PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Decebalu (ranked 5383 p4p, 5519 weight class) and Darvo Cett (ranked 253 p4p, 203 weight class). Emil Decebalu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darvo Cett's chin.

Decebalu
vs
Cett

180 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
265
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Decebalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darvo Cett!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cett shoots for a double leg takedown but Decebalu sprawls well. He's pushed Cett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Cett has closed the distance and engaged Decebalu in a clinch.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.

Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett is having none of it.

Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu wants to control but Cett postures up.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu is breathing heavily.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Decebalu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cett on the ground.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett scores with punches from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett 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.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cett 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.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett lands a few punches from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.

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

Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Cett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cett blocks an elbow strike.
Cett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cett tries to work over Decebalu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cett.

Cett breaks the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cett checks it well.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.

Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Cett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darvo Cett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Decebalu looks to clinch
and Cett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decebalu throws a looping overhand right but Cett ducks down to avoid it.
Cett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Cett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cett throws a counter combo.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.
Cett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Cett wants to counter with a clinch but Decebalu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decebalu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cett is out of range and Decebalu settles back down.
Decebalu sets himself, and Cett steps forward looking for the clinch! Decebalu avoids it this time.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Cett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Decebalu defends well and Cett ends up having to push Decebalu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Decebalu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cett.

Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cett working the ground and pound.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cett looking to score a takedown here. Decebalu is defending well but Cett drives through and ends up in Decebalu's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Darvo Cett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a low kick but Decebalu moves out of range easily.
Emil Decebalu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decebalu looks to clinch

and Cett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though.
Cett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a one two combo.
Emil Decebalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cett misses with a double jab.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.

Cett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decebalu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decebalu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cett landing with the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decebalu tries to clinch
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cett.
Cett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decebalu.
Decebalu takes an elbow to the temple.

Cett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darvo Cett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decebalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cett.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Cett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darvo Cett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decebalu tries to clinch up
and Cett counters with a series of strikes. Decebalu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cett! But no joy.
Cett shoots in and drives through. Decebalu sprawls well.

Decebalu moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Cett has clasped his hands together around Decebalu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cett working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett 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.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Decebalu blocks the body kick.
Decebalu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decebalu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cett moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Decebalu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cett manages to avoid it.
Cett feints the counter takedown.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Cett looks for a takedown but Decebalu sprawls well.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Cett breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Cett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett misses with a low kick.

Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Cett counters with a body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.

Cett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cett showed some decent athleticism there.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett misses with the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darvo Cett really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Cett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Cett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decebalu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Decebalu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Darvo Cett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Decebalu's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cett checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Cett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decebalu closes the distance but Cett moves to the side
and Cett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decebalu moves forwards but Cett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decebalu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Cett circles away.
Cett looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Decebalu looks to land a left hand but Cett moved out of range nicely.
Cett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decebalu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cett was well out of range. Poor timing from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch.

Decebalu clinches with his opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cett is stalling here.

Cett has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Decebalu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Decebalu trying to get back to his feet but Cett is in full control for now.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett misses with punches from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cett is punishing Decebalu with some ground and pound.
Cett is not going to allow Decebalu to sit and survive in this position.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett struggling to land strikes to the head as Decebalu covers up.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a series of strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cett lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Decebalu.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Cett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Decebalu covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darvo Cett dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Cett misses with the head strike.
Darvo Cett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cett slowing the pace effectively.
Cett is stalling here.
Cett is trying to drag Decebalu to the mat but Decebalu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cett tries to circle away but Decebalu has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cett tries to score a body lock takedown but Decebalu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emil Decebalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Cett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Decebalu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Cett.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Decebalu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cett misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cett goes for a takedown attempt but Decebalu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Decebalu moves into the clinch.
Cett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cett tries for a takedown but Decebalu manages to get underhooks.
Decebalu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Cett is working for takedown but Decebalu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cett is keeping busy.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Decebalu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett tries to bum rush Decebalu with a series of wild strikes but Decebalu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Cett and move into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cett misses with a body shot.
Decebalu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decebalu misses with a hook.
Cett lands a high kick!
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Decebalu walks into a left hand.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decebalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Cett misses.
Decebalu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cett manages to circle out of the way.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.

Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cett 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.

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

Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cett'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.
A right hook to the body lands for Cett.
Cett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darvo Cett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darvo Cett!