PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedor's entrance music is Let's fighting love. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Noah Cd was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cedor
vs
Cd

188 cm
24
211 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

192 cm
30
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Cedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedor swats away the attempt to clinch by Cd.
Manny Cedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cd moves into the clinch.
Cedor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cedor misses with a knee to the head.
Cedor misses with a knee strike.
Cd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cd blocks it with crossed arms.
Cd is trying to break the clinch but Cedor is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Cd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cd throws an elbow but it misses.
Cedor has Cd pushed against the cage.
Cd missing with knees to the body.

Cedor is trying to trip Cd. He has hold of a leg but Cd is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cedor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cd wants to stand and escape but Cedor is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cedor throws and elbow that misses. Cd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cedor's guard. Nice move by Cd!
Cedor has control of Cd's left arm, preventing Cd from doing any damage.
Cd wants to stand and escape but instead Cedor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cedor trying to control but Cd is working from the bottom.
Cd looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cedor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cedor won't allow Cd to sweep him here.
Cedor looking to sit in guard and control but Cd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cd wants to get up but he can't break Cedor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedor controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cedor checks a leg kick nicely.
Cd throws a hook to the side of Cedor's head but Cedor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Cd throws a low kick, looking for Cedor's leg but Cedor calmly moves out of range.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses
and Cd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cedor connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Cedor tenderised Cd's leg. Cd is trying to keep his angry face on.

Cedor moves into range and clinches up with Cd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cedor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Manny Cedor has been cut.
Cd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cedor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cd prevents a body shot from Cedor.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cedor wants to get back to striking at distance but Cd won't allow it.
Cedor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Cedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Cedor fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cedor is trying to stall.
Cedor tries to score a body lock takedown but Cd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny Cedor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Cedor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cd tries to clinch up.
Cedor throws a leg kick but Cd moved away.
Cedor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Cd.
Cd scores with a nice body kick.
Cedor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cedor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cd is fending him off so far but Cedor persists. Nope, Cd circles away and we're back to standing.
Cd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cedor is out of range and Cd settles back down.

Cedor moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cd.
Cd avoiding damage as Cedor throws knees to the body.
Cedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cedor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd lands a knee to the body.
Cedor has Cd pressed against the cage.
Cedor wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cedor looking to slow down the pace here.
Cd avoids the elbow strike from Cedor, against the cage.
Cd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cd looking to throw knees to the head but Cedor is blocking nicely.
Cedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedor's elbow.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Cedor blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedor tries to land a knee to the head but Cd blocks with his arms.
Manny Cedor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cedor misses with a head kick.
Cd wants to clinch up but Cedor keeps it at a distance.

Cedor has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd tries to clinch there but Cedor circles away.
Cedor shoots in for a takedown but Cd shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Cedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cedor shoots in for a double leg but Cd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks a head kick by Cedor.
Cd is looking to clinch.
Cd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cedor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Decent striking displayed by Cd there.

Cd gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noah Cd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cedor misses with a head kick.
Cd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cedor wants to land a leg kick but Cd is out of range.
Cd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cedor.
Manny Cedor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cd lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cedor on the side of the head.

Cedor dives in and scores a takedown into Cd's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cd trying to control the position here.
Cd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cedor throws a strike but Cd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cedor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Cedor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Cd.
Cedor throws a nice looking combination but Cd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cedor fails with the takedown.
Noah Cd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cedor tries for a takedown but Cd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cedor's hands.
Cedor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Cedor blocks the low kick.
Cedor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cd.
Cd throws a low kick, looking for Cedor's leg but Cedor calmly moves out of range.
Cedor wants to slow Cd down by chopping away at his legs.
Cd tries to clinch but Cedor moves out of range.
Cd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cedor misses with a leg kick
and Cd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Cd.
Cd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cedor's calf.
Cedor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Cedor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot lands for Cd.
Cedor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cd defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Cedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cd tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd connects with an inside leg kick.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cedor.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cedor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cd stuns Cedor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Cd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cd is trying to force a seperation but Cedor has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cedor can't get the takedown.
Cd scores with a knee to the head.
Cd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd dodges the punch combination from Cedor.
Cd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cedor.
Cd delivers a nice body kick.
Cd scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Cd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd scores with a spinning back kick!
Cedor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cd thows a body kick. Cedor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cd to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Cedor thows a leg kick but Cd checks it
and Cd counters with a good low kick that Cedor was not able to check.
Cedor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Cedor closes the distance and clinches.
Cedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cedor tries to work over Cd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cedor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cd.
Cedor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cd gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Cd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Cd!