PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ignazio Cessini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cessini
vs
Zaremba

181 cm
20
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ignazio Cessini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaremba lands a high kick!
Cessini takes a kick to the side of the head.

Cessini fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zaremba sprawls well initially but Cessini persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cessini trying to control the action but Zaremba is working from the bottom.
Cessini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cessini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cessini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cessini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaremba's head.
Zaremba is not content to let Cessini control the position.
Cessini controlling the pace.
Cessini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaremba's head.
Cessini moves into full mount! Zaremba won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cessini controlling from mount.
Zaremba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cessini cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cessini controlling the position easily from mount.
Cessini looking to finish Zaremba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zaremba!
Zaremba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cessini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cessini controlling the position easily from mount.
Cessini landing strikes from the mount.
Zaremba looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaremba is bucking up trying to escape but Cessini cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cessini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cessini has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Zaremba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Zaremba is rocked!
Cessini unloading with bombs!
Zaremba is still in real trouble! Can Cessini finish him?
Cessini cracks Zaremba with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignazio Cessini!
Our winner, Ignazio Cessini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.