PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deon Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fernandez
vs
Cerrone

170 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cowboy Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone misses with a double jab.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.

Fernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cerrone struggling a bit here.

Fernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Cerrone is defending well.

Fernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cerrone is trying to improve his position.

Fernandez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cerrone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fernandez's guard! Nice work there by Cerrone!
Cerrone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fernandez's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cerrone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fernandez!
Cerrone avoids the attempt from Fernandez to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cerrone swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fernandez is now in Cerrone's guard. A big mistake from Cerrone there, giving up the dominant position!

Cerrone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fernandez defends well.

Cerrone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fernandez uses it to pass to side control.

Fernandez tries for a kimura but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez wants to pass the guard but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone is trying to maintain the position but Fernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cerrone is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.

Cerrone looking for submissions off his back.
Cerrone looks gassed!

Fernandez is working for a kimura but Cerrone is defending it quite comfortably.

Fernandez is trying to work for a kimura but Cerrone is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Fernandez is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerrone is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fernandez pulls his head out easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fernandez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cerrone is trying to control Fernandez's posture but Fernandez avoids it.
Cerrone regains half guard.
Fernandez controlling the action here.

Cerrone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fernandez is tapping! Great win for Cerrone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cowboy Cerrone!