PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Jungle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cruz
vs
Damn

168 cm
24
163 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[MMABR]: Vaninico's Nutrition
Shango Designs

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Damn is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.

Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Damn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Damn is working away.
Cruz is pressing down on Damn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damn is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damn has one foot on Cruz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Damn is retaining full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Damn wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Damn has wrist control.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Damn walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Damn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Damn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Damn loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Damn's head but Damn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Damn does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses the jab.
Damn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Damn staying out of range there.
Damn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz cracks Damn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a right hand that Damn ducks under and follows up with a left that Damn also avoids with ease.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz checks a low kick from Damn.
Cruz dives in and grabs Damn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damn pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Damn moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Damn staying out of range there.

That's four 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.
Damn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz shoots in but Damn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Damn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Damn throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Damn only half commits.
Damn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Damn moves out of range.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Damn's shoulder, as Damn tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gee Damn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Damn throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kale Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damn looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Damn counter with a right hand.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Damn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
letting Damn counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damn defends it nicely.
Kale Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damn.
Damn throws a one two combo.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Damn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damn slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damn takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Damn fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damn counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Damn to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Damn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Damn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damn throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Damn counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damn sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damn has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.

Damn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damn counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Damn moved out of range.
Damn throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Damn counters with a stiff right hand.
Damn throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Damn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Damn scores with a leg kick.
Gee Damn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damn misses with a low kick.
Damn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Damn blocks nicely.
Damn pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Damn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Damn looking for a sweep. Not yet Damn, not yet.
Cruz throws a strike but Damn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damn is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Damn is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gee Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cruz misses with a combination
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Damn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Damn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz lands with a cross.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Damn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz shoots in but Damn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damn counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damn counters with a nice uppercut.
Damn misses with a wild combination.
Damn swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Damn. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Gee Damn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damn counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Damn moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Damn slips the punch.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Damn moved out of range.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damn on the side of the head.
Damn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damn connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damn counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Damn to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damn connects with a body shot.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Damn moved out of range.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damn misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Damn counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Damn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Damn.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Damn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damn misses with a leg kick.

Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damn seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Damn kicks Cruz off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Damn misses.
Kale Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Damn counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Damn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Damn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damn lands a jab.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Damn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Damn misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Gee Damn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gee Damn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gee Damn!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Gee Damn!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gee Damn!

Gee Damn wins by unanimous decision!