PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cezo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wonder
vs
Cezo

186 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

215 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Wonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cezo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder thows a body shot but no joy.
Wonder tries to clinch but Cezo moves out of range.
Wonder misses with a body shot.
Wonder looks to land a combination but Cezo avoids it well.
Wonder misses with a straight right.
Wonder scores with a three punch combo!
Wonder throws a big shot that misses.
Wonder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch but Cezo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wonder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cezo wants to clinch
and Wonder counters with a series of strikes. Cezo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wonder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cezo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cezo tries to bum rush Wonder with a series of wild strikes but Wonder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cezo throws a combination that misses
and Wonder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cezo dodges the punch combination from Wonder.
Cezo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wonder to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder looks to land a left hand but Cezo moved out of range nicely.
Wonder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cezo closes the distance but Wonder moves to the side

and Wonder counters by clinching up.
Wonder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cezo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Wonder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cezo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonder trying to stall but Cezo improves his position.
Wonder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cezo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonder tries a knee to the head but Cezo blocks it.
Wonder looking to throw knees to the head but Cezo is blocking nicely.

Cezo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cezo wants to sweep here but Wonder controlling him for the moment.
Wonder trying to control the position from guard on top but Cezo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cezo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wonder!

Cezo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wonder manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cezo looks gassed!

Cezo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wonder rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cezo's guard! Nice work there by Wonder!

Cezo looking for a guillotine here but Wonder defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezo keeping moving, preventing Wonder from controlling successfully.
Wonder won't allow Cezo to sweep him here.
Cezo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Cezo goes for an armbar but Wonder turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wonder.

That's four 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.

Cezo has an active guard here but Wonder has managed to pass into half guard.
Cezo pushes Wonder off looking to stand but Wonder dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cezo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cezo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cezo is striking off his back. Wonder thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Wonder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cezo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wonder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cezo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wonder counters with a two punch combo.
Cezo slips a jab and a cross from Wonder.
Cezo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonder.

Cezo clinches.
Cezo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wonder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wonder looking to stall.
Cezo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wonder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wonder cracks Cezo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ricardo Cezo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder throws a jab but it's blocked by Cezo.
Wonder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezo blocks a jab.
Wonder tries to clinch but Cezo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wonder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonder cracks Cezo with an open hand slap.
Wonder scores with a nice head shot.
Tony Wonder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cezo.
Tony Wonder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cezo.
Cezo is breathing heavily.
Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonder throws out a loose jab but Cezo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonder fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wonder has managed to clinch.
Cezo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wonder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cezo.
Cezo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder scores with a knee to the head.
Wonder swings wildly with an uppercut but Cezo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cezo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Cezo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Wonder.
Wonder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cezo lands a right hand.
Wonder landing knees to the body.
Wonder is looking to control Cezo's arms but Cezo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wonder has his back to the cage.
Wonder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cezo is keeping busy.
Wonder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cezo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cezo pushes Wonder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wonder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cezo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonder lands an elbow that stopped Cezo in his tracks for a moment.
Wonder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cezo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wonder using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wonder misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wonder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cezo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cezo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wonder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wonder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wonder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cezo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cezo is keeping busy.
Wonder misses with a knee to the head.
Wonder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cezo jumps guard but Wonder stands there with Cezo around his waist. Cezo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cezo is trying to break free.
Cezo can't get the takedown.
Cezo fails to pull guard.

Cezo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wonder is trying to keep an underhook but Cezo manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Cezo is working for a kimura but Wonder is defending it quite comfortably.
Cezo moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Cezo crashes against the mat.
Wonder struggling a bit here.
Cezo works to advance to full mount. Wonder defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Cezo is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wonder is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wonder flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Cezo anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wonder and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Cezo slips an arm under Wonder chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Cezo has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Cezo is squeezing on Wonder like an anaconda would it's prey. Wonder fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Cezo!