PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 1044 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 94 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aalto
vs
Cervenka

177 cm
36
157
27 - 26 - 0

176 cm
30
152
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervenka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Aalto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Aalto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aalto closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Marek Cervenka has been cut.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
and Aalto counters with a stiff right hand.
Aalto misses with a few strikes there.
Cervenka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aalto's hands.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Aalto throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Cervenka lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Cervenka misses the target.
Cervenka connects with the punch.
Aalto misses the jab.
Aalto throws a head kick that half lands.
Cervenka moves out of range of the leg kick from Aalto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a hook. Cervenka ducked under it nicely.
Cervenka moves out of range of the body kick.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka tries to land a leg kick but Aalto saw it coming and moves away.
Cervenka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cervenka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aalto cracks Cervenka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Cervenka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka avoids the head kick by Aalto.

Cervenka gets a clinch.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Aalto lands an uppercut.
Aalto wants to stall.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervenka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Cervenka on the inside.
Cervenka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cervenka.
Cervenka tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
Aalto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aalto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aalto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aalto scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Aalto drags the fight down to the ground.

Aalto is working an open guard so Cervenka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cervenka throws a jab when Aalto was well out of range.
Aalto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aalto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cervenka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aalto on the side of the head.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
A jab from Cervenka misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cervenka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cervenka lands with an uppercut that bounces Aalto off the cage and back into range.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto blocks a jab.
Cervenka tests Aalto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
Cervenka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cervenka throws a combination. Aalto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aalto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Aalto.
Cervenka blocks the body kick.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
Cervenka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aalto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cervenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aalto.
Cervenka works the jab nicely.
Aalto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cervenka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cervenka moves away from the strike by Aalto.
Cervenka looks to score with a jab to the body but Aalto is just out of range.
Aalto slips a straight right by Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a right hand that Aalto ducks under and follows up with a left that Aalto also avoids with ease.
Aalto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto cracks a nice hook into Cervenka's ribs.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Aalto misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marek Cervenka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marek Cervenka's cut.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cervenka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aalto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Aalto moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Aalto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aalto tried to score with a low kick but Cervenka checks it.
Cervenka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cervenka misses with a right hand
and Aalto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cervenka to score with a decent uppercut.
Aalto lands with a right hand.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aalto throws a lazy head kick
and Cervenka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aalto thinking.
Cervenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aalto.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
Cervenka throws a shot from downtown. Aalto moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka jabs Aalto right on the nose. Aalto blinks but takes it well.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cervenka throws a hook but Aalto avoids it easily.
Cervenka lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aalto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cervenka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cervenka duly obliges.
Aalto swings for the body but Cervenka moves out of range.
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervenka throws out the jab.
Aalto looks to throw the jab but Cervenka is out of range.
Aalto throws a head kick but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aalto throwing a counter right hand but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto scores with a punch to the head.
Aalto checks a leg kick.
Aalto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cervenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aalto scores with a one two! Cervenka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aalto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Aalto ducked under it nicely.
Aalto walks into a stiff left hand from Cervenka.
Decent striking displayed by Aalto there.
Aalto lands the left hand.
Cervenka sizes up Aalto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cervenka moves out of range as Aalto throws a body kick.
Cervenka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cervenka misses the jab.
Aalto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aalto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to move into range but Cervenka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cervenka avoids the body shot from Aalto.
Aalto avoids the body shot from Cervenka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aalto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cervenka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cervenka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cervenka lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto misses with a hook.
Cervenka scores with a hook.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aalto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Cervenka.
Aalto misses with a low kick as Cervenka jumps back.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
Aalto lands with a good body shot.
Aalto scores with a jab. Cervenka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aalto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervenka misses with a series of wild punches.
Cervenka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aalto misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Aalto. That snapped Cervenka's head back.
Aalto throws a shot from downtown. Cervenka moves away and avoids it.
Aalto with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the body.
Cervenka lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Cervenka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marek Cervenka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cervenka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aalto. Aalto obviously looking to wear him down.
Aalto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto is looking to score with low kicks.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aalto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cervenka connects with a jab.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Aalto throws a series of punches but Cervenka moves out of range.
Aalto is looking to chop away at Cervenka's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cervenka.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cervenka to score with a decent uppercut.
Cervenka misses with a body shot.
Aalto blocks a jab.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
An attempted straight right counter from Aalto misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aalto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Aalto throws a push kick but Cervenka slaps the foot to one side.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Aalto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aalto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Aalto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aalto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cervenka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aalto slips a jab from Cervenka.
Aalto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Aalto to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Cervenka coming out on top.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cervenka.
A punch lands to the side of Aalto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cervenka misses with a left hand
letting Aalto counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cervenka. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Cervenka is just out of range.
Aalto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Aalto misses the target.
Cervenka takes a swing at Aalto's ribcage but misses.
Cervenka lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
Aalto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cervenka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aalto staying out of range there.
Cervenka slips a straight right by Aalto.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Aalto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cervenka scores with a sloppy right hand. Aalto should have avoided that one.
Marek Cervenka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cervenka moves away from the strike by Aalto.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Cervenka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aalto eats them both and turns towards Cervenka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aalto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Cervenka throws out a counter right but Aalto avoids it with no problem.
Aalto misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cervenka avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Aalto saw that one coming.
Aalto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cervenka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cervenka is looking to clinch.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
Aalto throws a low kick, looking for Cervenka's leg but Cervenka calmly moves out of range.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Aalto defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka tries to clinch up.
Cervenka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aalto counters with a left and a right that stings Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aalto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aalto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Aalto. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka throws a hook but Aalto blocks it.
Cervenka throws a right hand that misses
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marek Cervenka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aalto throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marek Cervenka.
I've got Cervenka 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Cervenka!