PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero's entrance music is Hate Me Now - Nas. A fine choice. Dettman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cero
vs
Dettman

178 cm
32
160 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

150 cm
32
146 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Cero misses with a hook. Dettman ducked under it nicely.
Cero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dettman. Dettman obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cero moves out of range as Dettman strikes.
Dettman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dettman.
A slow jab from Dettman misses its intended target.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dettman checks a leg kick.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dettman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dettman. Cero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dettman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cero is able to avoid easily.
Cero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cero misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Dettman as he checks the leg kick.
Dettman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Dettman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dettman blocks a jab.
Cero checks a low kick from Dettman.
Cero connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
That kick from Dettman tenderised Cero's leg. Cero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dettman's corner calls for a 1-2. Dettman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Cero throws a leg kick but Dettman checks it.
Dettman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Dettman rushes Cero and presses him up against the cage.
Cero tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dettman.

Cero breaks the clinch.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Cero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dettman.
Dettman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cero checks a leg kick.
Cero moves out of range of the leg kick from Dettman.
Cero cracks Dettman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Dettman jabs Cero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Dettman is looking to slow Cero down with leg kicks.
Dettman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cero.
Dettman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cero takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dettman - the referee stops the clock and Cero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dettman. Cero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cero avoids the body shot from Dettman.
Dettman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dettman is looking to score with low kicks.
Cero is looking to chop away at Dettman's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Cero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dettman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dettman wants to slow Cero down by chopping away at his legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dettman. Cero shrugs it off though.
Dettman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dettman takes one on the button.
Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Dettman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cero takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Dettman lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cero.
Cero checks a low kick from Dettman.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Dettman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dettman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dettman is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a straight left.
Cero scores with a spinning back kick!
Cero jabs Dettman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dettman throws a leg kick
and Cero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Dettman avoids it.
Crunch! Cero slams his shin into Dettman's torso.
Dettman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dettman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cero at a distance.
Dettman misses with a leg kick.
Dettman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cero's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dettman.
Cero throws out a leg kick but Dettman moves out of range and Cero only half commits.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cero controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cero works the jab nicely.
Cero tries to clinch but Dettman moves out of range.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dettman checks a low kick from Cero.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Dettman is just out of range.
Cero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dettman connects with a solid leg kick.
Cero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dettman.
Dettman thumps Cero with a low kick.
Dettman scores with a leg kick.
Cero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dettman.
Dettman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dettman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dettman. That one must have hurt.
Cero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dettman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cero punishes Dettman's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman throws a looping overhand right but Cero ducks down to avoid it.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
Bobby Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dettman moves out of range of the body kick from Cero.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Dettman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch but Dettman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dettman. That's going to slow Cero down.
Bobby Dettman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dettman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cero doesn't seem bothered though.
Cero wants to clinch.
Cero throws a leg kick that misses.
Dettman is looking to slow Cero down with leg kicks.
Cero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dettman.
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Dettman moves away and avoids it.
Dettman is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cero to score with a decent uppercut.
Cero scoring well with a low kick there.
Dettman misses with an uppercut. Cero saw that one coming.
Dettman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Dettman tenderised Cero's leg. Cero is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dettman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dettman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Dettman misses.
Dettman moves away from the strike by Cero.
Some bone on bone action there as Cero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dettman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dettman throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dettman.
Cero swings for the body but Dettman moves out of range.
Cero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Dettman moves away from the strike by Cero.
Dettman misses with a low kick.
Dettman throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dettman.
Dettman scores with a nice body kick.
Cero avoids the body shot from Dettman.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cero.
Cero throws out a powerful jab.
Dettman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cero has time to react.
Dettman thows a body kick. Cero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dettman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Cero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dettman tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cero lands a front kick.
Dettman throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Cero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
Dettman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cero checks it well.
Cero scores with a head kick. Dettman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dettman clobbers Cero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Dettman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cero is looking to land body kicks.
Dettman is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero throws a low kick but Dettman avoids it.
Dettman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman connects with a single shot there.
Dettman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.
Cero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dettman. Dettman obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero moves in looking to clinch but Dettman pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cero lands a nice looking body kick.
Dettman tries to land a leg kick but Cero saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dettman. That's going to slow Cero down.
Dettman walks into a jab.
Cero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dettman at a distance.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dettman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dettman jabs Cero right on the nose. Cero blinks but takes it well.
Dettman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cero.
Dettman cracks the inside of Cero's front leg.
Dettman wants to clinch up but Cero keeps it at a distance.
Dettman scores with a nice head shot.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dettman misses with a straight left.
Dettman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dettman moves out of range of the strikes.
Dettman scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Cero tenderised Dettman's leg. Dettman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cero throws a leg kick but Dettman checks it.
Dettman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman cracks Cero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dettman.

Cero moves into the clinch successfully.
Cero lands with a left to the head.
Dettman misses with a body punch.

Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dettman, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dettman. That's going to slow Cero down.
Dettman scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dettman. Those never looked like landing.
Dettman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dettman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dettman sizes up Cero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dettman lands with a hook. Cero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dettman throws a hook to the side of Cero's head but Cero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dettman blocks a jab.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Dettman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
Cero digs a good hook to Dettman's body.
Dettman misses with a looping right.

Cero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cero swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cero controlling the action here for a moment.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cero.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cero blocks it with crossed arms.
Cero taking a breather.
Cero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.
Cero tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Cero back against the cage.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Cero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Dettman tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Dettman misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cero.
Dettman is working Cero over against the cage.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman prevents a body shot from Cero.
Cero misses with a body punch.
Dettman tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cero tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Cero back against the cage.
Cero trying to control the position but instead, Dettman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cero into the cage.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dettman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
A victorious Bobby Dettman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.