PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cena
vs
Dog

178 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rain Dog!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Cena.
Cena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dog.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dog cracks the inside of Cena's front leg.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Cena.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog cracks the inside of Cena's front leg.
Cena tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dog gets tackled into the cage by Cena. Cena maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Cena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
Cena lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Cena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cena misses with the head strike.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.

Dog breaks from the clinch.
Dog feints and then cracks Cena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cena down.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.

Cena instigates a clinch.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog prevents Cena from breaking the clinch.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Cena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cena as Dog tries to tie him up.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cena as Dog tries to tie him up.
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!
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.

Dog breaks from the clinch.
Cena tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cena if he has to take too many more of those.
Dog feints and then cracks Cena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cena down.
Cena tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cena.
Dog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cena.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena avoids the head kick by Dog.
Dog lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dog can pounce on him.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Dog lands but Cena takes it in his stride.
Dog throws a head kick that Cena semi-blocks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dog!
Cena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Cena off balance momentarily.
Dog cracks the inside of Cena's front leg.
Dog scores with a spinning back kick!
Cena will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Dog tenderised Cena's leg. Cena is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cena will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog.
Cena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Dog dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dog. That one must have hurt.
Rain Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cena wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Dog.
Dog scores with a nice body kick.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Cena moves out of range easily.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cena's head.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cena wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Cena wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cena moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cena misses with the head strike.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog blocking some punches.
Cena is trying to push Dog away but Dog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cena misses with some punches.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog blocking some punches.

Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog lands a head kick. Cena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Dog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Cena off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dog finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dog. That's going to slow Cena down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Dog tenderised Cena's leg. Cena is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Dog.
Cena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cena. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Dog.
Dog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cena's sensitive parts.
Dog lands a head kick. Cena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Dog.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dog.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dog - the referee stops the clock and Cena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dog. Cena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dog - the referee stops the clock and Cena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dog. Cena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cena sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cena's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog.
Cena takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cena's sensitive parts.
Cena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cena wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Cena tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dog - the referee stops the clock and Cena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dog. Cena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Dog tenderised Cena's leg. Cena is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.
Dog connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dog.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Cena.
Cena misses with a straight right.
Dog scores with a head kick. Cena tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cena wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Cena moves out of range as Dog throws a body kick.

Cena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dog, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Dog looking to stall.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog taking a breather.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog trying to control the position but instead, Cena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dog into the cage.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Cena throws a head punch that misses.
Dog is looking to control Cena's arms but Cena gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dog has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Cena throws a head punch that misses.
Cena misses with some punches.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Cena won't allow it.
Cena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Cena is controlling him.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Cena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog is trying to maintain a safe position but Cena gets an underhook and turns Dog into the cage.
John Cena has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog stalling in the clinch but Cena improves position.
Cena misses with the head strike.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena misses with some punches.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Cena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dog 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rain Dog!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Rain Dog!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Rain Dog!

Rain Dog wins by unanimous decision!