PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveny comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny B Good. Steele has chosen Ironman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cerveny
vs
Steele

175 cm
26
149 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
157 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cerveny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a right and a left that Cerveny avoids nicely.
Cerveny throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cerveny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cerveny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Cerveny rushes Steele and presses him up against the cage.
Cerveny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cerveny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerveny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cerveny has Steele pressed against the cage.
Cerveny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Cerveny.
Steele being controlled against the cage.
Cerveny gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cerveny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cerveny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cerveny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cerveny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cerveny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Steele is rocked!
Cerveny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerveny finish him?

Cerveny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerveny cracks Steele with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steele tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cerveny pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steele is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cerveny!