PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Metroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Art Metroman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Cerveny's chin.

Cerveny
vs
Metroman

175 cm
21
148 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

162 cm
20
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cerveny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Metroman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveny connects with a jab.
Cerveny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Art Metroman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metroman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerveny is just out of range.
Cerveny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metroman. That did some damage!
Cerveny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metroman at a distance.
Metroman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown but Cerveny shows good takedown defense.
Cerveny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Metroman throws a lazy right hand but Cerveny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cerveny delivers a nice body kick.
Cerveny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cerveny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Cerveny both land. Nice combination.
Cerveny lands with a good body shot.
Metroman throws a body punch but Cerveny moves out of range.
Metroman shoots for a double leg takedown but Cerveny sprawls well. He's pushed Metroman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cerveny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metroman's sensitive parts.
Cerveny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metroman shoots in but Cerveny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Cerveny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Metroman.
Metroman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cerveny lands with a nice body punch.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerveny as he jumps to the side.
Metroman looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cerveny.
Cerveny thumps Metroman with a low kick.
Metroman tries to move into range but Cerveny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cerveny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Metroman's calf.
Metroman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cerveny is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Metroman.
An inside leg kick lands from Cerveny.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cerveny. That's going to slow Metroman down.
Cerveny lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny throws a leg kick which misses Metroman's front leg but catches the back leg as Metroman tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Cerveny slams his shin into Metroman's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerveny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Metroman. Metroman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cerveny connects with the punch.
Cerveny scores with a jab.
Cerveny cracks Metroman with an open hand slap.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metroman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cerveny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerveny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metroman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cerveny. That's going to slow Metroman down.
Cerveny lands with an uppercut that bounces Metroman off the cage and back into rage.
Cerveny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cerveny is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cerveny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Metroman needs to keep his hands up - Cerveny had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cerveny.
Cerveny stuns Metroman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cerveny connects with a single shot there.
Cerveny scoring well with a low kick there.
Metroman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cerveny.
Cerveny stuffs the takedown.
Cerveny catches Metroman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cerveny throws a combination. Metroman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Metroman or perhaps it was just good defense by Cerveny which made him look bad.
Cerveny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cerveny.
Cerveny scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerveny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metroman. That did some damage!
Cerveny lands with a kick to the temple. Metroman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cerveny. Metroman shrugs it off though.
Cerveny fakes the leg kick and cracks Metroman in the body.
Cerveny scores with a nice right hand.
Metroman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a series of strikes that have Metroman backpedaling.
Metroman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cerveny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerveny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerveny scores with a kick to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cerveny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cerveny works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Metroman.
Metroman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cerveny.
Cerveny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerveny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cerveny throws a leg kick that misses.
Metroman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cerveny misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Metroman.
Johnny Cerveny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Metroman.
Metroman moves forwards but Cerveny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerveny scores with a leg kick.
Cerveny throws a chopping leg kick but Metroman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerveny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Metroman with a poor takedown
enabling Cerveny to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metroman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cerveny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metroman avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Cerveny.
Metroman looks to clinch
and Cerveny counters with a nice body shot.
Cerveny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metroman can do to turn this around?
Metroman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnny Cerveny is winning the standup battle so far.
Cerveny bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cerveny scores with a nice head shot.
Cerveny sizes up Metroman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Metroman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Metroman seems to be working for a kimura but Cerveny defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metroman works his way into full mount!

Metroman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cerveny has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cerveny!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Metroman holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerveny decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Metroman fails to land the takedown.
Cerveny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Cerveny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cerveny throws a good cross that connects.
Cerveny looks to land a combination but Metroman avoids it well.
Cerveny throws a chopping leg kick but Metroman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerveny misses with a low kick.
Cerveny misses with a wild body shot.
Metroman cracks Cerveny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Metroman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cerveny swivels and escapes.
Metroman checks a leg kick nicely.
Metroman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Metroman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Metroman slips a jab and a cross from Cerveny.
Cerveny tries to land a leg kick but Metroman saw it coming and moves away.
Cerveny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Cerveny does no damage.
Metroman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cerveny misses the jab.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerveny thumps Metroman with a low kick.
Cerveny lands with a right hand.
Metroman defending well as Cerveny loads up on a big left hand.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cerveny sprawls well. Cerveny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Metroman gets slowly back to his feet.
Metroman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cerveny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metroman.
Cerveny throws a head kick that misses.
Cerveny leaves Metroman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Metroman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnny Cerveny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Metroman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metroman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cerveny counters with a nice body kick.
Metroman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, jab by Cerveny - just one landing.
A left lands for Cerveny.
Cerveny scores with a jab. Metroman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Metroman shoots in and drives through. Cerveny sprawls well.
Cerveny thows a body shot but no joy.
Metroman misses with the body kick
and Cerveny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metroman misses with a hook to the body
and Cerveny counters with an inside leg kick.
Metroman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cerveny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Metroman slips a jab and a cross from Cerveny.
Metroman tries to clinch up but Cerveny circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Metroman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cerveny is trying to defend but Metroman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Metroman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cerveny manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Metroman trying to control but Cerveny is working from the bottom.
Metroman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerveny is keeping the position for now.
Cerveny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cerveny tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny is trying to keep Metroman in close.
Metroman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerveny is keeping the position for now.
Cerveny keeping moving, preventing Metroman from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Cerveny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cerveny staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Cerveny misses.
Cerveny tries to bum rush Metroman with a series of wild strikes but Metroman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cerveny, right into the meat.
Cerveny throws a leg kick but Metroman moved away.
Metroman moves out of range of the leg kick from Cerveny.
Metroman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metroman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cerveny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metroman shoots and misses
and Cerveny counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Cerveny finds it's way through Metroman's defenses.
Art Metroman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Cerveny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metroman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cerveny.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cerveny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cerveny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cerveny!