PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignazio Cessini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignazio Cessini will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bordado
vs
Cessini

170 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquin Bordado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ignazio Cessini!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cessini shoots in looking for a takedown. Bordado tries to sprawl out of it but Cessini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bordado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cessini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bordado. Bordado obviously looking to wear him down.
Bordado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bordado lands with a slapping head kick.
Bordado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bordado thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordado lands with a slapping head kick.
Bordado throws a head kick but Cessini moves out of range.
Bordado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cessini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bordado. No joy for Cessini on that attempt.
Bordado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordado stuffs the takedown.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignazio Cessini.
Cessini misses with a jab to the body

and Bordado counters with a left and a right that hurts Cessini! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bordado jumps into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cessini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cessini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cessini postures up in Bordado's guard and throws a big left but Bordado blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cessini wants to control from the top but Bordado keeps moving.
Cessini is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cessini postures up in Bordado's guard and throws a big left but Bordado blocks it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ignazio Cessini hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bordado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bordado connects with a high kick.
Bordado throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joaquin Bordado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cessini shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bordado as he jumps to the side.
Bordado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Bordado does no damage.
Cessini tries to move into range but Bordado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cessini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bordado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bordado.
Bordado misses with a head kick.
Bordado clobbers Cessini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bordado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bordado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cessini shoots in for a takedown but Bordado shows good takedown defense.
Bordado just misses with a punch to the body.
Bordado throws a sloppy head kick and Cessini moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bordado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cessini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bordado throws a sloppy head kick and Cessini moves out of range easily.
Cessini shoots in looking for a takedown. Bordado tries to sprawl out of it but Cessini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bordado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bordado scores with a nice strike.
Bordado scores with a head kick. Cessini tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bordado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horrible takedown by Cessini or perhaps it was just good defense by Bordado which made him look bad.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignazio Cessini.
Bordado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bordado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joaquin Bordado is winning the standup battle so far.
Bordado throws a head kick that half lands.
Cessini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordado misses with a head kick.
Bordado misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cessini avoids the body shot from Bordado.
Cessini shoots in for a double leg but Bordado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cessini is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bordado.
A solid body kick from Bordado.
Bordado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bordado throws a head kick that Cessini semi-blocks.
Bordado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cessini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bordado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cessini shoots in and drives through. Bordado sprawls well.
Bordado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cessini can do to turn this around?
Cessini is breathing heavily.
Bordado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cessini blocks a head kick by Bordado.
A good leg kick by Bordado.
Bordado lands a jab to Cessini's midsection.
Bordado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with a head kick.
Bordado misses with a two punch combination.
Cessini blocks a head kick by Bordado.
Bordado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cessini slips a jab and a cross from Bordado.
Bordado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cessini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bordado tries to avoid it but Cessini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bordado to the ground. Bordado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A good leg kick by Bordado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Bordado dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cessini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bordado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cessini's sensitive parts.
Bordado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cessini.
Bordado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cessini is defended easily by Bordado.
Bordado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bordado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cessini fails with a takedown attempt.
Bordado misses with a series of wild punches.

Cessini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bordado is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cessini is controlling him well.
Cessini creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cessini in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cessini postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado is trying to buck Cessini off.
Cessini trying to control the action but Bordado is working from the bottom.
Cessini is putting a hurting on Bordado here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cessini creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bordado sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cessini is trying to ground and pound but Bordado uses the momentary lack of control by Cessini to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cessini is trying to control. Bordado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ignazio Cessini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cessini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cessini is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bordado to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Cessini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cessini throwing strikes but missing.
Cessini cracks Bordado with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cessini looking to sit in guard and control but Bordado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bordado throwing strikes from guard but Cessini blocks nicely.
Bordado throws an elbow that misses. Cessini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bordado's guard. Nice move by Cessini!
Cessini throws a big elbow that misses.
Bordado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cessini with a nice head shot there.
Joaquin Bordado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cessini throws a strike but Bordado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ignazio Cessini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bordado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Bordado!
A victorious Joaquin Bordado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.