PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Ciccone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner comes to the cage accompanied by God Particle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Renner
vs
Ciccone

184 cm
30
160 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

176 cm
30
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Ciccone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renner slips under a jab.
Ciccone throws out a loose jab but Renner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciccone shoots for a takedown but Renner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Renner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Renner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciccone circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciccone misses with a looping right.
Ciccone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Ciccone.
Renner misses with a wild body shot.
Ciccone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Renner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciccone throws a shot from downtown. Renner moves away and avoids it.
Ciccone throws a combination that misses
and Renner counters with a series of strikes. Ciccone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Renner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Ciccone moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Renner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ciccone clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ciccone is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ciccone trying to control the position but Renner manages to sink in the hooks.
Renner controlling from the back.
Ciccone trying to control but not successfully.
Renner doesn't have the hooks in and Ciccone manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renner wants to stand but Ciccone is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Renner looking for a guillotine here but Ciccone defends easily.
Ciccone distracts Renner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ciccone is looking to work some ground and pound but Renner has wrist control.
Renner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renner is on top in guard.

Ciccone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Renner is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Renner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ciccone's guard.
Ciccone looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciccone, not yet.
Renner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Renner wants to pass the guard but Ciccone is keeping the position.
Ciccone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Renner manages to get himself to full guard.

Ciccone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renner wants to stand and escape but Ciccone is having none of it.
Ciccone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Renner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ciccone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone prevents Renner from getting back to his feet.
Ciccone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Renner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ciccone is one step ahead there.
Ciccone tries to free his leg and advance position but Renner is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ciccone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Renner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Renner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Ciccone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Renner to the ground. Ciccone is now in Renner's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Renner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Renner lands with a nice combination. Ciccone backs away looking to recover.
Ciccone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Renner is fending him off so far but Ciccone persists. Nope, Renner circles away and we're back to standing.
Renner misses with a wild body shot.
Ciccone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Renner is looking for a counter combo.
Renner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ciccone throws a one two combo.
Renner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ciccone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Renner as he jumps to the side.
Jeremy Renner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Ciccone.
Ciccone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Renner wants it to stay on the feet.
Renner blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Renner.
Jeremy Renner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ciccone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Renner to the ground. Ciccone is now in Renner's guard.
Enrico Ciccone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renner wants to stand but Ciccone is controlling the position.
Renner looking for a sweep. Not yet Renner, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renner is on top in guard.

Renner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ciccone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ciccone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ciccone controls Renner momentarily but Renner frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Renner gets to his feet. Ciccone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ciccone throws an off balance right hand
enabling Renner to counter with a crisp jab.
Renner throws a series of punches but Ciccone avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Ciccone misses.
Ciccone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renner counters with a low kick, right behind Ciccone 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renner leaves Ciccone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ciccone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Renner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ciccone misses with a takedown attempt
and Renner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Renner does it's job there.
Ciccone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Renner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Ciccone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Renner's guard.
Ciccone is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Renner wants to sweep but no luck.
Renner working a defensive guard here.
Ciccone trying to control but Renner is working from the bottom.
Renner working a defensive guard here.
Ciccone trying to control the position from guard on top but Renner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renner controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ciccone throws a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Renner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ciccone's coach down at Warrior Dogs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ciccone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renner misses with a double jab.
Ciccone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciccone lands with a shot to the body.
Renner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Renner wants it to stay on the feet.
Renner is looking for a counter combo.

Ciccone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Renner to the ground. Ciccone is now in Renner's guard.
Ciccone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Renner is pulling down on Ciccone's head to control his posture.
Ciccone scoring with some ground and pound.
Ciccone stands up over Renner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Renner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Renner cracks Ciccone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciccone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renner.
Ciccone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ciccone shoots in for a takedown but Renner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Renner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciccone.
Renner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Renner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciccone.
Jeremy Renner is winning the standup battle so far.
Renner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciccone.
Renner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ciccone has his takedown stuffed
and Renner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciccone dives in for a single leg takedown but Renner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jeremy Renner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Ciccone.
No luck for Ciccone with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Renner.
Nice cross by Renner.
Ciccone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renner moves away.
Ciccone closes the distance but Renner moves to the side
and Ciccone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renner with a jab.
Renner lunges at Ciccone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ciccone's hand.
Renner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ciccone dives in for a single leg takedown but Renner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ciccone closes the distance and clinches up with Renner, looking for a takedown. Ciccone pushes Renner against the cage but Renner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ciccone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ciccone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Renner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renner works over Ciccone's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Renner does it's job there.
Ciccone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renner throws a big counter combination but Ciccone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Enrico Ciccone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renner lands with a shot to the body.
Renner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Renner cracks a nice hook into Ciccone's ribs.
Enrico Ciccone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciccone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Renner swivels and escapes.
Ciccone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ciccone slips a jab and a cross from Renner.
Ciccone throws a right and a left that Renner avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner slips under a jab.
As Ciccone looks to move away, Renner throws a big counter combo bu Ciccone just gets out of the way.
Ciccone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Renner moves out of range as Ciccone strikes.
Renner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ciccone shoots in looking for a takedown but Renner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ciccone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Renner finds it's way through Ciccone's defenses.
Ciccone slips a jab and a cross from Renner.
Ciccone misses with a takedown attempt - Renner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Renner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Renner enables Ciccone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Renner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ciccone being controlled here momentarily.
Ciccone throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Renner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Renner has momentary wrist control but Ciccone slips an elbow through the middle.
Renner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ciccone is one step ahead there.
Ciccone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Renner's head.
Renner has control of Ciccone's left arm, preventing Ciccone from doing any damage.
Renner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Renner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Renner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Renner!
Jeremy Renner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.