PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between H Akeem Cerezo (ranked 5899 p4p, 502 weight class) and Rizky Nanda (ranked 25639 p4p, 673 weight class). Cerezo's entrance music is Not Falling - Mudvayne. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Akeem Cerezo
vs
Nanda

176 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, H Akeem Cerezo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizky Nanda!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cerezo clinches up against the cage.
Cerezo blocks an uppercut.
Cerezo landing knees to the body.
Cerezo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cerezo lands a nice elbow.
Nanda tries to pull guard but Cerezo won't allow it.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cerezo has Nanda pushed against the cage.
Cerezo misses with a knee strike.
Cerezo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerezo avoids the damage to the body.
Nanda misses with a body punch.
Nanda takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerezo lands a knee to the body.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerezo avoids it.
Cerezo working Nanda over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerezo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nandas head.
Cerezo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanda's defenses.
Cerezo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cerezo crunches a lovely knee into Nanda's ribcage.
Nanda tries to work over Cerezo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nanda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cerezo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cerezo trying to land knees to the body.
Cerezo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cerezo landing knees to the head.
Cerezo scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerezo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanda blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cerezo.
Nanda tries to break free but Cerezo pushes him back against the cage.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks with his arms.
Cerezo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo avoiding damage as Nanda throws knees to the body.
Cerezo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nanda takes an elbow to the temple.
Cerezo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanda's defenses.
Nanda looking to stall.
Cerezo scores with a knee to the head.
Cerezo taking a breather.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks it.
Nanda letting Cerezo take a breather here.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nanda can't find room to land a body shot as Cerezo controls the action.
Cerezo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cerezo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nanda throws an elbow that misses.
Cerezo tries a knee to the head but Nanda blocks it.
Cerezo avoiding damage as Nanda throws knees to the body.
Cerezo managing to block the knees to the body from Nanda.
Cerezo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cerezo lands an elbow inside that Nanda shrugs off.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cerezo.
Cerezo scores a nice knee to the body.
Nanda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nanda tries to throw a body punch but Cerezo avoids it by throwing Nanda back against the cage.
Cerezo lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nanda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nanda misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerezo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nanda tries to stall but Cerezo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nanda lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cerezo managing to block the knees to the body from Nanda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cerezo lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cerezo throws an elbow but misses.
Nanda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerezo lands an elbow that stopped Nanda in his tracks for a moment.
Cerezo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cerezo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

H Akeem Cerezo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nanda lands with a nice combination. Cerezo backs away looking to recover.

Cerezo pushes Nanda up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerezo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nanda tries to work over Cerezo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nanda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerezo keeps control of Nanda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nanda manages to pull guard.
Nanda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cerezo is one step ahead there.
Cerezo is in close to Nanda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerezo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerezo wants to pass the guard but Nanda is keeping the position.
Cerezo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nanda looking for a guillotine here but Cerezo defends easily.
Cerezo working some strikes from top position.
Nanda keeping moving, preventing Cerezo from controlling successfully.
Cerezo cracks Nanda with a solid left hand.

Nanda has his foot on Cerezo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cerezo works his way back into a safe position though.
Cerezo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cerezo trying to move into half guard but instead Nanda has managed to sweep!

Cerezo wants to stand but Nanda is controlling the position.
Nanda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo wants to get back to his feet but Nanda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nanda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cerezo's head.
Cerezo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cerezo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nanda on the ground.
Nanda trying to control but Cerezo is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cerezo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nanda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nanda working some strikes from top position.
Nanda is working Cerezo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nanda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo wants to get back to his feet but Nanda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nanda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nanda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Cerezo manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Cerezo clinches up against the cage.
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nanda tries to throw a body punch but Cerezo avoids it by throwing Nanda back against the cage.
Cerezo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo is stalling here.
Cerezo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
H Akeem Cerezo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cerezo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo looking to throw knees to the head but Nanda is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Cerezo.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks it.
Nanda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cerezo smiles and moves away.
Nanda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerezo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cerezo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanda can do to turn this around?
Nanda works Cerezo's body with a nice hook.
Nanda looks to land a combination but Cerezo avoids it well.
Nanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerezo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerezo moves out of range as Nanda strikes.

Cerezo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Nanda pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rizky Nanda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nanda throws a sloppy head kick and Cerezo moves out of range easily.
Nanda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cerezo.
Cerezo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nanda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cerezo scrambles back to his feet.
H Akeem Cerezo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerezo delivers a nice body kick.
Cerezo throws a head kick but Nanda moves out of range.
Nanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Nanda misses with a two punch combination.
Nanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerezo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cerezo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Cerezo drives through and clinches with Nanda against the cage.
Cerezo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nanda's face.
Nanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerezo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nanda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerezo controls his hands.
Cerezo crunches a lovely knee into Nanda's ribcage.
Nanda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerezo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cerezo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nanda up against the cage.

Nanda drags the fight down to the ground.
Cerezo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cerezo postures up and lands a big shot to Nanda's brow.
Cerezo with a nice head shot there.

Nanda has his feet on Cerezo's thighs here. He's pushed Cerezo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cerezo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rizky Nanda!