PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveny has chosen Johnny B Good as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clipse
vs
Cerveny

170 cm
29
142 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

175 cm
27
149 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clipse closes the distance and clinches.
Cerveny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cerveny manages to break the clinch.
Cerveny goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Paul Clipse has been cut.
Clipse tries to clinch but Cerveny moves out of range.
Cerveny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clipse tries to clinch but Cerveny moves away
and Clipse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerveny tries to bum rush Clipse with a series of wild strikes but Clipse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Clipse clinches with his opponent.
Cerveny can't break the clinch.
Cerveny throws a punch but it's blocked by Clipse.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerveny wants to break free but Clipse has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clipse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cerveny's brow.
Clipse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clipse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!

Cerveny breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse wants to clinch
and Cerveny counters with a two punch combo.
Cerveny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Cerveny.
Clipse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerveny takes a swing at Clipse's ribcage but misses.
Cerveny throws a shot from downtown. Clipse moves away and avoids it.
Clipse tries to clinch up.
Cerveny misses with a leg kick.
Cerveny keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerveny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnny Cerveny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerveny misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Cerveny. Those never looked like landing.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clipse was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Clipse tries to clinch there but Cerveny circles away.
Cerveny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clipse avoids the head kick by Cerveny.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerveny swats away the attempt to clinch by Clipse.
Cerveny connects with a nice looking jab.
Cerveny misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cerveny.
Clipse wants to clinch.

Clipse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clipse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clipse working aggressively here.
Cerveny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clipse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerveny blocks it with crossed arms.
Cerveny struggles to land a body shot inside as Clipse controls his hands.
Cerveny blocks an elbow strike from Clipse.

Cerveny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerveny works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clipse cracks the inside of Cerveny's front leg.
Cerveny thows a body shot but no joy.
Clipse tries to clinch but Cerveny moves out of range.
Clipse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerveny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cerveny keeps Clipse at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerveny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clipse.
Clipse avoids the body shot from Cerveny.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveny throws a hook to the side of Clipse's head but Clipse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerveny throws a right hand that Clipse ducks under and follows up with a left that Clipse also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Clipse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cerveny swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clipse counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk. Cerveny catches Clipse right on the button with a cross.
Cerveny takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cerveny keeps the fight on the outside.
Clipse wants to clinch up but Cerveny keeps it at a distance.
Cerveny throws a sloppy head kick
letting Clipse counter with a right hand.
Cerveny thows a leg kick but Clipse checks it
and Clipse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clipse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clipse cracks Cerveny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clipse takes one to the chin there.
Clipse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerveny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clipse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Cerveny misses
and Clipse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerveny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clipse staying out of range there.
Cerveny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clipse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerveny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clipse. Cerveny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerveny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clipse moves away.
Cerveny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clipse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clipse slips a straight right by Cerveny.
Clipse tries to clinch up
and Cerveny counters with a big head kick but Clipse shrugs it off.
Cerveny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerveny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clipse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cerveny takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerveny.
Clipse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clipse avoids the head kick by Cerveny.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cerveny, as that shot connected.
Cerveny misses with a double jab.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerveny swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Clipse takes the fight into the clinch.
Cerveny swings wildly with an uppercut but Clipse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerveny digs a right hand into Clipse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clipse's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cerveny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerveny misses with a low kick.

Clipse has Cerveny up against the cage in a clinch.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Cerveny shrugs off.
Cerveny is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Cerveny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clipse backwards.
Cerveny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clipse backwards.
Clipse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerveny is trying to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cerveny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerveny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveny lands a right hook to the body.
Cerveny misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Clipse's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Clipse clinches up with Cerveny and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clipse.
Clipse is looking to control Cerveny's arms but Cerveny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clipse has his back to the cage.
Cerveny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cerveny tries to work over Clipse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerveny has a couple of punches blocked by Clipse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clipse throws an elbow but misses.
Cerveny avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clipse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cerveny's brow.
Clipse misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cerveny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cerveny wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
Cerveny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerveny lands a nice uppercut.
Cerveny avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the cage.
Cerveny dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerveny blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clipse is keeping busy.
Johnny Cerveny seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clipse misses with a body punch.
Clipse trying to land knees to the body.
Clipse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clipse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clipse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cerveny up against the cage.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerveny trying to stall but Clipse improves his position.
Cerveny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerveny wants to stall.
Clipse slowing the pace effectively.
Clipse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cerveny lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cerveny breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Cerveny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerveny swings for the body but Clipse moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerveny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Cerveny misses.
Johnny Cerveny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clipse walks into a left hand.
Cerveny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clipse.
Cerveny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cerveny throws a head kick that misses

and Clipse moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clipse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cerveny 's eye.
Cerveny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clipse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cerveny backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clipse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cerveny's brow.
Come on Clipse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cerveny avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse throws an elbow but it misses.
Cerveny blocks an elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny blocks an elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerveny avoids it.
Cerveny blocks an elbow strike.
Clipse looking to slow down the pace here.
Clipse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clipse throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clipse misses with a knee strike.
Cerveny stalls.
Paul Clipse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerveny takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Clipse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cerveny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cerveny!