PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 1335 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 181 p4p, 219 weight class). Toe Jam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cejka
vs
Jam

181 cm
23
176
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
175
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Northern Zombie

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam slips a straight right by Cejka.
Cejka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jam swings for the body but Cejka moves out of range.
Cejka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka misses with a hook. Jam ducked under it nicely.
Jam thuds his right hand into Cejka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cejka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cejka.
Jam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Cejka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam lands a body shot.
Jam lands a jab to the head.

Cejka moves into the clinch successfully.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jam lands a hook that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jams head.
Cejka lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cejka.
Jam misses with a hook.
Cejka throws a shot to the body.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Cejka moved out of range nicely.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Cejka rushes Jam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cejka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jam tries to circle away but Cejka has him pinned against the cage.
Jam wants to break free but Cejka has control.
Cejka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jam is trying to push Cejka away but Cejka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jam has had enough of the clinch but Cejka keeps him there for the moment.
Jam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jam.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jam misses with a punch to the body.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Jam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jam has a couple of punches blocked by Cejka.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Jam.
Still in the clinch, Cejka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Jam.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Jam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cejka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jam.
Jam slips a jab from Cejka.
Cejka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jam.

Cejka rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.
Cejka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jam.

Jam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cejka tries to clinch there but Jam circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Jam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jam misses with a hook.
Cejka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cejka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jam takes a swing at Cejka's ribcage but misses.
Cejka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Cejka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Cejka has closed the distance and engaged Jam in a clinch.
Jam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Jam manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Jam.
Jam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Cejka has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam throws a head punch that misses.
Cejka lands a nice shot to the body.
Jam misses with the head strike.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jam lands a nice uppercut.

Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cejka avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cejka scores with a nice strike.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Jam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cejka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab from Jam misses.
Cejka misses with a double jab
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka throws a hook but Jam blocks it.
Cejka throws a right and a left that Jam avoids nicely.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Cejka slips the punch.
Cejka throws a nice looking combination but Jam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jam misses with a hook. Cejka ducked under it nicely.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Cejka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jam is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cejka throws a hook but Jam blocks it.
Jam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jam scores with a jab to the body.
Cejka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cejka with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toe Jam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cejka moves out of range of the strikes.

Cejka closes the distance and clinches.
Cejka struggles to land a body shot inside as Jam controls his hands.
Cejka lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Cejka.
Jam blocking some punches.
Jam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jam misses with a punch to the body.
Cejka scores with a hook to the body.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Cejka lands a hook that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jam's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Cejka.
Jam pushes Cejka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Jam.

Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Cejka moves away and avoids it.
Cejka misses with a wild body shot.
Jam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cejka tries to clinch up.
Cejka lands with an overhand left.

Cejka closes the distance and clinches.
Jam tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
Jam blocks an uppercut.
Cejka prevents a body shot from Jam.
Jam wants to break free but Cejka has control.
A short left from Jam.
A body shot lands from Cejka.
Still in the clinch, Cejka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cestmir Cejka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Cejka.
Cejka can't find room to land a body shot as Jam controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jam breaks the clinch.
Cejka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cejka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cejka misses with a looping right.
Jam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cejka!

Cejka moves into range and clinches up with Jam.
Jam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Jam misses with some punches.
Jam is working Cejka over against the cage.

Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam throws out a powerful jab.

Cejka is rocked!
Jam drops Cejka with a naaaaasty hook - Cejka is in real trouble here! Jam dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toe Jam!
Toe Jam really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Northern Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.