PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy. On his way into the cage it seems that Donald Cerrone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donald Cerrone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cerrone
vs
Cold

205 cm
26
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cold moves into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Cold breaks the clinch.
Cold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerrone's sensitive parts.

Cold clinches up with Cerrone and pushes him back against the cage.
Cerrone lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Indrid Cold has been cut.
Cold unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerrone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cerrone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Cold.
Cold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.

Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone lands a head kick. Cold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cold pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold looks to land a body kick but Cerrone moved away.
Cerrone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cold tries to clinch but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold misses with the body kick
and Cerrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cold throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cerrone lands with a kick to the temple. Cold shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerrone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donald Cerrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cold throws a head kick but Cerrone moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
A left lands for Cerrone.
Cerrone digs a good hook to Cold's body.
Cold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Cerrone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cerrone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Indrid Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone cracks Cold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cerrone.
Cerrone scores with a jab to the body.
Cold looks for a takedown but Cerrone sprawls well.
Cold throws a wild body kick that Cerrone sees coming a mile off.
Cerrone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerrone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cerrone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold swinging wildly here.
Cold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cerrone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cerrone!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cerrone lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Donald Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Indrid Cold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cold tries for a takedown but Cerrone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cerrone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cold under the eye.
Cerrone throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Cold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cold shoots for a takedown but Cerrone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Indrid Cold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerrone lands with a good body shot.

Cold gets a clinch.
Cerrone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cerrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Cold won't allow it.
Cold lands an elbow that stopped Cerrone in his tracks for a moment.
Cerrone tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Cerrone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Cerrone.
Cerrone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cold stalling in the clinch.
Cold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cold has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cold landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerrone looking to throw knees to the head but Cold is blocking nicely.
Cold tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold working Cerrone over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone has had enough of the clinch but Cold keeps him there for the moment.
Cold scores a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cerrone missing with knees to the body.

Cold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cold shoots for a double leg takedown but Cerrone sprawls well. He's pushed Cold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donald Cerrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Indrid Cold.
A head kick by Cold misses
and Cerrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerrone throws a jab but it's blocked by Cold.
Cold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cerrone is fending him off so far but Cold persists. Nope, Cerrone circles away and we're back to standing.
Cold shoots in looking for a takedown. Cerrone tries to sprawl out of it but Cold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cerrone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cold throws a nice looking combination but Cerrone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold misses with a low kick as Cerrone jumps back.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerrone lands a lovely overhand right.
Cerrone scores with a nice strike.
Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold shoots for a takedown but Cerrone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cerrone lands with a good body shot.
Cerrone scores with a sloppy right hand. Cold should have avoided that one.
Cold shoots in looking for a takedown but Cerrone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cerrone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cerrone. Cerrone obviously looking to wear him down.
Cerrone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Cold. Those never looked like landing.
Cerrone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Indrid Cold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cerrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cerrone.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but Cerrone shows good takedown defense.
Donald Cerrone is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cerrone. That's going to slow Cold down.
Cerrone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cerrone lands with a slapping head kick.
Cerrone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cold is looking to chop away at Cerrone's legs.
Cold is looking to clinch.
Cerrone lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Cerrone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold throws a lazy head kick
and Cerrone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cerrone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick
and Cerrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cerrone lands a right hook to the body.
Cold misses with the body kick
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cold 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.
Cold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cerrone gets caught napping as Cold dives in and scores a takedown. Cerrone manages to retain guard.
Cold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cerrone wants to get back to his feet but Cold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cold trying to control but Cerrone is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cerrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Cold drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cerrone dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold has a closed guard, preventing Cerrone from standing up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Indrid Cold.
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cold clinches up against the cage.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cold keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Indrid Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cold missing with knees to the body.

Cerrone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerrone throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cerrone pinned against the cage. Cerrone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cerrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cold.
Donald Cerrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cold throws a head kick that misses
and Cerrone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Cerrone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cerrone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Cerrone!
Our winner, Donald Cerrone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.