PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DempC Hustle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hustle
vs
Cerrone

225 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DempC Hustle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone misses with a body kick.
Hustle shoots in but Cerrone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cerrone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hustle back to the cage. Cerrone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
DempC Hustle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hustle misses with a takedown attempt - Cerrone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cerrone tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hustle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hustle scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hustle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cerrone throws a counter combo.
Hustle moves out of range of the body kick from Cerrone.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a right hand that Hustle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hustle also avoids with ease.
Hustle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hustle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cerrone rushes Hustle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cerrone missing with knees to the body.
Cerrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cerrone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cerrone manages to end up in side control.

Hustle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cerrone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hustle manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cerrone keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone working hard to break the clinch.

Cerrone decides to pull guard.

Cerrone pushes Hustle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cerrone throws a head kick but Hustle moves out of range.
Cerrone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hustle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DempC Hustle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Cerrone misses
and Hustle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cerrone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cerrone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hustle circles away.
Cerrone looks for the body kick but Hustle saw that one coming.
Hustle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cerrone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cerrone's calf.

Cerrone has Hustle up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerrone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hustle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cerrone smiles and moves away.
Hustle is breathing heavily.
Hustle avoids the head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a head kick.

Hustle scores with a takedown into Cerrone's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cerrone wants to stand and escape but Hustle is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cerrone can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hustle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerrone is keeping the position for now.
Cerrone wants to stand up but Hustle is controlling him.
Cerrone keeping full guard, as Hustle tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cerrone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hustle misses with an uppercut. Cerrone saw that one coming.
Hustle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cerrone throws a body kick that misses.
Hustle is looking to counter the offense by Cerrone and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cerrone scores with a nice head shot.
Hustle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cerrone defends well and Hustle ends up having to push Cerrone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cerrone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hustle misses with a takedown attempt - Cerrone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cerrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hustle.
Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Hustle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hustle is looking to slow Cerrone down with leg kicks.
Cerrone scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hustle forces Cerrone back against the cage and clinches.

Cerrone breaks the clinch.
Hustle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cerrone.

Cerrone moves into range and clinches up with Hustle.
Hustle avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cerrone obliges.
Cerrone scores with a hook to the body.

Cerrone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hustle can't fight it off and eventually Cerrone manages to take the fight to the floor. Hustle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hustle is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cerrone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Cerrone.
Cerrone slowing the pace effectively.
Cerrone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hustle up against the cage.
Cerrone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hustle.
Hustle misses with a knee strike.
Hustle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hustle working hard to break the clinch.
Hustle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cerrone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DempC Hustle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerrone lands a shot to the body.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle tries for a takedown but Cerrone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cerrone lands a two punch combo.
Donald Cerrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cerrone gets a clinch.
Cerrone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cerrone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hustle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cerrone jumps guard and drags Hustle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hustle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DempC Hustle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cerrone wants to stand but Hustle is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cerrone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cerrone throws a body kick that misses.
Cerrone throws a sloppy head kick and Hustle moves out of range easily.
Hustle blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone slaps away a takedown attempt from Hustle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cerrone wants to counter the offense by Hustle and move into the clinch position.
Cerrone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Cerrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cerrone clinches up with Hustle and pushes him back against the cage.

Cerrone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hustle regains guard immediately.

Hustle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cerrone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hustle is defending well for now.
Hustle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donald Cerrone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cerrone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hustle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cerrone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cerrone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hustle tries to clinch but Cerrone is having none of it.
DempC Hustle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cerrone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hustle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hustle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cerrone clinches.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hustle smiles and moves away.
Hustle fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hustle gets tackled into the cage by Cerrone. Cerrone maintains the clinch.

Cerrone jumps guard and drags Hustle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!

Cerrone manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hustle tries to circle away but Cerrone has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cerrone has hold of one of Hustle's legs. Hustle is fighting the takedown attempt but Cerrone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Hustle kicks Cerrone off and gets to his feet.

Cerrone gets a takedown into half guard.
Cerrone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hustle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cerrone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hustle controls his leg.

Cerrone stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hustle moves out of range of the leg kick from Cerrone.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cerrone looks for the body kick but Hustle saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cerrone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cerrone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Cerrone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cerrone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hustle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cerrone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hustle is trying to stall.
Hustle wants to stall.
Hustle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cerrone.
Hustle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DempC Hustle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.

Cerrone gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Hustle has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cerrone is on him like a limpet, forcing Hustle back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerrone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
DempC Hustle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Cerrone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cerrone lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Cerrone.
I've got Cerrone 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Cerrone!