PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Cormier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cormier
vs
Cylo

170 cm
28
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Cylo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cylo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cormier.
Cormier defending well as Cylo loads up on a big left hand.

Cormier moves into the clinch.
Cylo tries to pull guard but Cormier holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cylo drops back down to his feet.
Cylo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cormier just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Cylo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cylo is looking to break free of the clinch but Cormier has double underhooks.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gabriel Cylo has been cut.
Cormier stalls.
Cormier prevents Cylo from breaking the clinch.
Cylo tries to break the clinch but Cormier is controlling the position.
Cormier is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cylo decides to pull guard.
Cylo looks winded!

Cylo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cormier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cylo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cormier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cormier tries to free his leg and advance position but Cylo is retaining full guard.
Cormier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cormier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Cormier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cylo misses with an uppercut.

Cormier clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Cormier.

That has opened up Gabriel Cylo's cut even more.
Cylo is trying to pull guard but Cormier turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Daniel Cormier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Cylo.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cylo's defenses.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Gabriel Cylo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier lands an elbow that stopped Cylo in his tracks for a moment.
Cylo takes an elbow to the forehead.

Cylo is rocked!

Gabriel Cylo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cormier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cylo avoids it.
Cylo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cormier finish him?
Cormier lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Cylo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Cormier!
A relieved looking Daniel Cormier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.