PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cenk John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Amirmoez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Amirmoez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

John
vs
Amirmoez

168 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

177 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Cenk John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Amirmoez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

John closes the distance and clinches.

Amirmoez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amirmoez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

John clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amirmoez.
Amirmoez is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John moves away from the strike by Amirmoez.
Amirmoez jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John moves in looking to clinch but Amirmoez pushes him off.
Amirmoez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Amirmoez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by John.
Amirmoez delivers a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Amirmoez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amirmoez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amirmoez. Amirmoez obviously looking to wear him down.
John blocks a head kick by Amirmoez.
Amirmoez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amirmoez pushes John away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amirmoez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Timur Amirmoez has been cut.
John shoots in and drives through. Amirmoez sprawls well.
Amirmoez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amirmoez.
Amirmoez cracks the inside of John's front leg.
Amirmoez pushes John away with a front kick.
John goes for a double leg but Amirmoez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Amirmoez continues to drive forward.
Amirmoez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John misses with the combination.
Amirmoez scores with a leg kick.
Amirmoez throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amirmoez lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Amirmoez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amirmoez scores with a kick to the body.

John shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amirmoez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Amirmoez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amirmoez is trying to keep John in close.

Amirmoez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. John is aware though and is defending well.

Amirmoez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
John lands a couple of elbows.
John wants to control from the top but Amirmoez keeps moving.

Amirmoez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amirmoez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from John.

Amirmoez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. John is aware though and is defending well.
John stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amirmoez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amirmoez is trying to control the position but John postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
John wants to control from the top but Amirmoez keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

John gets a double leg takedown into Amirmoez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amirmoez working for a triangle but John defends it easily.
John landing with the ground and pound.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Amirmoez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John postures up.
John connects with a couple of short punches.
Amirmoez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Amirmoez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Amirmoez's cut.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Amirmoez tries a head kick but it misses.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

John shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

John is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Amirmoez sees it coming and defends easily.
John lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
John throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amirmoez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John wants to pass the guard but Amirmoez is defending well.
We've been informed that Amirmoez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amirmoez wants to improve his position but John is controlling well.

Amirmoez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from John there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands strikes from half guard.
John throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
John thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Amirmoez is refusing to be controlled, as John sits in half guard.
Amirmoez trying to control here.

John is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amirmoez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
John lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Amirmoez is looking to control John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amirmoez avoid being mounted?
John lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
John is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John drops an elbow to the side of Amirmoez's head.
John working the head and body with strikes.
John lands with a punch from half guard.
John thows a huge punch but Amirmoez dodges it nicely.
John slips a nice elbow through Amirmoez's hands, connecting with Amirmoez's forehead.
John thows a huge punch but Amirmoez dodges it nicely.
Cenk John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amirmoez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
John breaks from Amirmoez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
John postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amirmoez looks a forlorn figure.
John working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Amirmoez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Amirmoez is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John connects with a bit shot that sees Amirmoez covering up! More strikes from John and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! John is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cenk John!