PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Living Proof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Cengic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cengic has chosen youre going down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Proof
vs
Cengic

190 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Living Proof!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josip Cengic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cengic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Proof's waist but Proof gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cengic off to one side.
Proof digs a good body shot into Cengic's ribs.
Cengic looks for a takedown but Proof sprawls well.

Proof drops Cengic with a left and a right! Oh, Cengic is hurt - Proof dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Josip Cengic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Proof stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cengic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Proof circles away.
Living Proof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Cengic.
Proof digs a good hook to Cengic's body.
Cengic looks gassed!

Proof moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Cengic goes down! Can Proof finish him!?

Proof stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Proof stuns Cengic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Proof.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proof punishes Cengic's body with a nice straight punch.
Proof stuns Cengic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proof throws the kick towards the body but Cengic avoids it.
Proof lands a nice looking body shot.
Living Proof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cengic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Proof scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Proof scores with a jab. Cengic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Proof ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Proof.
Proof lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proof connects with a body shot.
Cengic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Proof lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Proof lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Proof. That snapped Cengic's head back.
Cengic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Proof is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cengic.
Proof wants to slow Cengic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cengic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Proof swivels and escapes.
Proof lands a nice looking body kick.
Josip Cengic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Proof lands a glancing blow to the side of Cengic's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proof scores with a three punch combo!

Proof drops Cengic with a left right combo! Proof follows him down to the ground into side control.

Cengic is rocked!

That has opened up Josip Cengic's cut even more.

Proof stands up.
Proof connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proof lands with an uppercut that bounces Cengic off the cage and back into rage.
Cengic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Proof is fending him off so far but Cengic persists. Nope, Proof circles away and we're back to standing.
Proof cracks a nice hook into Cengic's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Proof lands a right hook to the body.
Proof comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Proof works Cengic's body with a nice hook.
Proof lands with a shot to the body.
Cengic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Proof.
Proof scores with a hook to the body. Cengic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Proof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cengic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cengic avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Living Proof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Cengic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Proof throws a half hearted mid kick.
Proof keeps the fight on the outside.
Cengic closes the distance and clinches up with Proof, looking for a takedown. Cengic pushes Proof against the cage but Proof circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Proof clobbers Cengic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Proof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cengic can do to turn this around?
Proof goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Proof cracks Cengic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cengic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Proof.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Proof punishes Cengic's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proof moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Proof misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proof moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cengic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Proof moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Proof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Proof lands a nice hook to Cengic's body. Cengic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cengic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cengic walks into a left hand.

That's two 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!
Proof goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Proof lands with a hook. Cengic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to de liver by Proof. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Proof.
Proof scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Proof there.
Living Proof is winning the standup battle so far.
Proof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Proof misses with a few strikes there.
Proof throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cengic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Proof throws a right and a left that Cengic avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proof stuns Cengic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Proof misses with a two punch combination.
Proof connects with the punch.
Cengic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Proof.
Proof wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Proof connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cengic's hands.
Proof stalks Cengic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cengic's face. Cengic staggers backwards, shaken.
Cengic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Proof throws a combination. Cengic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proof scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cengic fails with the takedown.
Proof is looking to wear down Cengic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cengic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Proof is working the combinations to good effect here.
Proof looks to land a combination. Cengic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cengic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Proof moves into range and connects with a jab.
Proof lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cengic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Living Proof dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josip Cengic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Proof's corner calls for a 1-2. Proof obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cengic shoots in for a takedown but Proof shows good takedown defense.
Cengic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proof scores with a body shot.
Proof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Proof comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Proof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Proof cracks Cengic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Proof connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cengic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Proof.
Cengic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Proof throws a series of punches but Cengic avoids them all with ease.
Proof throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Proof lands a two punch combo.
Cengic is still on wobbly legs! Can Proof finish him?
Living Proof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Proof throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cengic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cengic seems to have recovered his senses.
Proof digs a good body shot into Cengic's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Proof.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proof misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Cengic with that takedown attempt.
Cengic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Proof as he jumps to the side.
Living Proof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Cengic.
Proof scores with a hook.
Proof throws a right and a left that both miss.
Proof connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proof keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cengic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Nice combo by Proof! Oh, that's hurt him - Cengic falls to the canvas and Proof follows him into side control.

Proof has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Proof moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Proof uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Proof works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Proof throws a series of punches but Cengic avoids them all with ease.
Proof lands a really nice looking cross but Cengic seems unphased.
Proof lands with a nice combination. Cengic backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cengic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Proof's corner calls for a 1-2. Proof obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Proof's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Proof duly obliges.
Proof looks to land a combination but Cengic avoids it well.
Cengic takes one on the button.
Proof lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Proof lands a nice hook to Cengic's body. Cengic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Proof's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Proof duly obliges.
Proof throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cengic on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Living Proof clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Cengic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cengic tries to move into range but Proof moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cengic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Proof sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cengic somewhat.
Cengic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Proof.
Proof ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cengic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Proof counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cengic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cengic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Proof.
Proof lands with an uppercut that bounces Cengic off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cengic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BOOM! Proof lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cengic. Cengic tries to recover but Proof is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cengic lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Living Proof!
Living Proof retains his light heavyweight title!