PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Cicero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cicero comes to the cage accompanied by Woke Up This Morning . Christos has chosen Hell's Ditch as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cicero
vs
Christos

162 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
23
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Cicero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christos swinging wilding here.
A jab from Cicero misses.
Cicero slips under a jab from Christos.
Cicero misses with an uppercut. Christos saw that one coming.
Cicero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christos was well out of range. Poor timing from Cicero.
Christos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cicero throws out a powerful jab.
Cicero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cicero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cicero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christos blocks a jab.
Christos defending well as Cicero loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Christos.
Cicero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christos lands with a nice combination. Cicero backs away looking to recover.
Roman Christos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cicero connects with the punch.
Cicero lands a slapping body shot.
Christos slips a straight right by Cicero.
Cicero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cicero.
Cicero walks into a stiff left hand from Christos.
Christos ducks under a wild hook from Cicero.
Christos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paul Cicero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cicero misses with a body shot.
Christos ducks under a wild hook from Cicero.
Cicero throws a shot from downtown. Christos moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Cicero misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christos misses with a wild combination.
Cicero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cicero shoots in and drives through. Christos sprawls well.
Christos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cicero.
Cicero misses with an uppercut. Christos saw that one coming.
Cicero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cicero works over Christos's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christos throws a looping overhand right but Cicero ducks down to avoid it.
Cicero misses with a double jab.
Christos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cicero on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Cicero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christos throws an overhand right that lands on Cicero's shoulder, as Cicero tries to avoid the shot.
Cicero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cicero is breathing heavily.
Cicero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christos.
Christos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christos clobbers Cicero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cicero's hands.
Cicero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cicero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cicero slips under a jab from Christos.
Cicero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christos cracks Cicero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christos.
Christos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cicero.
The fighters circling - Christos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cicero shoots in but Christos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cicero staying out of range there.
Christos lands a jab-cross combination.
Christos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cicero on the side of the head.
Cicero misses with a hook. Christos ducked under it nicely.
Christos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Cicero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Christos gets caught flat footed, as Cicero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Christos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Cicero will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Christos takes one to the chin there.
Christos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cicero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christos.
Christos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cicero.
Nice defenses there by Cicero.
Cicero throws a lazy right hand but Christos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paul Cicero is winning the standup battle so far.
Cicero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Cicero.
Cicero moves away from the strike by Christos.
Cicero throws a lazy right hand but Christos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos thows a body shot but no joy.
Cicero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cicero blocks a jab.
Cicero throws a nice looking combination but Christos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cicero was well out of range. Poor timing from Christos.
Cicero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cicero throws a jab when Christos was well out of range.
Cicero slips a jab from Christos.
Christos throws a right and a left that Cicero avoids nicely.
Cicero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christos throws a jab when Cicero was well out of range.
Christos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cicero lands with an uppercut that bounces Christos off the cage and back into rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christos tries to bum rush Cicero with a series of wild strikes but Cicero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cicero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cicero misses with a takedown attempt
and Christos counters with a stiff right hand.
Christos throws a one two combo.
Christos is breathing heavily.
Christos misses with a wild combination.
Christos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Christos 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.
Christos lands a slapping body shot.
Cicero swinging wilding here.

Cicero gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cicero is looking to take a break and control but Christos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christos is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Cicero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cicero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christos is trying to improve his position.

Christos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cicero's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Cicero! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Christos has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Cicero!