PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 3498 p4p, 425 weight class) and Krzistov Wojcik (ranked 3861 p4p, 446 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cena
vs
Wojcik

172 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzistov Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik swings widly with a right hand

and Cena counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cena.
Cena looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cena is fighting to break Wojcik's control of his arms but Wojcik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cena stopping the sweep attempt from Wojcik.
Wojcik seems keen to control Cena's posture.
Wojcik controls Cena momentarily but Cena frees himself.
Cena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wojcik is trying to control the position but Cena postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wojcik has his foot on Cena's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cena works his way back into a safe position though.

Wojcik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cena gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wojcik pulls Cena in close to his closed guard and prevents Cena from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wojcik is trying to keep Cena in close.
Cena is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cena wants to control from the top but Wojcik keeps moving.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wojcik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cena gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Wojcik blocks nicely.
Cena engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Wojcik is keeping the position.
Cena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wojcik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Wojcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cena won't allow Wojcik to sweep him here.
Wojcik keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Cena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wojcik working a defensive guard here.
Cena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wojcik throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Cena looking to sit in guard and control but Wojcik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wojcik won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Wojcik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Wojcik from controlling successfully.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wojcik is one step ahead there.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Wojcik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cena's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena trying to keep a closed guard but Wojcik is proving a slippery customer.
Cena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Wojcik from controlling successfully.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.
Cena working a defensive guard but Wojcik passes into half guard.
Wojcik trying to control the action but Cena is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cena wants to improve his position but Wojcik is controlling well.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
Cena trying to control but Wojcik postures up.
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 John Cena will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cena misses with a body shot.
Wojcik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wojcik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wojcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
Wojcik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Cena dives in and scores a takedown into Wojcik's guard.
Wojcik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wojcik is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cena is trying to control but can't.
Cena tries to roll over but Wojcik keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wojcik on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cena's head.

Cena actively working from the bottom here.
Wojcik prevents Cena from improving his position.
Wojcik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cena is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wojcik jumps into side control!
Wojcik content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cena is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Wojcik crashes against the mat.
Wojcik wants to stand but Cena has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cena is trying to control Wojcik's posture but Wojcik avoids it.
Cena is being controlled here.
Wojcik is continuing to stall.
Cena tries to buck Wojcik off but Wojcik is having none of it.
Cena can't do much from the bottom here.
Cena is looking to reverse the position.
Cena holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Cena tries to improve position but can't.
Wojcik trying to control the action but Cena is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wojcik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cena is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cena tries to buck Wojcik off but Wojcik is having none of it.

Wojcik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cena tries to improve position but can't.

Cena is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wojcik's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Wojcik! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cena has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Krzistov Wojcik!
In defeat, John Cena stepped up to the mic, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.