PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Orgun
vs
Cruz

170 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orgun blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Orgun thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Orgun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Orgun throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Orgun counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Pedro Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Orgun moved out of range.
Orgun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orgun misses with a series of wild punches.
Orgun looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orgun blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Orgun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orgun counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz looks gassed!
Orgun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz blocks a jab.

Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Orgun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orgun cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orgun advances position into side control!
Cruz is trying to escape the position but Orgun is controlling the position.
Cruz prevents Orgun from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orgun controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Murat Orgun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orgun.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orgun misses with a wild combination.
Orgun misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Orgun. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Orgun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orgun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand

and Orgun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orgun landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orgun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orgun scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Orgun lands a heavy elbow.
Orgun controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orgun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Orgun landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orgun controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murat Orgun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Orgun throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Orgun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Orgun misses.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cruz gets caught napping as Orgun dives in and scores a takedown. Cruz manages to retain guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Orgun from controlling successfully.
Orgun forces his way into half guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Orgun moves nicely into side control.
Cruz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Orgun is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun controlling from the full mount.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Orgun controlling the position easily from mount.
Orgun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruz for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orgun prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
Orgun controlling the position easily from mount.
Orgun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruz?
Cruz wants to hold on but Orgun pushes him away.
Orgun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Orgun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruz?
Orgun working Cruz over with strikes here.
Orgun content just to control the position here.
Orgun has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but Orgun is having none of it.
Orgun controlling his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murat Orgun.
Orgun throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Orgun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Orgun avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Orgun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orgun throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Orgun will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murat Orgun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Cruz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Orgun throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Orgun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Orgun avoids it.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orgun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Orgun's leg but Orgun calmly moves out of range.
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orgun misses with a double jab.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Orgun moves away and avoids it.
Orgun lands a head shot.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Orgun moves out of range easily.

Orgun bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Cruz! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Cruz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orgun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Orgun finish him?
Orgun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Orgun forces his way into half guard.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Orgun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Orgun works his way into side control.
Orgun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Orgun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Orgun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Orgun controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Murat Orgun just wasn't active enough.

Orgun drops Cruz with a right and a left! Orgun comes rushing in but Cruz regains his composure and manages to keep Orgun in guard.

That has opened up Pedro Cruz's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orgun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murat Orgun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orgun fails to land with a series of punches.
Orgun misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cruz tries to sprawl but Orgun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orgun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pedro Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murat Orgun.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murat Orgun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orgun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murat Orgun!