PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Cedric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cedric's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cekada
vs
Claude Cedric

178 cm
37
163 lbs
47 - 19 - 2

190 cm
29
163 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Bad Man Clothing
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 47 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Cedric!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cedric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cekada doesn't seem phased though.

Cekada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cedric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
Cekada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedric's elbow.
Cekada takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Cedric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cekada avoids a wild elbow strike from Cedric.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedric's elbow.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cedric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cekada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric scores a nice knee to the body.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cedric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cedric working aggressively here.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cekada tries to work over Cedric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cekada tries to circle away but Cedric has him pinned against the cage.
Cekada leaning against his opponent.
Cedric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cekada misses with some punches.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cekada looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Cekada.
Cedric misses with an elbow strike.
Cedric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cekada's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cedric throws an elbow but misses.
Cekada blocks an elbow strike.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada is trying to stall.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cedric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cekada dodges an elbow strike from Cedric.
Cekada blocks an uppercut.
Cekada wants to stall.
Cekada seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cedric is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cedric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cekada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cedric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cedric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cedric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
Cedric trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Cekada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada swings for the body but Cedric moves out of range.
Cekada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cedric tried to score with a low kick but Cekada checks it.
Cekada throws out a leg kick but Cedric moves out of range and Cekada only half commits.
Cedric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cedric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Cedric.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cedric takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.

Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cekada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cedric blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada managing to block the knees to the body from Cedric.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada is working Cedric over against the cage.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cedric misses with a body shot.
Cedric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cekada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cekada scores with a jab to the body.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Cedric tries to close the distance and clinch but Cekada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cedric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cedric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cekada misses with a double jab
and Cedric counters with a head kick.
Cedric moves away from the strike by Cekada.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cedric.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cedric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cedric gets tackled into the cage by Cekada. Cekada maintains the clinch.
Cedric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cekada avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cedric.
Cekada trying to control the position but instead, Cedric has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cekada into the cage.
Cekada tries a body shot but Cedric blocks it.
Cekada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cekada tries a body shot but Cedric blocks it.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cekada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cekada.
Cedric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cekada's face.
Cekada stalling in the clinch but Cedric improves position.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cekada presses Cedric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cedric working Cekada over with knees to the body.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric prevents a body shot from Cekada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cekada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Cedric avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
Cedric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cekada.
Cedric throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cedric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cekada's brow.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cekada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cekada.
Cekada is trying to stall.
Boris Cekada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cedric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cedric working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cedric.
Cedric lands a shoulder strike.
Cedric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cedric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedric prevents Cekada from breaking the clinch.
Cekada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cekada blocks a body shot from Cedric.
Nice body punch from Cedric.
Cedric lands a right hand.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cedric landing knees to the head.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cekada looking to stall.
Cedric lands an elbow inside.
Cekada misses with a punch to the body.

Cekada breaks from the clinch.
Cekada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cekada misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedric lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cekada takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada misses with a body shot.

Cekada has Cedric up against the cage in a clinch.
Cedric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cekada's elbow.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cedric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cekada.
Cekada tries to stall but Cedric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cedric lands a damaging elbow.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada blocks a body shot from Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cekada's defenses.
Cekada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cekada looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Cedric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
That's time! Cekada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cedric scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Cedric.
Cekada is looking to wear down Cedric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cedric lands a nice shot that snaps Cekada's head back.
Cedric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cekada.
Cekada fails to land with a series of punches.
Cedric tries to close the distance and clinch but Cekada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cedric tries to clinch there but Cekada circles away.
Cekada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cedric avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Cedric cracks Cekada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cedric connects with a leg kick. Cekada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cekada blocks a head kick by Cedric.
A left lands for Cedric.
Cedric scores with a head kick.
Cekada walks into a left hand.
Cekada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada throws a head kick that misses.
Cedric keeps Cekada at a distance using the push kick.
Cekada has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cedric.
A good leg kick by Cedric.
Cedric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cedric scores with a nice strike.

Cekada instigates a clinch.
Cedric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cedric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cedric prevents Cekada from breaking the clinch.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cekada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cedric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cedric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cedric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cedric lands with a left to the head.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cekada swings wildly with an uppercut but Cedric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cekada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cekada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cedric backwards.
Cedric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cekada avoids it.
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cedric lands an uppercut.
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cekada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cekada is trying to maintain a safe position but Cedric gets an underhook and turns Cekada into the cage.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cekada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
Cedric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cedric prevents a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric tries to land knees in the clinch but Cekada avoids the damage to the body.
Cedric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric tries a knee to the head but Cekada blocks it.
Cekada controlling the action here for a moment.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.
Good body shot from Cekada.
Cekada is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cekada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cekada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cedric works on Cekada's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cedric lands an elbow just above Cekada 's eye.
A short right from Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cedric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada is trying to maintain a safe position but Cedric gets an underhook and turns Cekada into the cage.
A short right from Cedric on the inside.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Cedric avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada has Cedric pushed against the cage.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Cedric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cedric 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Cedric!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jean Claude Cedric waved his t-shirt featuring Diamond Nutrition 160q's logo in front of the cameras.