PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Bulba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes into a darkened arena with his song building. you cant see me. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bulba
vs
Cena

180 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Los Angeles, Taras Bulba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bulba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Cena has Bulba up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulba prevents Cena from breaking the clinch.
Bulba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Bulba is controlling him.
Bulba looking to stall.
Bulba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cena is defending well.

Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Cena.

It looks like Taras Bulba has been cut.

Cena moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cena is looking to clinch.
Bulba dives in and grabs Cena's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes down on Bulba's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Bulba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena swinging wildly here.
Cena throws a right hand that Bulba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulba also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Bulba pushes him off.
Cena tries to clinch up.
Bulba slips a jab and a cross from Cena.
Cena throws a series of punches but Bulba moves out of range.
John Cena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cena clinches.
Cena wants to get back to striking at distance but Bulba won't allow it.
Bulba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Cena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bulba prevents Cena from breaking the clinch.

Cena breaks the clinch.
Bulba tries to close the distance and clinch but Cena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bulba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cena is out of range and Bulba settles back down.
Cena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cena gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bulba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bulba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bulba slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulba controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cena pushes Bulba off and gets back to his feet.
Cena looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Cena. No joy for Bulba on that attempt.

Cena clinches up against the cage.
Bulba is working for takedown but Cena is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cena.

Cena breaks from the clinch.

Cena gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cena breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with a nice right hand.

Cena gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cena manages to break the clinch.
Cena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulba fails with a takedown attempt.
Bulba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cena tries to clinch but Bulba is having none of it.
Bulba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cena avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bulba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Bulba from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to stand and escape but Bulba is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulba works over Cena with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena wants to get back to his feet but Bulba passes into half guard.
Bulba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cena is trying to stand.
Cena is trying to escape back to his feet but Bulba uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bulba takes a little break here. Cena wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulba moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taras Bulba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cena lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cena closes the distance and clinches.

Bulba manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Cena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulba avoids a punch combination nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bulba can't get the takedown.
Bulba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cena just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cena prevents a body shot from Bulba.

Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena throws a series of punches but Bulba avoids them all with ease.
Cena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bulba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulba keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cena circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Bulba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cena.
John Cena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulba fails with a takedown attempt.
Bulba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cena's waist but Cena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bulba off to one side.
Cena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bulba.
Bulba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bulba back to the cage. Cena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bulba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cena sprawls well. Cena wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulba gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to clinch.
Cena misses with a few strikes there.

Cena tries to sprawl but Bulba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bulba there.
Cena is not content to let Bulba control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulba trying to control from half guard but Cena is working away.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
Bulba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cena!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cena can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulba wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Cena is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bulba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cena is trying to stand but he's just given Bulba his back.

Bulba has his arm under Cena's chin here. Game over son! Bulba squeezes tightly and Cena is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taras Bulba!