PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely Boy - The Black Keys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cirus
vs
Fischer

180 cm
27
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

178 cm
26
168 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus doesn't manage to clinch there - Fischer circles away.
Some wild striking there from Fischer.
Cirus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fischer finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirus's head.
Fischer throws a jab when Cirus was well out of range.
Cirus shoots for a double leg takedown but Fischer sprawls well. He's pushed Cirus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fischer swivels and escapes.
Cirus wants to clinch.
Fischer misses with a looping left.
Fischer lands with a cross.
Fischer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fischer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirus.
Cirus closes the distance and clinches up with Fischer, looking for a takedown. Cirus pushes Fischer against the cage but Fischer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer throws a shot from downtown. Cirus moves away and avoids it.
Cirus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Fischer.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown but Fischer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirus is just out of range.
Nikola Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Cirus does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cirus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fischer wants to stand and escape but Cirus is having none of it.
Cirus distracts Fischer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cirus prevents Fischer from getting back to his feet.
Cirus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fischer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cirus landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Cirus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fischer wants to stand up but Cirus is controlling him.
Cirus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cirus stands up over Fischer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fischer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
Fischer has momentary wrist control but Cirus slips an elbow through the middle.
Fischer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cirus is controlling him.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fischer wants to get back to his feet but Cirus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cirus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cirus throws a big elbow that misses.
Cirus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fischer wants to stand and escape but Cirus is having none of it.
Fischer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cirus throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fischer's head.
Cirus trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Fischer blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
Fischer is looking to stand up but Cirus isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cirus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fischer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cirus slips a jab and a cross from Fischer.
Fischer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fischer wants it to stay on the feet.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Fischer lands with a shot to the body.
Cirus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fischer finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirus's head.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Cirus does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cirus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fischer's guard.
Cirus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fischer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus stops Fischer from standing up.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fischer looking for a sweep. Not yet Fischer, not yet.
Cirus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Fischer is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fischer is still in real trouble! Can Cirus finish him?
Cirus arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Fischer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
After winning the bout, Tom Cirus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.