PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norris Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Ciechan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris Small has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Small
vs
Ciechan

214 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norris Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateusz Ciechan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ciechan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
Small has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Small manages to break the clinch.
Ciechan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small shoots for a takedown but Ciechan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Ciechan has managed to clinch.
Ciechan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciechan taking a breather.

Ciechan drops Small with a big knee straight up the middle! Small is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Small is rocked!

It looks like Norris Small has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciechan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Small is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ciechan clinches.
Ciechan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciechan looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Ciechan misses with a knee to the head.
Ciechan tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Ciechan crunches a lovely knee into Small's ribcage.
Small takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciechan controlling the action here for a moment.
Ciechan landing knees to the body.
Small is breathing heavily.
Ciechan leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head.
Ciechan working the clinch nicely. Small is working for position but Ciechan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Small crumples up against the cage and Ciechan lands two more shots before the ref can save Small! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mateusz Ciechan!