PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Magenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Cylo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Magenta
vs
Cylo

189 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Magenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Cylo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo throws a jab when Magenta was well out of range.
Magenta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cylo lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Johnny Magenta has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Magenta has managed to clinch.
Cylo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cylo is trying to break free.
Magenta prevents Cylo from breaking the clinch.
Magenta keeps control of Cylo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magenta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cylo's efforts to push away.
Cylo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magenta has him pressed against the cage.

Magenta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cylo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Magenta puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cylo is staying active underneath Magenta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magenta works his way into side control.
Cylo regains half guard.
Magenta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cylo!
Magenta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cylo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magenta is working for a guillotine from mount but Cylo frees his head quite easily.
Cylo is trying desperately to improve position.
Magenta with good strikes from the mount here!
Magenta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magenta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magenta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cylo is trying desperately to improve position.

Magenta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Magenta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magenta wants to control the pace but Cylo is squirming around nicely.
Magenta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magenta looking to finish Cylo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cylo!
Magenta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cylo is looking to escape.

Magenta working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cylo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Magenta! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Magenta!