PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Izeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cello Cellosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Izeal
vs
Cellosson

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iggy Izeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cello Cellosson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izeal tries to clinch there but Cellosson circles away.
Izeal tries a head kick but it misses.
Cellosson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cellosson misses with a series of wild punches.
Izeal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Izeal darts in looking for a takedown but Cellosson gets double underhooks and turns Izeal into the cage.
Cellosson wants to counter the offense by Izeal and move into the clinch position.
Izeal tries to clinch up.

Cellosson rushes Izeal and presses him up against the cage.

Izeal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izeal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Cello Cellosson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cellosson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Izeal.
Izeal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Izeal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cellosson wants to counter with a clinch but Izeal pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izeal tries to clinch but Cellosson is having none of it.
Izeal tries to clinch up.
Cellosson wants to counter with a clinch but Izeal pushes him away.

Cellosson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Izeal on his heels. He'll look to pass Izeal's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cellosson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cellosson slips nicely into half guard.
Izeal trying to control but Cellosson postures up.
Cellosson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Izeal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Izeal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cellosson on the ground.
Cellosson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cellosson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Izeal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cellosson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Izeal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izeal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Cellosson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cellosson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cellosson staying calm.
Cellosson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cellosson moves into full mount!
Cellosson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cellosson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cellosson controlling the pace for now.
Izeal tries to reverse the position but Cellosson maintains control.
Cellosson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cello Cellosson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cello Cellosson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Izeal tries to clinch up but Cellosson circles away and keeps his distance.

Cellosson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Izeal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Izeal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Izeal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cellosson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cellosson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cellosson throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izeal striking off his back but it's not causing Cellosson any problems.
Cellosson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cellosson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Izeal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cellosson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Izeal bucks up and tries to throw Cellosson off but instead Cellosson has got his back!
Cellosson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Izeal's body.
Izeal avoids the strikes from Cellosson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cellosson controls the action.
Cellosson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Izeal showing good submission defense here.
I would not like to be Izeal right now.
Cellosson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Izeal defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izeal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Izeal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cellosson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cellosson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Cellosson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Cellosson looking for the RNC.
Cello Cellosson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cellosson lands a shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cellosson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cello Cellosson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cello Cellosson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Izeal doesn't manage to clinch there - Cellosson circles away.
Izeal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cellosson counters with a three punch combo that has Izeal backing up. Izeal nods at Cellosson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cellosson throws a sloppy head kick and Izeal moves out of range easily.
Cellosson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Izeal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cellosson somewhat.
Izeal feinted with a counter takedown.
Izeal has his takedown stuffed

and Cellosson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cellosson.
Cellosson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izeal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Izeal jumps into guard, dragging Cellosson to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cellosson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Izeal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cellosson distracts Izeal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cellosson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cellosson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cellosson postures up.
Izeal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cellosson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izeal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Izeal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Izeal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izeal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cellosson pinned against the cage. Cellosson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cellosson or perhaps it was just good defense by Izeal, which made it look bad.
Good work by Izeal as he checks the leg kick.
Cellosson fails with a takedown attempt.
Iggy Izeal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izeal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Cellosson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cellosson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Izeal tries to lock up and control but Cellosson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cellosson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Izeal slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Cellosson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cellosson trying to mount his opponent but Izeal defends it.
Cellosson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Cellosson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Izeal defend it? Cellosson steps over the head and cranks it - Izeal is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cellosson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cello Cellosson!