PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Ronaldo Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moura
vs
Cruz

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz swings for the body but Moura moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Moura avoids it.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justin Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura checks a leg kick.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Moura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moura is breathing heavily.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moura. That did some damage!
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Moura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Moura moves away and avoids it.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz throws a hook but Moura avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moura if he has to take too many more of those.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Moura pushes him off.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Moura down.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to bum rush Moura with a series of wild strikes but Moura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Moura is avoiding it.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moura keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moura's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cruz throws a head kick but Moura moves out of range.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Moura has been working on his balance at Rob's Training Center , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cruz.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Moura moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Justin Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Moura's leg but Moura calmly moves out of range.
Moura checks a leg kick.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Moura off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Moura circles away.
Cruz lands a head kick!
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch but Moura is having none of it.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moura avoids a kick to the body.
Justin Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz cracks Moura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moura.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Moura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moura.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moura moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Moura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Moura is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Moura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cruz throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Moura is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Justin Cruz!
Justin Cruz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'They said I was too one-dimensional to win this fight so I just wanted to come out and show that I am a well-rounded fighter with a future in this business.'.