PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cerdan
vs
Cid

173 cm
30
155 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

175 cm
33
159 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Cid has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cerdan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cerdan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerdan. That did some damage!
Cerdan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.

Cid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerdan, pushing him back against the cage.
Cerdan is looking to control Cid's arms but Cid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cerdan has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cerdan.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cerdan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cerdan trying to stall but Cid improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Cerdan fails to land.
Come on Cid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Cid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cerdan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerdan.
Cid lands a right hand.
Cerdan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerdan is defending well for now.
Cerdan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerdan working aggressively here.
Cid lands a left hand.
Cerdan misses with a punch to the body.
Cerdan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Cid avoids the elbow strike from Cerdan, against the cage.
Cerdan tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Cerdan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cerdan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerdan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Cerdan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Cerdan avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cid.
Cerdan has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cerdan avoiding damage.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerdan avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Cerdan tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cerdan tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Cerdan back against the cage.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Cid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cerdan lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cid.
Cerdan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerdan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cid blocking some punches.
Cerdan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Cerdan as the two fighters clinch.
Cerdan lands a right hand.
Cerdan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cid.
Cerdan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerdan working aggressively here.
Cerdan prevents a body shot from Cid.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerdan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cid or not.
Cid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerdan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerdan up against the cage.
Cerdan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerdan.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Cerdan is blocking nicely.
Cerdan misses with a body punch.
Cid tries a body shot but Cerdan blocks it.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Cid looking to slow down the pace here.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Cerdan avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cid lands a shoulder strike.
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
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 Marcel Cerdan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cerdan lands with an uppercut that bounces Cid off the cage and back into range.
Cerdan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cid avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with a hook. Cid ducked under it nicely.
Cid cracks Cerdan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cerdan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cerdan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerdan moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Cerdan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Cerdan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cerdan scores with the left hand. Cid knows he should have avoided that one.
Cid misses with a leg kick
and Cerdan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Cerdan lands a left and a right that send Cid crashing to the mat, dazed. Cerdan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cid is rocked!

It looks like Xavier Cid has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Cid to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cerdan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Cerdan!
Marcel Cerdan gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).