PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Tsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes to the cage accompanied by He's a Pirate - Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cirus
vs
Tsi

174 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yong Tsi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cirus moves into the clinch.
Tsi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cirus lands an elbow that stopped Tsi in his tracks for a moment.
Cirus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cirus lands with a light punch inside.
Cirus stalling.
Cirus lands a nice uppercut.
Tsi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirus is pressed up against the cage. Tsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cirus down to the mat. Cirus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
Tsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cirus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cirus. No joy for Tsi on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus slaps away a takedown attempt from Tsi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Tsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cirus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsi.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
A short right from Cirus.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cirus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirus.
Cirus slowing the pace effectively.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsi can't get the takedown.
Tsi looks gassed!
Cirus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.
Cirus lands a right hand.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike.
Cirus pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Cirus on the inside.
Cirus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike.
Cirus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cirus prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cirus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsi fails with the takedown.
Cirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cirus tries to clinch up but Tsi circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsi shoots in for a takedown but Cirus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Tom Cirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cirus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirus leaning against his opponent.

Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cirus sprawls well. Cirus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tsi tries to keep at a distance but Cirus has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirus doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsi circles away.
Cirus tries to clinch there but Tsi circles away.
Tsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cirus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cirus tries to clinch up.

Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirus just leaning against Tsi, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice left hand lands by Cirus.
Cirus lands with a short shot to the head.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus lands an uppercut.

Cirus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Cirus both land. Nice combination.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Cirus throws a one two combo.
Cirus is looking to clinch but Tsi is avoiding it.
Cirus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Cirus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cirus clinches up with Tsi and pushes him back against the cage.
Cirus lands a body punch.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cirus dominated that second 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirus.
Cirus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi tries to score a body lock takedown but Cirus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Cirus pushes Tsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus gets through Tsi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cirus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Cirus.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Cirus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.

Cirus instigates a clinch.
Cirus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Tsi can't get the takedown.
Cirus stalls.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus taking a breather.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cirus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cirus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus just leaning against Tsi, taking a breather.
Cirus scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirus scores with a knee to the head.

Cirus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsi keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cirus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cirus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cirus tries to clinch up.
Tsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirus.
Cirus is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus lands with a shot to the body.
Tsi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Cirus closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
Tsi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cirus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Tsi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tsi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirus prevents it.
Cirus is pressed up against the cage. Tsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cirus down to the mat. Cirus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.
Cirus tries to clinch there but Tsi circles away.

Cirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Cirus.
Cirus lands a nice uppercut.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
Cirus lands with a right to the head.
Cirus lands with a left to the head.
Cirus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.
Cirus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirus.
A knee to the head by Cirus.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Cirus.
Cirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirus with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus has Tsi pressed against the cage.
Cirus lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cirus had his way with Yong Tsi in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tsi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cirus.

Cirus drives through and clinches with Tsi against the cage.
Tsi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirus prevents it.
Tsi looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cirus landing knees to the head.
Tsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cirus stalling in the clinch.
Tsi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cirus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Tsi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cirus works over Tsi's head and body with a nice combination.

Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tom Cirus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cirus lands with a light punch inside.
Cirus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsi's face.
Cirus scores with a shot to the side of Tsi's head.

Cirus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirus wants to clinch.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cirus tries to clinch but Tsi moves out of range.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.
Tsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirus tries to clinch but Tsi is having none of it.
Cirus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cirus.

Cirus moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.
Cirus working Tsi over with knees to the body.
Cirus scores with a shoulder strike.
Yong Tsi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cirus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsi backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Cirus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Tom Cirus!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Tom Cirus!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tom Cirus!

Tom Cirus wins by unanimous decision!