PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djadjo Cigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cigan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Valentino. Djadjo Cigan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Medved
vs
Cigan

190 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
27
235 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksander Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Djadjo Cigan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cigan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cigan blocks a body shot from Medved.
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.
Cigan missing with knees to the body.
Cigan lands a knee to the body.
Cigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medved.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Medved really is a fat lump.
Cigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Medved won't want to take too many of those.
Medved is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cigan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cigan missing with knees to the body.
Cigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medved is defending well for now.
Medved managing to block the knees to the body from Cigan.

Cigan breaks the clinch.
Cigan tries a head kick but it misses.

Medved has closed the distance and engaged Cigan in a clinch.
Medved has had enough of the clinch but Cigan keeps him there for the moment.
Cigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medved is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cigan wants to clinch.
Medved circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medved throws a sloppy body shot
and Cigan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Medved is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Medved avoids the head kick by Cigan.
Djadjo Cigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Cigan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Medved manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cigan clinches up with Medved and pushes him back against the cage.

Cigan breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cigan tries to clinch up but Medved circles away and keeps his distance.
Cigan misses with a head kick.
Cigan swinging wildly here.

Medved fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cigan sprawls well initially but Medved persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Medved seems to be looking for submissions.
Medved looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Aleksander Medved wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Medved shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved prevents Cigan from standing back up.
Cigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Medved.
Medved is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Medved working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cigan's thigh. Cigan counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Medved stands up and waves to Cigan to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Medved has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medved.
Medved misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cigan.
Medved tries to circle away but Cigan has him pinned against the cage.
Cigan avoiding damage as Medved throws knees to the body.
Medved fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.

Medved pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Medved is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Djadjo Cigan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cigan throws a head kick but Medved moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cigan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cigan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Aleksander Medved has been cut.
Medved avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cigan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Medved has Cigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.
Medved changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Cigan.

Medved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Medved.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Medved backwards.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Djadjo Cigan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Medved with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.
Cigan has Medved pressed against the cage, preventing Medved from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medved is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cigan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.
Medved is trying to maintain a safe position but Cigan gets an underhook and turns Medved into the cage.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.
Medved tries to break free but Cigan pushes him back against the cage.
Medved is trying to force a seperation but Cigan has the dominant position.
Cigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Medved avoids the damage to the body.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.

Medved jumps into guard, dragging Cigan to the mat.
Cigan being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Medved pushes Cigan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cigan dodges the punch combination from Medved.
Cigan throws a head kick that misses.
Cigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cigan moves in looking to clinch but Medved pushes him off.

Medved darts in and clinches Cigan up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.
Cigan is breathing heavily.

Medved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medved misses with a straight right.
Djadjo Cigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cigan throws a head kick that half lands.

Medved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cigan on the inside.
Cigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it.
Medved avoiding damage as Cigan throws knees to the body.
Cigan is pressed up against the cage. Medved has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cigan down to the mat. Cigan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Medved. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aleksander Medved is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cigan is looking to clinch.
Medved circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medved avoids the head kick by Cigan.
Djadjo Cigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cigan is looking to clinch.
Medved looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cigan throws a head kick that misses.

Medved fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cigan sprawls well initially but Medved persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Medved prevents Cigan from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Medved stands up from half guard.

Medved feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Medved gets to his feet - Cigan follows without any prompting.
Medved throws a jab when Cigan was well out of range.

Medved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medved drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cigan trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Medved avoids the damage to the body.
Medved is trying to drag Cigan to the mat but Cigan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cigan misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aleksander Medved will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Medved's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Medved gets a clinch.
Cigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Medved avoids the damage to the body.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cigan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medved.
Cigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Medved won't want to take too many of those.
Cigan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medved in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cigan lands a right hand.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cigan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Medved backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cigan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Medved backwards.
Cigan stops a takedown attempt from Medved.
Cigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medved.
Cigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medved is defending well for now.
Cigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Medved avoids the damage to the body.
Medved is trying to break the clinch but Cigan is controlling him.
Cigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medved is defending well for now.
Medved fails to pull guard.

Cigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cigan throws a sloppy head kick and Medved moves out of range easily.

Medved closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cigan is trying to buck Medved off.
A lull in the action here as Medved stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Medved works to advance to full mount. Cigan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Medved controlling from mount.
Aleksander Medved overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Medved is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Medved extends the arm and Cigan is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksander Medved!
Djadjo Cigan was interviewed post fight and said 'Well I wanna coungradulate my opponent, he was better than me this night, I ll do my best to get back soon and win next fights, love you all.'.