PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan has chosen French National Anthem as his entrance music. Marcel Cerdan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

of Nazareth
vs
Cerdan

160 cm
32
150 lbs
21 - 13 - 2

173 cm
27
155 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. of Nazareth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
of Nazareth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cerdan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cerdan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cerdan clinches.
Cerdan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerdan throws a looping overhand right but of Nazareth ducks down to avoid it.
Cerdan checks the leg kick.
Cerdan throws a nice looking combination but of Nazareth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
of Nazareth with a hook.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up but of Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
of Nazareth misses with a looping right.
Cerdan tries to clinch up.
Cerdan staying out of range there.
Cerdan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerdan at a distance.
of Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerdan misses the jab.
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
Cerdan misses the shot to the body.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
of Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Cerdan checks it.
Cerdan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerdan lands an overhand right.
Cerdan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
of Nazareth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
of Nazareth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and of Nazareth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for of Nazareth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerdan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cerdan closes the distance and clinches.
Cerdan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
of Nazareth has a couple of punches blocked by Cerdan.
of Nazareth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Nice body punch from Cerdan - that landed with a thud.
Cerdan misses with a hook to the ribs.
of Nazareth lands with a right to the head.
of Nazareth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cerdan's elbow.

Cerdan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. of Nazareth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from of Nazareth misses.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerdan moves away.
of Nazareth stuns Cerdan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Cerdan moves out of range easily.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cerdan is out of range and of Nazareth settles back down.
of Nazareth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerdan throws out the jab.
of Nazareth is looking to wear down Cerdan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
of Nazareth throws out a leg kick but Cerdan moves out of range and of Nazareth only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Cerdan.
of Nazareth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cerdan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerdan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from of Nazareth misses
and Cerdan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerdan misses with a looping right.
Cerdan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
of Nazareth throws a hook but Cerdan blocks it.
of Nazareth tries a low kick but Cerdan avoids it.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Cerdan's ribs.
Cerdan looks to land a right hand but of Nazareth moved out of range.
Cerdan fails with an attempt to clinch.
of Nazareth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up but of Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerdan avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.

Cerdan forces of Nazareth back against the cage and clinches.
Cerdan blocks an uppercut.
Cerdan has of Nazareth pressed against the cage, preventing of Nazareth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
of Nazareth tries to work over Cerdan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
of Nazareth has had enough of the clinch but Cerdan keeps him there for the moment.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cerdan.
A short right from of Nazareth on the inside.
Cerdan looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerdan lands a hook to the side of the head.
of Nazareth misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
of Nazareth throws a head punch that misses.
Cerdan keeps control of of Nazareth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan scores with a nice hook to the head.
of Nazareth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
of Nazareth is trying to break the clinch but Cerdan has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for of Nazareth.

Cerdan breaks from the clinch.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch but of Nazareth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
of Nazareth is looking to score with low kicks.
Cerdan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping of Nazareth at a distance.
of Nazareth misses with a straight left.
of Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerdan.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cerdan checks it well.
Cerdan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed of Nazareth momentarily.
Cerdan just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from of Nazareth misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan tries to clinch but of Nazareth is having none of it.
of Nazareth throws a lazy uppercut
and Cerdan counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cerdan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. of Nazareth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerdan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cerdan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick which misses Cerdan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerdan tries to avoid it.
Cerdan slips under a jab.
Cerdan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cerdan lands a jab-cross combination.
Cerdan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cerdan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

of Nazareth is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from of Nazareth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cerdan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cerdan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth feints and then cracks Cerdan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerdan down.
Cerdan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before of Nazareth has time to react.
of Nazareth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerdan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerdan swings for the body but of Nazareth moves out of range.
Cerdan throws a hook but of Nazareth avoids it easily.
of Nazareth moves away from the strike by Cerdan.
of Nazareth swings for the body but Cerdan moves out of range.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerdan scores with a nice strike.
Cerdan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by of Nazareth.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan tries to clinch there but of Nazareth circles away.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerdan was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth misses with a wild body shot.
Cerdan checks a low kick from of Nazareth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
of Nazareth misses with a leg kick
and Cerdan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cerdan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerdan manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth cracks the inside of Cerdan's front leg.
of Nazareth is looking to chop away at Cerdan's legs.
of Nazareth misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerdan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Cerdan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcel Cerdan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from of Nazareth, right into the meat.
Cerdan swinging wildly here.
Cerdan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
of Nazareth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Cerdan as he checks the leg kick.
Cerdan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cerdan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
of Nazareth misses with a body kick.
Cerdan is looking to clinch.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
of Nazareth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerdan's sensitive parts.
Cerdan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
of Nazareth misses with a hook to the body

and Cerdan moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerdan.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
Cerdan blocks a low kick nicely.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerdan looks to score with a jab to the body but of Nazareth is just out of range.
of Nazareth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cerdan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
Cerdan avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
Cerdan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerdan throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cerdan!
Oh of Nazareth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerdan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
of Nazareth misses with a body kick.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
of Nazareth seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
Cerdan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cerdan misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Cerdan. Beautiful body shot.
Cerdan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
of Nazareth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerdan. That did some damage!
Cerdan moves out of range of the leg kick from of Nazareth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan is looking to clinch.
of Nazareth is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cerdan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerdan throws a shot from downtown. of Nazareth moves away and avoids it.
of Nazareth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cerdan throws out a loose jab but of Nazareth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by of Nazareth.
Cerdan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cerdan tries to clinch but of Nazareth is having none of it.
of Nazareth thows a leg kick but Cerdan checks it
and Cerdan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
of Nazareth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerdan was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
Cerdan checks a leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cerdan tries to clinch there but of Nazareth circles away.
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!
of Nazareth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by of Nazareth.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but of Nazareth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerdan needs to keep his hands up - of Nazareth had a free shot at his head there.
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerdan checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
of Nazareth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerdan was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcel Cerdan.
Well Cerdan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Cerdan!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Cerdan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.