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt P Cruz or not.
P Cruz is breathing heavily.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
P Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bainbridge controls his hands.
Bainbridge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.

P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Bainbridge connects with a good right hand that stumbles P Cruz. P Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge moves in looking to clinch but P Cruz pushes him off.
Bainbridge connects with a single shot there.
P Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bainbridge fails to land with a series of punches.
P Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bainbridge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! P Cruz scrambles back to his feet.

Bainbridge instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bainbridge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bainbridge works on P Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Bainbridge scores with a shot to the side of P Cruz's head.

P Cruz is rocked!
Bainbridge digs a right hand into P Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on P Cruz's gas tank.
P Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bainbridge finish him?
A short body shot lands from Bainbridge as the two fighters clinch.
P Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartholomew Bainbridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bainbridge unloads with a big right hand that wobbles P Cruz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bainbridge is unloading with more strikes now! P Cruz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Bainbridge!
Our winner, Bartholomew Bainbridge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.