PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 4151 p4p, 5975 weight class) and Tyrann Madden (ranked 367 p4p, 435 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cizek
vs
Madden

170 cm
20
152
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
149
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cizek tries to land a front kick but Madden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cizek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cizek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cizek scores with a kick to the body.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick from Cizek.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cizek scores with a spinning back kick!
Cizek throws a big shot that misses.
Madden digs a good body shot into Cizek's ribs.
Madden blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Madden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cizek throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Madden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Madden moves out of range easily.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madden connects with a solid leg kick.
Madden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cizek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Cizek walks into a jab.
Cizek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Madden scores with a nice right hand.
Cizek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madden throws a jab when Cizek was well out of range.
Madden blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Cizek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cizek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek looks to land a body kick but Madden moved away.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Cizek misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cizek.
A low kick lands for Cizek.
Nice cross by Madden.
Cizek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cizek scores with a kick to the body.
Cizek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cizek.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick.
Cizek tried to score with a low kick but Madden checks it.
Cizek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Madden there.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Madden moved away.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madden blocks a low kick nicely.
Cizek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Cizek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madden.
Cizek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madden throws a head kick that misses.
Cizek blocks the body kick.
Cizek motions for Madden to come forward. Cizek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madden misses with a low kick.
Madden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cizek at a distance.
Cizek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cizek misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madden! But no joy.
Madden scores with a hook to the body. Cizek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cizek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cizek tries to work over Madden's front leg with a kick but Madden checks it.
Madden missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madden misses with a looping left.
Cizek moves out of range of the leg kick from Madden.
Madden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cizek looks to land a body kick but Madden moved away.
Madden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madden. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cizek on the side of the head.
Cizek lands a leg kick that knocks Madden off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Madden finds it's target.
Cizek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cizek is looking to slow Madden down with leg kicks.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick.
Cizek misses with a low kick.
Cizek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cizek misses with a hook.
Cizek scores with a spinning back kick!
Madden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Madden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cizek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Madden counters with a nice uppercut.
Madden scores with a punch to the head.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cizek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madden is out of range.
Cizek looks for the body kick but Madden saw that one coming.
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!
Madden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Madden blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Madden clobbers Cizek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madden throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madden.
A little jabbing left from Madden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick from Cizek.
Madden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.
Madden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madden.
Cizek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick from Cizek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cizek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madden.
Madden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cizek looks to land a body kick but Madden moved away.
Cizek tries to land a leg kick but Madden saw it coming and moves away.
Madden jabs Cizek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madden.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick from Cizek.
The fighters circling - Madden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Cizek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cizek throws a low kick but Madden moves out of range easily.
Cizek lands a nice looking body kick.
Madden scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madden throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madden throws out the jab.
Cizek throws a counter high kick but Madden was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madden misses with a straight left.
Cizek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cyril Cizek will probably get the nod.
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.

Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Madden moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madden! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Madden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Madden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cizek - that will leave a mark!
Cizek misses with a head kick.
Madden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cyril Cizek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madden moves out of range of the strikes.
Madden throws a right and a left that Cizek avoids nicely.
A head kick from Cizek lands but Madden takes it in his stride.
Madden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cizek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madden! But no joy.
Madden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cizek takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Cizek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrann Madden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cizek.
Madden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cizek.
Cizek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madden.
Good work by Madden as he checks the leg kick.
Cizek misses with a two punch combination.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick.
Cizek misses with a low kick.
Cizek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Madden tenderised Cizek's leg. Cizek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madden tests Cizek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Madden.
Madden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Cizek throws a wild body kick that Madden sees coming a mile off.
Cizek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madden connects with the punch.
Crunch! Madden slams his shin into Cizek's torso.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Madden moved away.
Madden blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Madden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madden slips a jab from Cizek.
Madden blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madden blocks the body kick.
Madden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cizek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cizek tried to score with a low kick but Madden checks it.
Madden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cizek throws a push kick but Madden slaps the foot to one side.
Madden connects with a jab.
Madden misses the jab.
Cizek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden connects with a looping right hand.
Cizek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.
Madden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Madden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden is looking to slow Cizek down with leg kicks.
Madden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cizek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madden swings for the body but Cizek moves out of range.
Cizek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madden missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madden misses with a looping left.
Cizek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cizek tries a low kick but Madden avoids it.
Madden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cizek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madden takes a step back to recover.
Madden misses with a looping right.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden misses with an uppercut. Cizek saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Cizek misses.
Madden clobbers Cizek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cizek.
Cizek looks to land a body kick but Madden moved away.
Madden throws an overhand right that lands on Cizek's shoulder, as Cizek tries to avoid the shot.
Madden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cizek misses with a body kick.
Madden connects with a right hand. Cizek shakes it off.
Madden scores with a jab. Cizek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Madden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cizek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cizek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cizek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek misses with a head kick.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden jabs Cizek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cizek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madden. That did some damage!
Cizek throws a push kick but Madden slaps the foot to one side.
Cizek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madden throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Cizek.
Cizek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cizek.
Cizek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cizek misses with a low kick.
Madden misses with an uppercut.
Cizek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madden misses with a low kick.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Madden moved away.
Cizek tries a head kick but it misses.
Cizek connects with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrann Madden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Madden throws a jab when Cizek was well out of range.
Cizek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Madden just manages to avoid it.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Madden throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cizek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Madden looks to move away, Cizek throws a big counter combo but Madden just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Madden.
Madden misses with a few strikes there.
Cizek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madden.
Good leg kick by Cizek.
Cizek blocks a jab.
Madden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden misses with a wild body shot.
Madden misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Madden finds it's way through Cizek's defenses.
Cizek throws a body kick that misses.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek connects with a solid leg kick.
Madden scores with a punch to the head.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madden blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Madden throws out a counter right but Cizek avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madden.
Madden lands with a right hand.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek throws a leg kick that misses.
Cizek throws a push kick but Madden slaps the foot to one side.
Cizek scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cizek throws a low kick, looking for Madden's leg but Madden calmly moves out of range.
Madden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cizek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick.
Madden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Madden there.
Both fighters circling a little - Cizek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Madden misses.
Cizek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden blocks a leg kick.
Madden misses with a straight right.
Madden throws the left hand but Cizek avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Madden.
Madden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick from Cizek.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cizek misses with a head kick.
Cizek checks a leg kick.
Madden avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Madden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cizek slips a straight right by Madden.
Madden scores with the left hand. Cizek knows he should have avoided that one.
Madden avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Good exchange - Madden coming out on top.
Cizek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Cizek as he checks the leg kick.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden scores with a nice strike.
Madden scores with a nice head shot.
Cizek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madden.
A slow jab from Madden misses its intended target.
Madden looks to score with a jab to the body but Cizek is just out of range.
Cizek needs to keep his hands up - Madden had a free shot at his head there.
Madden avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madden.
Madden checks a leg kick.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Madden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
A bone on bone clash there as Madden blocks the leg kick.
Madden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cizek throws a head kick but Madden moves out of range.
Cizek is looking to score with low kicks.
Cizek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cizek misses with a low kick as Madden jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Madden blocks the leg kick.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good shot there by Madden.
Madden throws an overhand right that lands on Cizek's shoulder, as Cizek tries to avoid the shot.
Madden throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Cizek is looking for a counter combo.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
Madden misses with a straight left.
As Madden looks to move away, Cizek throws a big counter combo but Madden just gets out of the way.
Cizek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cizek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madden.
Cizek throws a low kick but Madden avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Madden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden scores with a jab to the body.
Cizek scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madden throws a shot from downtown. Cizek moves away and avoids it.
Madden misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madden.
Cizek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Madden tenderised Cizek's leg. Cizek is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrann Madden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrann Madden!