PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2318 p4p, 1588 weight class) and Beanin Jiet (ranked 295 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cejka
vs
Jiet

181 cm
22
176
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
22
175
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiet staying out of range there.

Jiet clinches with his opponent.
Jiet lands with a left to the head.
Cejka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiet's elbow.
Jiet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jiet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cejka lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiet has a couple of punches blocked by Cejka.
Jiet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jiet.
Cejka lands an uppercut.
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!
Cejka prevents a body shot from Jiet.
Jiet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Jiet blocking some punches.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cejka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Jiet - that landed with a thud.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Cejka avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.
Cejka tries to work over Jiet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka blocking some punches.
Cejka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jiet tries to throw a body punch but Cejka avoids it by throwing Jiet back against the cage.
Jiet misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Jiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cejka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jiet up against the cage.
Jiet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cejka leaning against his opponent.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jiet fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cejka misses with some punches.
A short right from Jiet.
Cejka slowing the pace effectively.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Cejka pushes Jiet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cejka blocks it with crossed arms.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiet misses with a body punch.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Jiet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiet lands a shot to the body.
Jiet blocks a body shot from Cejka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cejka stalling against the cage.
Cejka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jiet tries to work over Cejka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Jiet lands a nice uppercut.
Jiet lands a body shot.
Cejka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jiet misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiet.
Jiet struggles to land a body shot inside as Cejka controls his hands.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jiet misses with the head strike.
Cejka presses Jiet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiet lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cejka tries to throw a body punch but Jiet avoids it by throwing Cejka back against the cage.
Jiet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cejka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cejka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cejka controlling the action here for a moment.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jiet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejka.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cejka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cejka misses with the combination.

Cejka rushes Jiet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cejka cracks Jiet with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiet crunches a lovely knee into Cejka's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Jiet fails to land.
Cejka misses with a body punch.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiet lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a knee to the head.
Jiet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cejka.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Jiet lands an uppercut.
Jiet cracks Cejka with a nice body shot.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Jiet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Cejka.
Jiet being controlled against the cage.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiet.
Jiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cejka is defending well for now.
Beanin Jiet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Cejka avoids the damage to the body.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jiet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cejka's elbow.
Jiet takes a shot to the head.
Cejka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Jiet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jiet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka scores with a shot to the side of Jiet's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cejka.
Jiet gets through Cejka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka tries to work over Jiet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
Jiet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cejka is rocked!
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Cejka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but Cejka blocks with his arms.
Jiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Jiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cejka.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cejka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Cejka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jiet has Cejka pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cejka is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jiet - that's hurt Cejka badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cejka is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cejka doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Beanin Jiet!
During a confident post fight interview, Beanin Jiet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.