PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ademola Cisse (ranked 4860 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Anatpong (ranked 25004 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Cisse
vs
Anatpong

187 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ademola Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Anatpong!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anatpong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anatpong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cisse circles away.
Anatpong looks to throw the jab but Cisse is out of range.
Anatpong doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cisse counter with a right hand.
Ademola Cisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Anatpong.
Cisse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anatpong tries to clinch up

and Cisse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anatpong's guard.
Cisse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anatpong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cisse is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatpong is trying to control the position but Cisse postures up.
Cisse not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cisse seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anatpong for as long as he can get away with.
Anatpong keeping moving, preventing Cisse from controlling successfully.
Anatpong looking for a sweep. Not yet Anatpong, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anatpong is trying to control the position but Cisse postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cisse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anatpong pinned against the cage. Anatpong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anatpong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anatpong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anatpong shoots in but no luck this time.

Anatpong gets tackled into the cage by Cisse. Cisse maintains the clinch.
Cisse stalling in the clinch.
Cisse has Anatpong pressed against the cage, preventing Anatpong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anatpong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cisse ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cisse no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong wants to control from the top but Cisse keeps moving.
Cisse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anatpong on the ground.
Anatpong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cisse's guard.

Cisse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anatpong trying to control but Cisse is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anatpong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anatpong wants to stand and escape but instead Cisse has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Anatpong trying to control the position.
Anatpong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cisse is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anatpong wants to sweep here but Cisse controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ademola Cisse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anatpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Anatpong slaps away a takedown attempt from Cisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Cisse does no damage.
Anatpong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anatpong throws a right and a left that Cisse avoids nicely.
Cisse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anatpong.
Anatpong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cisse was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ademola Cisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Anatpong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Anatpong throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cisse gets a clinch.
Cisse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cisse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cisse displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anatpong.
Anatpong tries to clinch but Cisse moves out of range.
Anatpong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cisse tries to avoid it but Anatpong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cisse to the ground. Cisse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anatpong shoots for a takedown but Cisse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anatpong is breathing heavily.
Cisse misses with a body kick.
Cisse lands a nice looking body shot.
Anatpong darts in looking for a takedown but Cisse gets double underhooks and turns Anatpong into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Cisse gets a clinch.

Cisse jumps into guard, dragging Anatpong to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cisse controls Anatpong momentarily but Anatpong frees himself.
Anatpong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anatpong preventing the sweep.
Anatpong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse looking for a sweep. Not yet Cisse, not yet.

Cisse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cisse keeping moving, preventing Anatpong from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anatpong is looking to clinch.
Cisse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ademola Cisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anatpong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cisse defends well and Anatpong ends up having to push Cisse into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anatpong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cisse closes the distance and pushes Anatpong back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse blocks a body shot from Anatpong.
Cisse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anatpong can do to turn this around?
Cisse tries to pull guard but Anatpong holds him up against the cage and eventually Cisse drops back down to his feet.
Anatpong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anatpong is trying to maintain a safe position but Cisse gets an underhook and turns Anatpong into the cage.
Cisse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anatpong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cisse has him pressed against the cage.
Anatpong is trying to break the clinch but Cisse has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cisse gets underhooks to prevent Anatpong's takedown attempt.
Anatpong wants a takedown but no success here.

Cisse manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ademola Cisse dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Anatpong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cisse but Cisse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cisse scores with a head kick. Anatpong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cisse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anatpong is fending him off so far but Cisse persists. Nope, Anatpong circles away and we're back to standing.
Cisse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anatpong as he avoids it easily.
Anatpong feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Anatpong misses.
Cisse appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cisse scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cisse shoots in and drives through. Anatpong sprawls well.
Anatpong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ademola Cisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anatpong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anatpong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cisse's waist but Cisse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anatpong off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatpong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anatpong misses with a takedown
and Cisse counters with a one-two to the body.
Anatpong wants to clinch.
Anatpong throws out a loose jab but Cisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cisse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anatpong.
Cisse looks for a takedown but Anatpong sprawls well.
Jab from Anatpong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cisse clinches up with Anatpong and pushes him back against the cage.
Cisse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cisse stalling.
Anatpong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cisse smiles and moves away.
Anatpong misses with a takedown attempt

and Cisse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cisse.
Anatpong jumps guard but Cisse stands there with Anatpong around his waist. Anatpong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cisse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anatpong's efforts to push away.
Anatpong goes for a takedown attempt but Cisse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anatpong shoots in for a takedown but Cisse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anatpong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anatpong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cisse.

Cisse scores with a takedown into Anatpong's guard.
Anatpong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cisse manages to get himself to full guard.

Cisse keeping moving, preventing Anatpong from controlling successfully.
Anatpong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong wants to control from the top but Cisse keeps moving.
Cisse pulls Anatpong in close to his closed guard and prevents Anatpong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cisse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anatpong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Anatpong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ademola Cisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cisse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ademola Cisse!