PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brantley Cermak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brantley Cermak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cermak
vs
Connor

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brantley Cermak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cermak looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Connor clobbers Cermak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cermak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cermak thinking.
Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cermak wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor throws a combination. Cermak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Connor scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cermak has time to react.
Cermak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connor.
Connor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Connor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cermak!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Connor cracks Cermak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Connor working Cermak over with strikes here.
Connor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cermak looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cermak is rocked!
Connor with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Cermak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor raining down hammerfists from mount.
Connor with shots to the head and body - Cermak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cermak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Connor lands a nice shot to the head.
Connor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cermak hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Connor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cermak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cermak tries to get out of the position.
Connor lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor working Cermak over with strikes here.
Connor trying to control but Cermak is having none of it.
Connor landing strikes from the mount.
Connor landing shots from mount.
Connor with shots to the head and body - Cermak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Connor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cermak is surviving well by controlling Connor's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Connor working Cermak over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor unloading with bombs!
Connor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cermak looks a forlorn figure.
Cermak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connor controlling his opponent.
Connor is landing with some decent strikes but Cermak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Connor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Connor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cermak has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor scoring with strikes but Cermak is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor landing shots from mount.
Connor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Connor with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor landing punches.
Connor lands a big elbow - Cermak is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cermak is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Connor!