PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deepen Cider (ranked 1391 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Vito Corleone (ranked 220 p4p, 217 weight class). Corleone has chosen Sussudio- Phil Collins as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cider
vs
Corleone

185 cm
28
222
13 - 8 - 0

189 cm
31
215
14 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone shoots for a takedown but Cider saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cider.

Corleone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cider quickly recovers to half guard.
Cider is looking for a sweep. Corleone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Cider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Cider dodges it nicely.
Cider holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cider controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corleone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corleone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cider's head.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corleone on the ground.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cider defending well though.
Corleone throws a strike but Cider avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Corleone distracts Cider with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corleone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corleone postures up in Cider's guard and throws a big left but Cider blocks it.
Cider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corleone.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cider is breathing heavily.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Cider has wrist control.
Corleone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cider keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corleone wants to pass the guard but Cider is keeping the position.
Corleone lands a couple of elbows.
Corleone advances position into side control!
Cider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cider tries to get out of the position.
Corleone tries to advance to mount but can't.
Corleone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cider is working to avoid the ground and pound but Corleone connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Corleone crashes against the mat.
Corleone scoring with punches from side control.
Corleone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cider sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Corleone working the body and head with strikes.
Cider takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Corleone is trying to get an arm triangle but Cider is defending well.
Corleone misses with the ground and pound.
Corleone misses with the ground and pound.
Corleone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cider is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corleone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cider takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Corleone grinds an elbow into Cider's temple.
We've been informed that Corleone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cider holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider defending against the ground and pound.
Corleone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Corleone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone throws a strike aimed at the side of Cider's head but Cider avoids it well.
Corleone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cider is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corleone working the body and head with strikes.
Corleone is putting a hurting on Cider here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cider takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Corleone.
Cider defending against the ground and pound.
Corleone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Corleone landing a few strikes.
Cider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Corleone.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Corleone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corleone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Corleone slips nicely into half guard.
Corleone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corleone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corleone is nestled in close to Cider, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Cider dodges it nicely.
Corleone working Cider over with strikes.
Vito Corleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corleone working over Cider with some ground and pound. Cider looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cider defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corleone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cider's head.
Cider has hold of Corleone's hands but Corleone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone slips a nice elbow through Cider's hands, connecting with Cider's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corleone scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
Corleone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corleone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Cider is rocked!
Cider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Corleone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone drops an elbow to the side of Cider's head.
Oh Cider is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Cider seems to have got his legs back now.
Cider on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Corleone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corleone lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
Corleone drops an elbow to the side of Cider's head.
Ground and pound from Corleone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cider quite badly. Cider pulls Corleone in close trying to recover. Corleone postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cider on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cider doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
Our winner, Vito Corleone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.