PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Cier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Red Fight. Cier has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. Bader Cier will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Red Gym
vs
Cier

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

225 cm
21
155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiva Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bader Cier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cier's sensitive parts.
Cier blocks the body kick.
Cier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red Gym manages to avoid it.
Red Gym throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Red Gym misses with a body kick.
Cier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red Gym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cier tries to clinch but Red Gym is having none of it.
Red Gym tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cier counters with a series of strikes. Red Gym will be more careful next time no doubt.
Red Gym throws a body kick the misses

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.
Cier managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.

Cier breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym tries to clinch
and Cier counters with a series of strikes. Red Gym will be more careful next time no doubt.

Red Gym darts in and clinches Cier up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Cier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cier cracks Red Gym with a nice body shot.
Cier effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Cier.
Cier prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Cier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Red Gym has him pressed against the cage.

Cier breaks the clinch.
Red Gym throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.
Cier lands a body punch in the clinch.

Cier manages to break the clinch.
Red Gym throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Red Gym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red Gym closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a lazy body kick
and Cier counters with a left to the body.
Red Gym tries to clinch up

and Cier moves into the clinch.
Cier tries to break the clinch but Red Gym is controlling the position.
Red Gym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cier's efforts to push away.
Red Gym prevents Cier from breaking the clinch.
Red Gym throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red Gym blocks it with crossed arms.
Cier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Cier is controlling him.
Red Gym missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red Gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cier breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym swats away the attempt to clinch by Cier.
Red Gym gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Cier moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Red Gym.

Cier manages to break the clinch.
Red Gym throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red Gym gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Cier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cier avoids it.
Cier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red Gym avoids it.
Cier looks gassed!

Red Gym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red Gym throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Red Gym tries to land a body kick

and Cier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Red Gym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cier is defending well for now.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses.
Cier avoiding damage as Red Gym throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cier breaks the clinch.
Shiva Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cier avoids a kick to the body.

Red Gym has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym
and Cier counters with a one-two to the body.
Red Gym tries to clinch
and Cier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Red Gym tries to land a body kick

and Cier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red Gym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Gym throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cier slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bader Cier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Red Gym throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cier counters with a straight right hand.
Red Gym gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cier.
Cier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cier missing with knees to the body.
Cier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Red Gym is trying to break free.
Cier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Gym or not.

Cier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym

and Cier moves into the clinch.
Cier leaning against his opponent.
Cier lands a body shot.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Cier has him pinned against the cage.
Cier lands a body shot.

Cier breaks the clinch.
Cier tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Gym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cier.
Cier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cier swinging wildly here.
Red Gym throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.
Cier avoiding damage as Red Gym throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cier as the two fighters clinch.
Cier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Gym or not.
Cier managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.

Cier manages to break the clinch.
Cier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Red Gym's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Red Gym trying to land knees to the body.
Red Gym on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses.

Cier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cier slips a straight right by Red Gym.
Red Gym looks to throw a body kick

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.

Cier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Gym misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cier counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cier throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Red Gym.
Cier throws a head kick but Red Gym moves out of range.
No joy there for Cier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cier instigates a clinch.
Cier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Red Gym can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cier.
Cier lands a good knee to the midsection. Red Gym won't want to take too many of those.
Cier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cier content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Red Gym tries to land knees in the clinch but Cier avoids the damage to the body.
Cier digs a right hand underneath Red Gym's ribcage. Red Gym let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Cier.

Cier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red Gym misses with a body shot

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cier.
Cier takes a knee to the side of the body.

Cier breaks from the clinch.
Cier blocks the body kick.
Cier thumps Red Gym with a low kick.
Cier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Red Gym blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bader Cier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Red Gym closes the distance but Cier moves to the side

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.

Cier breaks the clinch.
Red Gym looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Red Gym pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym

and Cier moves into the clinch.
Red Gym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cier is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cier avoids it.
Cier managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Cier has him pinned against the cage.
Cier lands a body shot.

Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cier works over Red Gym's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym looks to throw a body kick
and Cier counters with a big head kick but Red Gym shrugs it off.
Cier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red Gym was well out of range. Poor timing from Cier.
Red Gym swats away the attempt to clinch by Cier.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cier in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Red Gym throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Cier counters by moving into the clinch.

Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red Gym tries to clinch but Cier moves away
and Cier counters with a three punch combo that has Red Gym backing up. Red Gym nods at Cier to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym
and Cier counters with a one-two to the body.
Cier tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Gym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cier connects with a single shot there.
Red Gym feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cier's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cier lands with a hook. Red Gym tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Red Gym looks to throw a body kick

and Cier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cier.

Cier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Cier.
Red Gym throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red Gym explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym

and Cier moves into the clinch.
Red Gym missing with knees to the body.

Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red Gym takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shiva Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a lazy body kick

and Cier counters by clinching up.

Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red Gym looks to throw a body kick
and Cier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Red Gym closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cier counters with a one-two to the body.
Red Gym throws a lazy body kick
and Cier counters with a nice leg kick.
Red Gym throws a push kick but Cier slaps the foot to one side.
Cier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cier misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lazy body kick from Red Gym

and Cier counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Cier.
Red Gym wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cier has him pressed against the cage.
Cier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cier avoids a wild elbow strike from Red Gym.
A hook to the body from Cier.

Cier manages to break the clinch.
Red Gym wants to clinch
and Cier counters with a left and a right that stings Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a low kick.

Cier clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cier.
Red Gym throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Cier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bader Cier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bader Cier!