PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deepen Cider (ranked 3537 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Brandon Fisher (ranked 469 p4p, 461 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cider
vs
Fisher

185 cm
22
199
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
186
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Deepen Cider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Cider misses
and Fisher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fisher has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cider connects with a jab.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fisher throws the left hand but Cider avoids the punch easily.
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Cider scores with a hook to the body. Fisher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cider moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
A quick step to the side and Cider tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Cider.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Cider.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Cider is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider connects with a right hand. Fisher shakes it off.

It looks like Brandon Fisher has been cut.
Cider just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Cider.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisher was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider.
Cider is looking to wear down Fisher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Cider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cider takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Cider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
It looked like Cider wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Cider's defenses.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Cider.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Cider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cider scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cider cracks Fisher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cider throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Fisher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cider misses with a body punch
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fisher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Cider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cider under the eye.
Fisher cracks Cider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cider lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cider misses the body punch
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Cider lands with a right hand.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cider on the side of the head.
Cider scores with a punch to the head.
Cider loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider misses with a straight left.
Fisher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cider looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cider throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a right hand
and Cider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cider slips under a jab.
Fisher connects with a right hand. Cider shakes it off.
Fisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cider.
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Cider moves out of range.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fisher! But no joy.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Cider lands with a straight right. Fisher didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deepen Cider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Fisher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fisher throws a right hand that Cider ducks under and follows up with a left that Cider also avoids with ease.
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Cider avoids nicely.
Cider misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Cider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Fisher is rocked!
Cider cracks Fisher with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fisher falls to his knees and Cider doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deepen Cider!
Deepen Cider thanked the fans post fight for their support.