PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 3177 p4p, 417 weight class) and Amiti Speyer (ranked 3380 p4p, 435 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time Is Now. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cena
vs
Speyer

172 cm
26
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amiti Speyer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Speyer as he jumps to the side.
Speyer misses with a kick to the body.

Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
Cena blocks an uppercut.
Cena can't find room to land a body shot as Speyer controls the action.
Speyer lands a left hand.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Speyer controls his hands.
Speyer has had enough of the clinch but Cena keeps him there for the moment.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Speyer.
Speyer tries a body shot but Cena blocks it.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speyer prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Speyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Speyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Speyer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cena.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Speyer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cena is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Speyer to the mat. Speyer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cena postures up.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Cena connects with a couple of short punches.
Cena chips away with some ground and pound.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Speyer is keeping the position.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Speyer is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena postures up.
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
Speyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Speyer, not yet.
Cena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cena throws a big right hand that misses.
Cena throws a big elbow that misses.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena won't allow Speyer to sweep him here.
Speyer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Speyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Speyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cena wants to get back to full guard.
Speyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Cena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cena desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Speyer wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
Speyer is looking to advance position but Cena won't allow it.
Cena is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cena works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cena 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.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Speyer from controlling successfully.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Speyer manages to get himself to full guard.

Cena with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cena dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cena thows a left - swing and a miss!

Cena rushes Speyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cena misses with a body punch.
Cena is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Speyer controls his hands.
Cena wants to take the fight to the mat but Speyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Speyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Speyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Cena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speyer can do to turn this around?
Speyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cena tries to work over Speyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is struggling to control the position.
Speyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cena has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Speyer regains guard immediately.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speyer looking to control.
Cena lands a couple of elbows.
Cena working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speyer's head.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Speyer wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Cena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cena landing some decent shots from guard.
Cena scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Speyer is pulling down on Cena's head. It's preventing any offense from Cena, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cena's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
John Cena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Speyer trying to control the position.
Cena tries to free his leg and advance position but Speyer is retaining full guard.
Cena distracts Speyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
Cena working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Speyer's head.
Speyer looking to control.
Speyer is breathing heavily.
Cena works over Speyer with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena is in close to Speyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Speyer is rocked!
Cena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Speyer is still in real trouble! Can Cena finish him?
Cena arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Speyer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Cena!
A victorious John Cena thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.