PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Cloete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syns Cei (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.

Cloete
vs
Cei

200 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werner Cloete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Syns Cei!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cloete defends it nicely.
Cei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cloete as he jumps to the side.
Cei fails to land the takedown.
Werner Cloete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syns Cei.
Cei avoids the head kick by Cloete.
Cloete misses with a takedown attempt

and Cei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cloete wants to stand and escape but Cei is having none of it.

Cloete has his feet on Cei's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cei shoots and misses

and Cloete counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cei is keeping the position for now.
Cloete controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cei wants to stand but Cloete is controlling the position.
Cloete tries to free his leg and advance position but Cei is retaining full guard.
Cei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cloete pushes down on Cei's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cloete trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cloete tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cei looks gassed!
Cloete is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cloete in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloete wants to pass the guard but Cei is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloete performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cloete passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cei!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cei tries to hold on but Cloete postures up.
Cloete sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cloete seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cei for as long as he can get away with.
Cloete has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Cloete dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cloete feints and as Cei raises his hands in defense, Cloete changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cloete is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Werner Cloete just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cloete shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cloete keeping moving, preventing Cei from controlling successfully.

Cloete uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cei is breathing heavily.

Cloete shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cei is trying to defend but Cloete finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cloete moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cei trying to remain calm as Cloete controls from the top position.
Cei prevents Cloete from improving position.
The referee asks Cloete politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cloete prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cei prevents Cloete from moving into mount.
Werner Cloete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cloete remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloete tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cloete is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloete's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Cloete stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Cloete closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cloete sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Werner Cloete just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cei gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cloete counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cloete.
Cloete seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloete passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Cloete dominated that second round.
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!

Cloete bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cloete controlling the position.
Cei prevents Cloete from improving position.
A lull in the action here.
Cei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloete controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cei tries to reverse the position but Cloete maintains control.
Cloete controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Werner Cloete just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Cloete scores with a takedown into Cei's guard.
Cei is looking to stand up but Cloete isn't so interested in that idea.
Cei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloete is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cei being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Cloete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cloete has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Cloete!