PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Zo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Cier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zo's entrance music is o lets do it. A fine choice. Cier has chosen Elephant Man ft. Ding Dong - Dip Again as his entrance music. Bader Cier is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Zo
vs
Cier

160 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

FNF Energy - (Sale!)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Zo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bader Cier!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zo fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Cier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zo wants to clinch up but Cier keeps it at a distance.
Cier connects with a high kick.
Zo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cier fails to land with a series of punches.
Zo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Zo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cier, pushing him back against the cage.
Zo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cier gets an underhook and turns Zo into the cage.
Cier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zo is pushing Cier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zo as Cier tries to tie him up.
Cier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Cier to work.
Cier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zo fails to pull guard.
Cier digs a right hand underneath Zo's ribcage. Zo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Zo breaks the clinch.

Cier pushes Zo up against the cage in a clinch.

Zo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cier misses with a double jab.
Cier tries to clinch but Zo moves out of range.

Zo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zo has him pressed against the cage.
Zo has Cier pressed against the cage, preventing Cier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zo is trying to stall.
Cier stalling in the clinch but Zo improves position.
Zo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cier is pushing Zo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Cier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cier tries to clinch there but Zo circles away.
Zo tries to clinch but Cier moves away
and Cier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zo thinking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cier!
Cier lands a nice shot to the body.
Cier scores with a three punch combo!
Cier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Zo moves into the clinch successfully.
Zo letting Cier take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cier counters with an outside leg kick.
Zo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cier lands a body shot.
Zo closes the distance but Cier moves to the side

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cier.
Zo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cier won't allow it.
Cier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zo up against the cage.
Zo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cier has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zo is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cier breaks from the clinch.
Cier scores with a jab. Zo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zo wants to clinch but Cier slips to the side
and Zo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zo takes the fight into the clinch.
Zo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cier won't allow it.

Zo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cier pushes Zo away with a front kick.

Cier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zo, pushing him back against the cage.

Cier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cier digs a good body shot into Zo's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bader Cier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zo darts in trying to clinch
and Cier counters with a big head kick but Zo shrugs it off.
Zo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cier is out of range.
Zo tries to clinch but Cier moves away

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cier.
Zo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cier breaks the clinch.
Cier tries to bum rush Zo with a series of wild strikes but Zo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cier.
Cier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zo clinches but Cier breaks the clinch
and Cier counters with a three punch combo that has Zo backing up. Zo nods at Cier to acknowledge the strikes.

Zo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cier clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Cier.
A short body shot lands from Cier as the two fighters clinch.
Cier is trying to force a seperation but Zo has the dominant position.
Zo keeps control of Cier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cier gets through Zo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cier effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Cier's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Zo breaks the clinch.
Cier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Zo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cier throws a series of strikes that have Zo backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cier cracks Zo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zo falls to his knees and Cier doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bader Cier!