PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Koon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koon comes to the cage accompanied by Zion - Fluke. King Dela Cruz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Koon
vs
Dela Cruz

189 cm
29
218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

194 cm
34
215 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Koon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koon wants to land a leg kick but Dela Cruz is out of range.

Koon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koon won't allow Dela Cruz to sweep him here.
Dela Cruz has his hands on Koon's head, controlling the position.
Koon stopping the sweep attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz pulls Koon in to control the position.
Koon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dela Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koon stands and throws Dela Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dela Cruz is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dela Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Dela Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.

Koon is trying to get an arm triangle but Dela Cruz is defending well.
Dela Cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dela Cruz prevents Koon from improving his position.
Dela Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Koon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koon is looking for a sweep. Dela Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dela Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dela Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dela Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz winds up and cracks Koon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Koon looking for submissions off his back.
Koon missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dela Cruz in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. King Dela Cruz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koon closes the distance but Dela Cruz moves to the side
and Dela Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Dela Cruz clobbers Koon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koon tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz circles away easily
and Dela Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koon tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dela Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Koon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koon tries to clinch up

and Dela Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dela Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dela Cruz stands up over Koon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dela Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koon being controlled here, momentarily.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Dela Cruz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Koon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Dela Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Koon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dela Cruz.
Koon shoots in and drives through. Dela Cruz sprawls well.
Koon takes a jab right on the kisser.

Koon darts in and clinches Dela Cruz up against the cage.
Dela Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Koon blocks a body shot from Dela Cruz.
Koon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dela Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Koon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dela Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Koon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dela Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koon tries to clinch up but Dela Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Koon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Cruz.

Dela Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon can't do much from the bottom here.
Koon is trying to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Koon tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz landing a few strikes.
Koon tries to bench press Dela Cruz off him but Dela Cruz keeps the position.
Koon is trying to escape the position but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
Koon looking for a sweep but Dela Cruz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dela Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Dela Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koon?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Koon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz avoids the attempt from Koon to control.
Dela Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
Koon tries to reverse the position but Dela Cruz maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koon regains half guard.
Dela Cruz is taking a breather. Koon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by King Dela Cruz.

Koon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dela Cruz has control of Koon's left arm, preventing Koon from doing any damage.
Koon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koon passes Dela Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King Dela Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Koon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dela Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dela Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Koon sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koon wants to work for an arm triangle but Dela Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Koon is working for a kimura but Dela Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Koon is keeping busy.
Dela Cruz is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but King Dela Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Koon doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Cruz circles away.
A jab lands there for Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz missing with a left hand there. Koon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koon misses with a takedown attempt
and Dela Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Koon backing up. Koon nods at Dela Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Koon tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz circles away easily
and Dela Cruz counters with a straight right hand.

Koon is rocked!
Koon drops his hands momentarily. Dela Cruz doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Koon staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Koon doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Dela Cruz!
King Dela Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.