PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 2816 p4p, 4801 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 225 p4p, 327 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cizek
vs
Luokkamaki

170 cm
26
152
10 - 13 - 0

170 cm
26
145
8 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luokkamaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cizek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cizek moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.
Cizek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luokkamaki thumps Cizek with a low kick.
Cizek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luokkamaki's hands.
Cizek throws a hook to the side of Luokkamaki's head but Luokkamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luokkamaki misses with a wild body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a body kick.
Cizek cracks a nice hook into Luokkamaki's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luokkamaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luokkamaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luokkamaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cizek misses with an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
Cizek lands with a straight right. Luokkamaki didn't see that one coming.
Luokkamaki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cizek throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Luokkamaki slips a straight right by Cizek.
Cizek misses the jab.
Cizek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cizek.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luokkamaki.
Cizek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luokkamaki. Luokkamaki obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Cizek moves out of range easily.
Luokkamaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Cizek moved out of range nicely.
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
Luokkamaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luokkamaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cizek's hands.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cizek.
Cizek scores with a jab to the head.
Cizek throws a head kick but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Cizek looks to throw the jab but Luokkamaki is out of range.
Luokkamaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cizek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cizek throws the left hand but Luokkamaki avoids the punch easily.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki throws a leg kick but Cizek moved away.
Cizek tries to bum rush Luokkamaki with a series of wild strikes but Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cizek.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luokkamaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Cizek moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki looks to throw a body kick
and Cizek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cizek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cizek throws a combination. Luokkamaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luokkamaki throws a right hand that misses
and Cizek counters with a straight right hand.
Luokkamaki throws a leg kick which misses Cizek's front leg but catches the back leg as Cizek tries to avoid it.
Cizek throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Cizek's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cizek avoids a kick to the body.
Luokkamaki connects with the punch.
A jab from Cizek misses.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cizek.
Luokkamaki cracks Cizek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cizek checks a low kick from Luokkamaki.
Cizek looks to land a right hand but Luokkamaki moved out of range.
Cizek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luokkamaki throws the left hand but Cizek avoids the punch easily.
Luokkamaki slips a jab from Cizek.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cizek.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Cizek is out of range.
Cizek looks for the body kick but Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
Cizek moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Cizek throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki misses with a body kick.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Luokkamaki.
Cizek throws the left hand but Luokkamaki avoids the punch easily.
Luokkamaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cizek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luokkamaki scrambles back to his feet.
Cizek with a nice calf kick.
Cizek throws a wild body kick that Luokkamaki sees coming a mile off.
Cizek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cizek.
Luokkamaki scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Luokkamaki slams his shin into Cizek's torso.
Luokkamaki throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Luokkamaki scores with a nice right hand.
Luokkamaki slips under a jab from Cizek.
Cizek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cizek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luokkamaki throws a jab when Cizek was well out of range.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luokkamaki throws a body kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Luokkamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Cizek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Cizek throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Luokkamaki tests Cizek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Cizek knows he should have avoided that one.
Cizek misses with an uppercut.
Luokkamaki works the jab nicely.
Cizek lands a lovely overhand right.
Luokkamaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Luokkamaki walks into a straight right hand from Cizek.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luokkamaki. That's going to slow Cizek down.
Cizek wants to land a leg kick but Luokkamaki is out of range.
Luokkamaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
Cizek scores with a jab. Luokkamaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cizek misses the jab.
Luokkamaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luokkamaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Cizek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cizek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luokkamaki in his tracks.
Luokkamaki moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Luokkamaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Cizek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luokkamaki motions for Cizek to come forward. Luokkamaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Cizek takes a swing at Luokkamaki's ribcage but misses.
Cizek moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a lazy right hand but Cizek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cizek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luokkamaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek misses the jab.
Luokkamaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luokkamaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cizek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luokkamaki ducks under a wild hook from Cizek.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Luokkamaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cizek has got the better of the exchanges.
Cizek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luokkamaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luokkamaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Luokkamaki blocks the low kick.
Cizek staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Luokkamaki.
A big right from Cizek misses.
Luokkamaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luokkamaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luokkamaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luokkamaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cizek checks a leg kick.
Luokkamaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luokkamaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Cizek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luokkamaki has time to react.
No joy there for Cizek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Cizek is out of range.
Cizek blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cizek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki lands with an overhand left.
Luokkamaki staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki looks to throw a body kick
and Cizek counters with a nice leg kick.
Luokkamaki feints and then cracks Cizek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cizek down.
Luokkamaki throws a shot to the body.
Cizek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cizek throws a body shot but no joy.
Cizek takes one to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki tries to land a leg kick but Cizek saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Cizek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luokkamaki with a hook.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Cizek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki connects with a looping right hand.
Cizek connects with an inside leg kick.
Luokkamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cizek.
Cizek looks to throw the jab but Luokkamaki is out of range.
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Luokkamaki thumps Cizek with a low kick.
Luokkamaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cizek.
Cizek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Cizek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luokkamaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luokkamaki stuns Cizek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luokkamaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Cizek should have avoided that one.
Luokkamaki throws a head kick that misses
and Cizek counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cizek.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cizek at a distance.
Luokkamaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.
Luokkamaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cizek with a body shot.
Cizek looks to throw the jab but Luokkamaki is out of range.
Luokkamaki misses the jab.
A big left from Cizek misses.
Cizek misses with the combination.
Luokkamaki lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cizek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cizek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cizek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luokkamaki to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from Cizek misses.
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cyril Cizek is winning the standup battle so far.
Luokkamaki connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Cizek misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cizek.
Cizek will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good exchange - Cizek coming out on top.
Cizek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Cizek misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek misses the jab.
Cizek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luokkamaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek slips under a jab from Luokkamaki.
Cizek is looking to counter punch.
Luokkamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cizek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cyril Cizek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cizek.
Cizek misses with the combination.
Luokkamaki slips under a jab from Cizek.
Cizek just misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cizek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Cizek avoids the head kick by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cizek throws a hook but Luokkamaki avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki throws a wild body kick that Cizek sees coming a mile off.
Luokkamaki blocks a leg kick.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki tries a low kick but Cizek avoids it.
Cizek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cizek.
Cizek misses with a hook.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Cizek avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Cizek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luokkamaki throws a leg kick but Cizek moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luokkamaki throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cizek counter with a right hand.
Luokkamaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cizek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luokkamaki with the inside leg kick.
Cizek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luokkamaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cizek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cizek throws a body shot but no joy.
Luokkamaki slips a jab and a cross from Cizek.
Luokkamaki cracks Cizek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cizek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luokkamaki tries to land a front kick but Cizek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luokkamaki misses with a right hand
and Cizek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luokkamaki. Cizek shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luokkamaki works Cizek's body with a nice hook.
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Cizek moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cizek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luokkamaki misses with a body kick.
Cizek misses with a straight left.
Luokkamaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek throws a right and a left that Luokkamaki avoids nicely.
A big left from Luokkamaki misses.
Cizek swings for the body but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Cizek takes a swing at Luokkamaki's ribcage but misses.
Luokkamaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cizek was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki ducks under a wild hook from Cizek.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Cizek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cizek was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Cizek blocks the body kick.
Cizek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luokkamaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cizek's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Luokkamaki blocks the leg kick.
Cizek is looking to land body kicks.
Luokkamaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Cizek steps away.
Luokkamaki throws out a leg kick but Cizek moves out of range and Luokkamaki only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Luokkamaki misses.
Cizek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Luokkamaki lands a body shot.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luokkamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cizek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with a looping left.
Cizek tries to move into range but Luokkamaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cizek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a series of strikes that have Cizek backpedaling.
Cizek lands a slapping body shot.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Cizek moves out of range of the body kick from Luokkamaki.
Cizek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luokkamaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cizek takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Cizek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luokkamaki cracks a nice hook into Cizek's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki scores with a nice right hand.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
Cizek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luokkamaki slips a jab from Cizek.
Cizek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Cizek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luokkamaki scores with a body shot.
Cizek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luokkamaki. That did some damage!
Luokkamaki blocks the body kick.
Luokkamaki misses with a low kick.
Cizek cracks Luokkamaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cizek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Cizek misses the target.
Luokkamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cizek on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Luokkamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Cizek moves out of range easily.
A jab from Luokkamaki does it's job there.
Cyril Cizek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cizek misses with a hook. Luokkamaki ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Cizek misses.
Luokkamaki is trying to counter with his kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cizek 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cyril Cizek!