PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Angel
vs
Cerveny

176 cm
23
141 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
149 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel connects with the punch.
Cerveny takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cerveny connects with a nice looking jab.
Cerveny throws out a leg kick but Angel moves out of range and Cerveny only half commits.
Cerveny throws a right hand that misses
and Angel counters with a two punch combo.
Angel throws a sloppy body shot
and Cerveny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerveny lands a body shot.
Cerveny misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerveny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angel misses with an uppercut. Cerveny saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny avoids the head kick by Angel.
Angel just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerveny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angel at a distance.
Angel takes a swing at Cerveny's ribcage but misses.
Angel lands a slapping body shot.
Cerveny misses with a lunging right hand
and Angel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cerveny misses with a straight left.
Cerveny misses with a lunging right hand
and Angel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angel tries to move into range but Cerveny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny throws a lazy uppercut
and Angel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Angel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angel swings widly with a right hand
and Cerveny counters with an inside leg kick.
Angel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Angel catches Cerveny right on the button with a cross.
Angel throws a combination that misses
and Cerveny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerveny misses with a right hand

and Angel counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Angel.
Angel prevents Cerveny from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Angel.
Angel misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angel throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerveny.
Angel missing with knees to the body.
Angel tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerveny avoids the damage to the body.
Cerveny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angel prevents a body shot from Cerveny.
Cerveny prevents a body shot from Angel.
Cerveny scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Cerveny.
Nice body punch from Cerveny.
Angel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerveny leaning his opponent against the cage.
Angel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Angel.
Angel working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Angel.
Angel scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Angel.
Angel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Angel cracks Cerveny with a nice body shot.
Cerveny looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Angel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerveny is keeping busy.
Angel tries a body shot but Cerveny blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angel.
Cerveny blocking some punches.
Cerveny avoids a wild elbow strike from Angel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cerveny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
A knee to the head by Angel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angel tries to work over Cerveny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerveny cracks Angel with a nice body shot.
Angel stalls.
Angel pushes Cerveny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cerveny struggles to land a body shot inside as Angel controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Angel as the two fighters clinch.
Angel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angel misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Baby Angel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Angel scores with a jab. Cerveny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Angel slips under a jab from Cerveny.
Angel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerveny moves away.
Cerveny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerveny throws a jab but it's blocked by Angel.
Cerveny misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel thows a body shot but no joy.
Angel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerveny at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cerveny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Angel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Angel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Angel. Cerveny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerveny was well out of range. Poor timing from Angel.
Cerveny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Angel counters with a nice body shot.
Cerveny blocks a head kick by Angel.
Cerveny pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cerveny avoids the body shot from Angel.
Angel misses with a looping left.
Angel throws a jab when Cerveny was well out of range.
Angel takes a swing at Cerveny's ribcage but misses.
Cerveny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cerveny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Cerveny's shoulder, as Cerveny tries to avoid the shot.
Cerveny throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Angel to counter with a crisp jab.
Angel looks to land a combination but Cerveny avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angel.

Angel clinches with his opponent.

Cerveny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerveny throws out a loose jab but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Angel cracks Cerveny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Angel is looking to score with low kicks.
Angel misses with a wild body shot.
Angel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cerveny counters with a good low kick that Angel was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny throws a head kick but Angel moves out of range.
Angel misses with a combination
and Cerveny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angel throws a right hand that Cerveny ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerveny also avoids with ease.
Angel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cerveny counters with a slapping leg kick.
Angel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cerveny throws a body kick that misses.
Cerveny misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a series of strikes. Cerveny will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Angel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Angel shoots in and drives through. Cerveny sprawls well.
Cerveny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cerveny ducks under a wild hook from Angel.
Cerveny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cerveny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerveny looks to throw the jab but Angel is out of range.
Cerveny throws a leg kick but Angel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerveny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cerveny misses with a combination
and Angel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cerveny thinking.
Cerveny avoids a kick to the body.
Angel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cerveny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cerveny misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cerveny is looking to chop away at Angel's legs.
Cerveny throws an overhand right that lands on Angel's shoulder, as Angel tries to avoid the shot.
Cerveny throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
Cerveny misses the shot to the body.
Angel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cerveny blocks a jab.
Angel misses with a hook to the body
enabling Cerveny to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerveny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baby Angel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny swings widly with a right hand
and Angel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angel checks a low kick from Cerveny.
Cerveny gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Angel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Angel misses.
Johnny Cerveny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerveny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Angel counters with a nice body shot.
Angel is looking to wear down Cerveny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cerveny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angel looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerveny is just out of range.
Angel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Angel lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel throws a jab when Cerveny was well out of range.
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Cerveny pushes him off.
Cerveny throws a push kick but Angel slaps the foot to one side.
Cerveny throws a lazy uppercut
and Angel counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cerveny.
Good leg kick by Cerveny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Angel lands a slapping body shot.
Cerveny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Angel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angel 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Angel!