PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Says
vs
Cisko

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
192 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Cisko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cisko misses.
Says fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cisko misses with a jab, cross combination.

Says forces Cisko back against the cage and clinches.
Says blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Says escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cisko swinging wildly here.
Says tries for a takedown but Cisko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cisko swinging wildly here.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cisko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cisko throws a right and a left that Says avoids nicely.
Cisko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cisko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Says lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Says avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cisko scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Simon Says has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Says is looking to clinch.
Says scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cisko fails to land with a series of punches.
Cisko looks gassed!
Cisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Says wants to clinch.
Says changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cisko tries to avoid it but Says manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cisko to the ground. Cisko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Says fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Says. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cisko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Says moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Says fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Says clinches up with Cisko and pushes him back against the cage.
Says gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cisko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Says's elbow.
Says stalling against the cage.
Cisko has a couple of punches blocked by Says.
Says tries to pull guard but Cisko holds him up against the cage and eventually Says drops back down to his feet.
Says lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Says landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Says scores with a knee to the head.

Says's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick Cisko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Says throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Says has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cisko misses with a short punch on the inside.

Says's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Says tries to clinch but Cisko moves out of range.
Cisko keeps the fight on the outside.
Patrick Cisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Says moves in looking to clinch but Cisko pushes him off.
Says fails with an attempt to clinch.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cisko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Says changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cisko tries to avoid it but Says manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cisko to the ground. Cisko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Says throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Says tries to clinch but Cisko moves out of range.

Says rushes Cisko and presses him up against the cage.
Says is trying to drag Cisko to the mat but Cisko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Says manages to break the clinch.
Says fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Says lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cisko stuffs the takedown attempt from Says. Says gets slowly back to his feet.
Says tries to clinch there but Cisko circles away.
Says doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisko circles away.
Says shoots in looking for a takedown but Cisko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Says's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Says tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cisko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Says somewhat.
Nice jab there from Cisko.

Says moves into the clinch.
Cisko working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cisko takes a knee right on the jaw!

Says breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cisko throws a nice looking combination but Says bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cisko gets tackled into the cage by Says. Says maintains the clinch.
Cisko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Says.
Says is trying to drag Cisko to the mat but Cisko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Says breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Says shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cisko as he avoids it easily.
Says takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Says moves in looking to clinch but Cisko pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Says fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Says dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Says's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Cisko misses.
Says fails to land the takedown.
Cisko swinging wildly here.
Cisko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch but Cisko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon Says is winning the standup battle so far.
Says bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Says is looking to clinch but Cisko is avoiding it.
No joy there for Cisko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Says is looking to clinch but Cisko is avoiding it.
Cisko stuffs the takedown attempt from Says. Says gets slowly back to his feet.
Says wants to clinch up but Cisko keeps it at a distance.
Says throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Says fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cisko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Says gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cisko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Says tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Says. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cisko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cisko managing to block the knees to the body from Says.
Says tries a knee to the head but Cisko blocks it.
Cisko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Says backwards.
Says blocks an uppercut.
Says has had enough of the clinch but Cisko keeps him there for the moment.
Says lands a nice knee to the body.

Says breaks from the clinch.
Cisko misses with the combination.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cisko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Says keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cisko.
Says shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisko misses with a looping right.
Says tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cisko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Says.
Cisko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Says fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Says tries to clinch up but Cisko circles away and keeps his distance.
Says lands a jab to the nose.

Says clinches.
Says trying to land knees to the body.
Says missing with knees to the body.
Says blocking some punches.
Says scores a nice knee to the body.
Says lands an elbow that stopped Cisko in his tracks for a moment.
Cisko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cisko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Says looking to throw knees to the head but Cisko is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisko has a couple of punches blocked by Says.
Says tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cisko avoids it.
Says tries to break free but Cisko pushes him back against the cage.
Simon Says has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Says lands a nice knee to the body.
Says blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Says lands a damaging elbow.
Says tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cisko avoids it.
Says misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Says.
Cisko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Says is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cisko is defending well for now.
Says has Cisko pushed against the cage.
Says is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cisko is defending well for now.
Cisko can't find room to land a body shot as Says controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Says.
A hook to the body from Says.
Says is working for takedown but Cisko is calmly controlling the position for now.

Says escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cisko drops his hands momentarily and Says takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Says gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Says is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Says.
Says using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cisko gets underhooks to prevent Says's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Says breaks the clinch.
No luck for Says with that takedown attempt.
Says doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisko circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Says dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Says's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cisko misses with a wild combination.
Cisko misses with an uppercut.
Cisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cisko misses with a few strikes there.
Says throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Says wants to clinch.
Cisko throws a jab when Says was well out of range.
Cisko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cisko stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Cisko does no damage.
Says looks for a takedown but Cisko sprawls well.
Says tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cisko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Says.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Says. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Says throws a quick inside leg kick.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch but Cisko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cisko throws a right and a left that Says avoids nicely.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cisko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cisko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cisko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cisko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simon Says is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Says looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Says wants to clinch up but Cisko keeps it at a distance.
Says doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisko circles away.
Says moves in looking to clinch but Cisko pushes him off.
Says moves in looking to clinch but Cisko pushes him off.

Says drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cisko can't do much from the bottom here.
Patrick Cisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisko is not content to let Says control the position.

Says is trying to get an arm triangle but Cisko is defending well.

Says thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Cisko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Says is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cisko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Says trying to control the action but Cisko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Says is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cisko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cisko can't do much from the bottom here.

Says is trying to get an arm triangle but Cisko is defending well.
Cisko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Says. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cisko looks to move to half guard but instead Says has passed into mount! Damn!
Cisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Says is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cisko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cisko shrugs it off.
Cisko is in all sorts of trouble here.

Says is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cisko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cisko shrugs it off.

Says is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cisko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Says is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cisko has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Says has control of Cisko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cisko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cisko tries to hold on but Says postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Says showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Says 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Says!
After the big win, Simon Says made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AMPLIFY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.