PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cesarec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIke Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cesarec
vs
Max

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Cesarec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MIke Max!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cesarec.
No luck for Max with that takedown attempt.

Max closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cesarec is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Max has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cesarec regains half guard.
Max is looking to pass Cesarec's guard but actually Cesarec recovers to full guard.
Cesarec keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesarec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max trying to control but Cesarec is working from the bottom.
Cesarec is adopting a defensive guard.
Max looking to pass the guard.
Cesarec wants to sweep but no luck.
Cesarec keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Max wants to clinch but Cesarec slips to the side
and Cesarec makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Max scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Max shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cesarec sprawls well. Cesarec wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Max gets slowly back to his feet.

Max shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cesarec manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cesarec is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cesarec is pulling down on Max's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesarec looking for a sweep. Not yet Cesarec, not yet.
Cesarec throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Max slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Max throws a big elbow that misses.
Cesarec has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cesarec trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Max misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesarec checks a leg kick.
Cesarec half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cesarec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Max fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cesarec sprawls well initially but Max persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Max passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cesarec!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MIke Max dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cesarec misses with a head kick.
Cesarec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Max pinned against the cage. Max gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Max shoots in and drives through. Cesarec sprawls well.
Cesarec moves out of range of the body kick from Max.
Max throws a sloppy head kick

and Cesarec holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cesarec manages to pull guard.
Cesarec being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesarec controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cesarec trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Cesarec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Max landing with the ground and pound.
Cesarec is looking to stand up but Max isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesarec is trying to control the position but Max postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Max is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cesarec's half guard.
Cesarec tries to kick Max off in order to stand up. Max Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cesarec manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cesarec controlling the action here.
Max tries to kick Cesarec off but Cesarec keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Max wants to get back to full guard but Cesarec has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cesarec is working for a guillotine from mount but Max frees his head quite easily.
Cesarec can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Max is looking to escape.
Max tries to lock up and control but Cesarec gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cesarec tries to control but Max wriggling away.
Max is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Max is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Max manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Max is defending against the submission attempts here by Cesarec.
Max throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cesarec dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cesarec throws a head kick but Max moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Max.
Cesarec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Max pinned against the cage. Max gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Max darts in looking for a takedown but Cesarec gets double underhooks and turns Max into the cage.
Cesarec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Max as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max dives in for a single leg takedown but Cesarec sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
David Cesarec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MIke Max.
Cesarec shoots in looking for a takedown. Max tries to sprawl out of it but Cesarec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Max manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Max tries to keep at a distance but Cesarec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cesarec gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Max.
Max tries for a takedown. No joy.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Max is trying to maintain a safe position but Cesarec gets an underhook and turns Max into the cage.
Cesarec jumps guard but Max turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Cesarec gets control of Max's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cesarec will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cesarec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Max drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cesarec manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Max has Cesarec in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesarec looking to pass the guard.
Max is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Max had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cesarec defends it easily.
Cesarec throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesarec sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cesarec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Max working for submissions but it's allowed Cesarec to get to half guard.
Cesarec throwing shots but Max is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cesarec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Cesarec is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cesarec.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.

Cesarec is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Max defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Max regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cesarec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cesarec has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cesarec!