PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 4161 p4p, 4528 weight class) and Mister Madness The 3rd (ranked 358 p4p, 376 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cizek
vs
Madness The 3rd

170 cm
18
152
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Madness The 3rd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness The 3rd looks to land a left hand but Cizek moved out of range nicely.
Madness The 3rd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCizek.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness The 3rd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madness The 3rd moves out of range.
Madness The 3rd blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd thuds a left hand into Cizek's body.
Madness The 3rd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cizek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cizek walks into a straight right hand from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek slips a jab from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Madness The 3rd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madness The 3rd misses with a looping left.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness The 3rd misses with a body shot.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madness The 3rd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cizek on the side of the head.
Madness The 3rd lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Madness The 3rd moves out of range easily.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madness The 3rd moves out of range.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madness The 3rd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cizek was well out of range. Poor timing from Madness The 3rd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madness The 3rd! But no joy.
Cizek scores with a head kick. Madness The 3rd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cizek is breathing heavily.
Cizek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Madness The 3rd forces Cizek back against the cage and clinches.
Madness The 3rd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cizeks head.
Madness The 3rd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madness The 3rd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madness The 3rd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd lands a nice shot to the body.
Cizek is trying to push Madness The 3rd away but Madness The 3rd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Madness The 3rd digs a right hand into Cizek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cizek's gas tank.
Madness The 3rd pushes Cizek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madness The 3rd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd lands a hook that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Madness The 3rd scores with a shoulder strike.
Madness The 3rd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madness The 3rd lands with a right to the head.
Madness The 3rd lands an uppercut.
Cizek blocking some punches.
Madness The 3rd lands with a right to the head.
Madness The 3rd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madness The 3rd lands with a light punch inside.
Madness The 3rd lands with a short shot to the head.
Cizek blocking some punches.
Cizek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madness The 3rd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Madness The 3rd lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd tries to throw a body punch but Cizek avoids it by throwing Madness The 3rd back against the cage.
Madness The 3rd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madness The 3rd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madness The 3rd throws a punch but it's blocked by Cizek.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madness The 3rd misses with a punch to the body.
Madness The 3rd has a couple of punches blocked by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madness The 3rd swings wildly with an uppercut but Cizek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madness The 3rd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madness The 3rd.
Cizek tries to break the clinch but Madness The 3rd is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madness The 3rd lands a shoulder strike.
Madness The 3rd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cizek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madness The 3rd prevents Cizek from breaking the clinch.
Cizek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cizek is trying to break free.
Madness The 3rd misses with a punch to the body.
Madness The 3rd misses with a punch on the inside.
Cizek working hard to break the clinch.
Madness The 3rd scores with a shoulder strike.
Madness The 3rd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cizeks head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madness The 3rd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cizek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madness The 3rd has him pressed against the cage.
Madness The 3rd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Madness The 3rd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cizek slips a jab from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Madness The 3rd moves out of range easily.
Madness The 3rd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cizek slips under a jab from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Madness The 3rd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cizek missing with a left hand there. Madness The 3rd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madness The 3rd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cizek misses with a head kick.
Cyril Cizek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madness The 3rd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cizek tries a head kick but it misses.
Cizek blocks a jab.
Madness The 3rd just misses with a punch to the body.
Madness The 3rd just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek tries a head kick but it misses.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madness The 3rd loads up on a big right hand but Cizek slips the punch.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cizek.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick

and Madness The 3rd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd has a couple of punches blocked by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd lands with a left to the head.
Cizek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madness The 3rd misses with the head strike.
Cizek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madness The 3rd lands a nice shot to the body.
Cizek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cizek wants to get back to striking at distance but Madness The 3rd won't allow it.
Madness The 3rd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madness The 3rd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Cizek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd misses with a body punch.
Madness The 3rd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Madness The 3rd has a couple of punches blocked by Cizek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek is looking to break free of the clinch but Madness The 3rd has double underhooks.
Cizek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cizek wants to get back to striking at distance but Madness The 3rd won't allow it.
Madness The 3rd lands with a light punch inside.
Madness The 3rd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cizek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Madness The 3rd lands a hook that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Madness The 3rd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Madness The 3rd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madness The 3rd cracks Cizek with a nice body shot.
Cizek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madness The 3rd misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Madness The 3rd fails to land.
Cizek takes a shot to the head.
Madness The 3rd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Cizek is looking to break free of the clinch but Madness The 3rd has double underhooks.
Madness The 3rd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madness The 3rd keeps control of Cizek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Madness The 3rd can't find room to land a body shot as Cizek controls the action.
Madness The 3rd cracks Cizek with a nice body shot.
Madness The 3rd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madness The 3rd keeps control of Cizek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Madness The 3rd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cizek's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek wants to get back to striking at distance but Madness The 3rd won't allow it.
Cizek takes a shot to the head.
Cizek wants to break free but Madness The 3rd has control.
Madness The 3rd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cizek's efforts to push away.
Madness The 3rd works on Cizek's body with a couple of short punches.
Madness The 3rd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madness The 3rd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madness The 3rd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madness The 3rd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cizek's elbow.
Madness The 3rd misses with a punch on the inside.
Madness The 3rd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cizek's efforts to push away.
Cizek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madness The 3rd lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Madness The 3rd 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!

A big right from Madness The 3rd misses.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Madness The 3rd has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cizek tries to break free but Madness The 3rd pushes him back against the cage.
Madness The 3rd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cizek or not.
Madness The 3rd lands a right hand.
Madness The 3rd lands a right hand.
Madness The 3rd lands with a right to the head.
Mister Madness The 3rd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness The 3rd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Cizek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cizek takes a shot to the head.
Madness The 3rd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Madness The 3rd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd scores with a shot to the side of Cizek's head.
Madness The 3rd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cizek's elbow.
Madness The 3rd prevents Cizek from breaking the clinch.
Madness The 3rd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madness The 3rd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madness The 3rd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madness The 3rd misses with some punches.
Cizek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cizek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek blocking some punches.
Cizek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madness The 3rd lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cizek.
Cizek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madness The 3rd has Cizek pressed against the cage, preventing Cizek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Madness The 3rd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madness The 3rd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madness The 3rd lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madness The 3rd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Madness The 3rd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cizek's elbow.
Cizek is looking to break free of the clinch but Madness The 3rd has double underhooks.
Madness The 3rd gets through Cizek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madness The 3rd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madness The 3rd misses with a body punch.
Madness The 3rd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madness The 3rd works on Cizek's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Madness The 3rd.
Cizek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cizek is trying to break the clinch but Madness The 3rd has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Madness The 3rd fails to land.
Madness The 3rd tries to work over Cizek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madness The 3rd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cizek.
Madness The 3rd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madness The 3rd pushes Cizek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madness The 3rd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madness The 3rd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madness The 3rd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madness The 3rd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madness The 3rd lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madness The 3rd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Madness The 3rd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madness The 3rd lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cizek blocking some punches.
Madness The 3rd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cizek backwards.
Cyril Cizek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madness The 3rd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cizek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cizek is trying to force a seperation but Madness The 3rd has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Madness The 3rd scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Madness The 3rd.

Cizek is rocked!
Madness The 3rd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Cizek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cizek prevents a body shot from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Madness The 3rd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madness The 3rd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Madness The 3rd!