PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marton Csemy (ranked 2178 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Dewey Decimal (ranked 121 p4p, 67 weight class). Csemy comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden: Fear of the dark. Decimal has chosen The Dewey Decimal Rap as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Csemy
vs
Decimal

160 cm
29
140
10 - 9 - 0

150 cm
32
136
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads
NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marton Csemy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Csemy as he checks the leg kick.
Decimal throws an off balance right hand
and Csemy counters with a straight right hand.
Csemy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Csemy.
Decimal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Csemy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decimal scores with a nice strike.
Decimal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Csemy misses with a straight right.
Decimal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Csemy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decimal works Csemy's body with a nice hook.
Decimal lands with an overhand left.
Csemy blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Decimal misses.
Csemy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Csemy moves away and avoids it.
Csemy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Csemy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Csemy slips a jab and a cross from Decimal.
Csemy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Csemy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decimal walks into a straight right hand from Csemy.
Decimal throws a hook but Csemy avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Csemy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Csemy throws a big shot that misses.
Decimal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Csemy's head.
Decimal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Csemy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Csemy lands an overhand right.
Csemy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Csemy throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Csemy. Decimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Csemy slips the punch.
Csemy throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Csemy.
Decimal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal throws a body punch but Csemy moves out of range.
Csemy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decimal lands a jab to the head.
Decimal throws a lazy uppercut
and Csemy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Csemy moves away and avoids it.
Decimal connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Csemy.
Decimal scores with the left hand. Csemy knows he should have avoided that one.
Decimal moves out of range as Csemy strikes.
That kick from Decimal tenderised Csemy's leg. Csemy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Csemy avoids the body shot from Decimal.
A right-left combo lands from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Csemy pushes Decimal away with a front kick.
Csemy lands a nice hook to Decimal's body. Decimal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Csemy.
Decimal misses with an uppercut
and Csemy counters with a straight right hand.
Decimal swings for the body but Csemy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csemy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Csemy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Decimal.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Csemy blocks the low kick.
Decimal tests Csemy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Csemy does it's job there.
Decimal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Csemy has time to react.
Csemy throws a head kick that misses.
Csemy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Decimal at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Decimal.
Csemy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Decimal.
Decimal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Csemy's head backwards.
Csemy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimal throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Csemy misses the target.
Jab by Decimal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decimal throws an overhand right that lands on Csemy's shoulder, as Csemy tries to avoid the shot.
Decimal throws an overhand right that lands on Csemy's shoulder, as Csemy tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Csemy ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Csemy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decimal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Decimal misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Csemy.
Decimal feints a jab promting Csemy to slip. Decimal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Csemy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Csemy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Csemy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Csemy moves away and avoids it.
Decimal misses with a series of wild punches.
Decimal misses with a right hand
enabling Csemy to counter with a crisp jab.
Csemy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Csemy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimal.
Csemy slips a jab from Decimal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Csemy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Decimal.
Csemy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Csemy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decimal throws a right hand that Csemy ducks under and follows up with a left that Csemy also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dewey Decimal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decimal misses with a looping left.
Decimal tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Csemy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Decimal throws a right hand that misses
letting Csemy counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Csemy.
A big right from Decimal misses.
Decimal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decimal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Csemy checks it well.
Csemy throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Csemy misses with a straight left.
Decimal throws a counter combo.
Decimal misses with a hook to the body
and Csemy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Csemy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decimal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decimal lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Csemy thumps Decimal with a low kick.
Csemy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Csemy swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Decimal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decimal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Csemy takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal lands a body shot.
Csemy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Csemy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Csemy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Csemy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decimal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decimal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decimal lands with an overhand left.
Csemy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decimal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimal throws a leg kick but Csemy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Csemy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Csemy.
Csemy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Csemy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Csemy tries to move into range but Decimal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decimal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Csemy dodges the punch combination from Decimal.
Csemy swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Csemy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Decimals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Csemy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Decimal.
Csemy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decimal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Csemy saw that one coming.
Decimal misses the shot to the body.
Csemy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Csemy.
Decimal throws a hook but Csemy avoids it easily.
Csemy slips under a jab from Decimal.
Nice defenses there by Csemy.
Decimal throws a solid leg kick but Csemy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Decimal.
Decimal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Csemy misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Csemy as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Csemy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Csemy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decimal's corner calls for a 1-2. Decimal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decimal throws a hook but Csemy blocks it.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decimal misses with a jab to the body
and Csemy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decimal scoring well with a low kick there.
Csemy slips under a jab from Decimal.
That kick from Csemy tenderised Decimal's leg. Decimal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decimal throws a body punch but Csemy moves out of range.
Decimal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Csemy misses its intended target.
Decimal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decimal misses with a few strikes there.
Decimal tries to work over Csemy's front leg with a kick but Csemy checks it.
Csemy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decimal.
Csemy misses with a wild body shot.
Decimal takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Csemy loads up on a big right hand but Decimal slips the punch.
Decimal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Csemy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decimal with a jab.
Decimal tries to score with a low kick but Csemy moves his leg out of the way.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Csemy moved out of range.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Decimal with the inside leg kick.
Csemy slips under a jab from Decimal.
Csemy ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Csemy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decimal is out of range.
Csemy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Csemy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decimal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dewey Decimal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Decimal misses.
Nice uppercut there from Csemy.
Csemy staying out of range there.
Decimal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Csemy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Decimal throws a good cross that connects.
Decimal lands with a straight right. Csemy didn't see that one coming.
Csemy checks the leg kick.
Decimal misses with a leg kick
and Csemy counters with an inside leg kick.
Csemy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Csemy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Csemy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Csemy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Csemy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Csemy moves out of range of the strikes.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Csemy moved out of range nicely.
Decimal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Csemy.
Csemy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Csemy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Csemy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decimal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Csemy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Csemy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decimal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Csemy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Decimal.
Jab from Decimal.
Decimal throws a lazy uppercut
and Csemy counters with an outside leg kick.
Csemy misses with a low kick.
Decimal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Csemy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Csemy punishes Decimal's body with a nice straight punch.
Decimal punishes Csemy's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Decimal throws a jab when Csemy was well out of range.
Decimal misses with a two punch combination.
Csemy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Csemy slips the punch.
Csemy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Decimal misses.
Csemy throws a low kick but Decimal moves out of range easily.
Decimal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decimal thumps Csemy with a low kick.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Csemy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Csemy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Decimal.
Csemy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Csemy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decimal.
Csemy ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
It looked like Csemy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Csemy is out of range.
Decimal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimal. Csemy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Csemy scores with a nice strike.
Decimal connects with a solid leg kick.
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Csemy manages to avoid it.
Decimal checks a leg kick.
Csemy ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csemy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Decimal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Csemy misses with a wild body shot.
Csemy slips a jab from Decimal.
Decimal lands a jab.
Csemy throws out a loose jab but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Csemy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decimal jabs Csemy right on the nose. Csemy blinks but takes it well.
Csemy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decimal.
Csemy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Decimal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Csemy throws a sloppy head kick and Decimal moves out of range easily.
Decimal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Csemy throws a solid leg kick but Decimal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Csemy.
Csemy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decimal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Csemy slips a jab and a cross from Decimal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimal clobbers Csemy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Csemy throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Csemy defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
Decimal misses with a left hand
and Csemy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Csemy.
Csemy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Decimal punishes Csemy's body with a nice straight punch.
Decimal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Csemy throws out the jab.
Decimal throws a leg kick
and Csemy counters with a good low kick that Decimal was not able to check.
Csemy misses with a wild body shot.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Csemy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Csemy misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Decimal.
Csemy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marton Csemy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dewey Decimal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Csemy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Decimal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dewey Decimal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Decimal 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dewey Decimal!
After winning the bout, Dewey Decimal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.