PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JG Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattheww Ciechan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wentworth
vs
Ciechan

180 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JG Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mattheww Ciechan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciechan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wentworth circles away.
Ciechan stuffs the takedown.
Ciechan is looking to clinch but Wentworth is avoiding it.
Wentworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ciechan tries to clinch but Wentworth is having none of it.
Ciechan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wentworth tries for a takedown but Ciechan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JG Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciechan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ciechan counters by moving into the clinch.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wentworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wentworth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ciechan is defending well.
Ciechan lands a nice knee to the body.
Wentworth is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciechan stops a takedown attempt from Wentworth.
Ciechan landing knees to the body.
Ciechan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciechan misses with some punches.
Wentworth takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wentworth's defenses.
Ciechan controlling the action here for a moment.
Ciechan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
Ciechan stalls.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wentworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wentworth is trying to drag Ciechan to the mat but Ciechan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head.
Ciechan lands a damaging elbow.
Ciechan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wentworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ciechan stalling.
Ciechan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ciechan struggles to land a body shot inside as Wentworth controls his hands.
Ciechan trying to stall but Wentworth improves his position.
Ciechan landing knees to the head.
Wentworth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciechan lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
Ciechan lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciechan.
Ciechan is stalling here.
Wentworth is trying to drag Ciechan to the mat but Ciechan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wentworth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ciechan is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan is pushing Wentworth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
Wentworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ciechan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ciechan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
Ciechan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
Ciechan lands an elbow that stopped Wentworth in his tracks for a moment.
Wentworth is working for takedown but Ciechan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wentworth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciechan connects with a knee to the head.
Ciechan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Wentworth is rocked!
Knees to the body from Ciechan.
Oh Wentworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalling in the clinch from Ciechan.
Wentworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Wentworth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ciechan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head.
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!
Ciechan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciechan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciechan trying to control the position but instead, Wentworth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciechan into the cage.
Ciechan connects with a knee to the head.
Wentworth goes for a takedown attempt but Ciechan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ciechan moves into the clinch successfully.
Wentworth blocks a body shot from Ciechan.
Ciechan just leaning against Wentworth, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciechan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciechan lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciechan has Wentworth pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattheww Ciechan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wentworth tries to clinch up but Ciechan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciechan throws the kick towards the body but Wentworth avoids it.
Wentworth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ciechan is fending him off so far but Wentworth persists. Nope, Ciechan circles away and we're back to standing.
Wentworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Ciechan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciechan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wentworth as he avoids it easily.
JG Wentworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wentworth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wentworth moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentworth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan seems a little lost for a moment, as Wentworth dominates the positioning.
Ciechan wants to get back to his feet but Wentworth drags him back down.
Wentworth remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wentworth throws an elbow but Ciechan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ciechan seems a little lost for a moment, as Wentworth dominates the positioning.
Wentworth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth happy to just control the position for now.
Wentworth working the ground and pound from side control.
Wentworth controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because JG Wentworth just wasn't active enough.
Wentworth shoots in but Ciechan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JG Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciechan closes the distance and clinches up with Wentworth, looking for a takedown. Ciechan pushes Wentworth against the cage but Wentworth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wentworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Wentworth with that takedown attempt.
Wentworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciechan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wentworth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ciechan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ciechan is letting Wentworth control him for a moment.
Wentworth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ciechan for as long as he can get away with.
Wentworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciechan keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wentworth staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JG Wentworth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ciechan tries to clinch there but Wentworth circles away.
Wentworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ciechan tries to avoid it but Wentworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ciechan to the ground. Ciechan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Wentworth tries to keep at a distance but Ciechan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciechan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
Wentworth can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciechan.
Wentworth blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
Ciechan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wentworth takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wentworth takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciechan.
Ciechan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciechan tries to throw a body punch but Wentworth avoids it by throwing Ciechan back against the cage.
Ciechan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciechan has Wentworth pressed against the cage, preventing Wentworth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ciechan lands an elbow just above Wentworth 's eye.
Ciechan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Ciechan to work.
Mattheww Ciechan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
Wentworth wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JG Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wentworth takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciechan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ciechan dodges the punch combination from Wentworth.
Wentworth shoots in for a double leg but Ciechan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ciechan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ciechan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciechan.

Ciechan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wentworth, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
Ciechan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wentworth's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ciechan fails to land.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Ciechan trying to stall but Wentworth improves his position.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Wentworth goes for a takedown attempt but Ciechan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ciechan.
Wentworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wentworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciechan.
Wentworth shoots in and drives through. Ciechan sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ciechan closes the distance and pushes Wentworth back into the cage.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
Knees to the body from Ciechan.
Ciechan lands an elbow inside that Wentworth shrugs off.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciechan prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciechan trying to control the position but instead, Wentworth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciechan into the cage.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentworth is trying to break the clinch but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Wentworth jumps guard but Ciechan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wentworth is trying to drag Ciechan to the mat but Ciechan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mattheww Ciechan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciechan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattheww Ciechan!