PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Marcel Cerdan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cerdan
vs
of Nazareth

173 cm
27
155 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

160 cm
32
150 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
of Nazareth lands a nice hook to Cerdan's body. Cerdan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cerdan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerdan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and of Nazareth counters with a straight right hand.
Cerdan misses with a hook.
of Nazareth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cerdan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerdan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
of Nazareth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Cerdan misses.
Cerdan ducks under a wild hook from of Nazareth.
Cerdan looks to land a left hand but of Nazareth moved out of range nicely.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
Cerdan misses with a left hand
and of Nazareth counters with a good, hard body kick but Cerdan shrugs it off.
Cerdan defending well as of Nazareth loads up on a big left hand.
of Nazareth misses with an uppercut.
Cerdan just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cerdan checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cerdan tests of Nazareth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Cerdan misses its intended target.
Cerdan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerdan misses with a right hand
and of Nazareth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Cerdan does a little dance to reset his feet.
of Nazareth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
of Nazareth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cerdan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but of Nazareth manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
Cerdan checks a low kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cerdan checks it well.
of Nazareth staying out of range there.
Cerdan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. of Nazareth doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
of Nazareth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
of Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerdan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut. of Nazareth saw that one coming.
Cerdan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cerdan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cerdan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but of Nazareth moves away.
of Nazareth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerdan.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
of Nazareth slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cerdan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth slips a straight right by Cerdan.
of Nazareth moves away from the strike by Cerdan.
of Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerdan doesn't seem bothered though.
of Nazareth looks to land a left hand but Cerdan moved out of range nicely.
Cerdan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth slips under a jab.
Cerdan loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
of Nazareth tries to move into range but Cerdan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
of Nazareth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
of Nazareth throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerdan.
The referee calls for Cerdan to work.
of Nazareth throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerdan.
of Nazareth wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerdan won't allow it.

of Nazareth manages to break the clinch.
of Nazareth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cerdan will feel that in the morning.
A clash of legs there as Cerdan blocks the low kick.
Cerdan throws an overhand right that lands on of Nazareth's shoulder, as of Nazareth tries to avoid the shot.
Cerdan misses with a left hand
and of Nazareth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan jabs of Nazareth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
of Nazareth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cerdan tries to clinch but of Nazareth moves out of range.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
of Nazareth is looking to chop away at Cerdan's legs.
Cerdan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cerdan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cerdan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cerdan has of Nazareth pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth lands an uppercut.
of Nazareth scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Cerdan is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for of Nazareth.
Oh Cerdan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cerdan misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cerdan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
of Nazareth connects with a solid leg kick.
Cerdan misses the shot to the body.
Cerdan seems to have got his legs back now.

of Nazareth tries to keep at a distance but Cerdan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cerdan digs a right hand underneath of Nazareth's ribcage. of Nazareth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
of Nazareth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cerdan backwards.
of Nazareth swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for of Nazareth.
Nice body punch from Cerdan.

of Nazareth manages to break the clinch.
Cerdan looks to throw the jab but of Nazareth is out of range.
Cerdan throws a poor cross that misses
and of Nazareth counters with a nice body shot.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cerdan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before of Nazareth can pounce on him.
Cerdan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but of Nazareth moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cerdan is looking to clinch.
Cerdan scores with a nice head shot.
Cerdan throws a jab but it's blocked by of Nazareth.
An inside leg kick from of Nazareth misses.
of Nazareth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
of Nazareth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cerdan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
of Nazareth lands a nice looking body kick.
Cerdan checks a low kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerdan.
Cerdan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth cracks the inside of Cerdan's front leg.
of Nazareth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for of Nazareth.
of Nazareth staying out of range there.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up but of Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cerdan checks it well.
Cerdan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cerdan checks it well.
of Nazareth throws a chopping leg kick but Cerdan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerdan. of Nazareth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerdan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
of Nazareth is looking to slow Cerdan down with leg kicks.
Cerdan throws a looping overhand right but of Nazareth ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for of Nazareth.
Cerdan thows a left - swing and a miss!
of Nazareth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cerdan is able to avoid easily.
of Nazareth misses the shot to the body.
of Nazareth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerdan. That did some damage!
of Nazareth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Cerdan clinches up with of Nazareth and pushes him back against the cage.
of Nazareth swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerdan blocking some punches.
of Nazareth throws a head punch that misses.
of Nazareth is trying to push Cerdan away but Cerdan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for of Nazareth.
Cerdan wants to stall.
of Nazareth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerdan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
of Nazareth thumps Cerdan with a low kick.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of of Nazareth's head but of Nazareth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Cerdan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cerdan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with of Nazareth, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerdan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but of Nazareth is keeping busy.
of Nazareth lands an uppercut.
Cerdan taking a breather.
of Nazareth misses with a punch on the inside.
of Nazareth leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from of Nazareth fails to land.
of Nazareth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerdan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
of Nazareth tries to break free but Cerdan pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus of Nazareth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cerdan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cerdan rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerdan throws a low kick but of Nazareth avoids it.
Cerdan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Cerdan. Beautiful body shot.
Cerdan throws a shot from downtown. of Nazareth moves away and avoids it.
of Nazareth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cerdan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Cerdan closes the distance and clinches.
of Nazareth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
of Nazareth swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
of Nazareth is looking to break free of the clinch but Cerdan has double underhooks.
Cerdan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
of Nazareth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cerdan is struggling to control the position.
of Nazareth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by of Nazareth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan misses with a hook to the ribs.
of Nazareth misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from of Nazareth fails to land.
of Nazareth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cerdan tries to throw a body punch but of Nazareth avoids it by throwing Cerdan back against the cage.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cerdan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
of Nazareth scores with a shot to the side of Cerdan's head.
A short right from of Nazareth.

of Nazareth breaks from the clinch.
Cerdan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
of Nazareth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cerdan avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick which misses Cerdan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerdan tries to avoid it.
Cerdan checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
of Nazareth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Cerdan misses its intended target.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
of Nazareth blocks a jab.
Cerdan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract of Nazareth.
A nice leg kick lands there from of Nazareth.
Cerdan scores with a shot to the body.
of Nazareth throws out a leg kick but Cerdan moves out of range and of Nazareth only half commits.
of Nazareth misses with an attempted mid kick.
of Nazareth avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
A big left from Cerdan misses.
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and of Nazareth counters with an outside leg kick.
of Nazareth connects with a leg kick. Cerdan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cerdan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cerdan.
of Nazareth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cerdan tries to close the distance and clinch up but of Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
of Nazareth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Cerdan lands a nice hook to of Nazareth's body. of Nazareth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
of Nazareth misses the shot to the body.
Cerdan misses with a straight right.
Cerdan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerdan blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits of Nazareths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.

Cerdan takes the fight into the clinch.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch.
of Nazareth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from of Nazareth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerdan walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Cerdan lands an impressive looking overhand right. of Nazareth doesn't seem phased though.
of Nazareth misses with a wild body shot.
Marcel Cerdan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerdan lands a really nice looking cross but of Nazareth seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcel Cerdan.
Well of Nazareth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!