PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolek Cienki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cienki
vs
Bisping

187 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bolek Cienki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping connects with a jab.
Cienki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bisping tries to clinch but Cienki moves out of range.
Cienki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cienki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cienki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Cienki circles away and keeps his distance.
Cienki tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cienki tries to clinch

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Cienki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bisping postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bisping postures up.
Bisping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cienki looking for a guillotine here but Bisping defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from Cienki.
Cienki being controlled here, momentarily.
Bisping postures up and lands a big shot to Cienki's brow.
Cienki is trying to keep Bisping in close.
Cienki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bisping controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bisping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cienki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bisping lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bisping works over Cienki with some ground and pound from guard.
Cienki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bisping lands a couple of elbows.
Bisping forces his way into half guard.
Cienki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bisping is working away from the top position though.
Bisping slips a nice elbow through Cienki's hands, connecting with Cienki's forehead.
Bisping throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bisping working over Cienki with some ground and pound. Cienki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cienki is staying active underneath Bisping, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cienki is breathing heavily.
Bisping trying to mount his opponent but Cienki defends it.
Bisping drops an elbow to the side of Cienki's head.
Cienki trying to control here.
Bisping winds up and cracks Cienki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cienki pushes Bisping off looking to stand but Bisping dives back in and keeps control.
Cienki won't allow Bisping to pass to mount.
Bisping not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.
Bisping is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bisping seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cienki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bisping wants to work for an arm triangle but Cienki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bisping takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bisping is keen to just control but Cienki is a slippery customer.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.

Bisping is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bisping is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danga de danga de dang - Bisping scores with a four punch combination!
Cienki throws a lazy body kick

and Bisping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bisping landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bisping missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bisping is nestled in close to Cienki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bisping seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Bisping there.
Bisping looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cienki is trying to control but can't.
Bisping scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bisping working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bisping working over Cienki with some ground and pound. Cienki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to Cienki's temple.
Still in half guard, Bisping seems content to control.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cienki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bisping trying to mount his opponent but Cienki defends it.
Ground and pound from Bisping.
Bisping landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cienki is refusing to be controlled, as Bisping sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bisping there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to take a breather but Cienki is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to Cienki's temple.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bisping trying to control from half guard but Cienki is working away.
Bisping seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cienki is trying to maintain the position but Bisping is very close to passing his half guard.
Bisping working the head and body with strikes.
Bisping slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cienki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bisping scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cienki is looking to control Bisping's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cienki avoid being mounted?
Bisping lands strikes from half guard.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bisping is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bisping wants to free his trapped foot but Cienki is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bisping is looking for a kimura but Cienki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bisping to get the leverage.
Cienki tries to roll over but Bisping keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Bisping.
Bisping looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cienki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cienki trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bisping's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bisping duly obliges.
Cienki misses with a hook to the body

and Bisping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bisping blocks the strikes from Cienki.
Bisping winds up and cracks Cienki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cienki is looking for a sweep. Bisping is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bisping looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cienki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cienki moves into full guard.
Bisping slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bisping lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping stays in close to Cienki's body and controls the position.
Bisping postures up and lands a big shot to Cienki's brow.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Cienki keeps moving.
Bisping thows a big elbow that misses.
Bisping with a nice head shot there.
Bisping makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bisping working some strikes from top position.
Bisping landing with the ground and pound.
Bisping controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Cienki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bisping stacks Cienki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bisping!
Cienki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bisping slows the pace down.
Bisping landing a few strikes.
Cienki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bisping cracks Cienki with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping working the ground and pound.
Cienki taking a bit of punishment here - Bisping scoring with strikes.
Bisping scores with punches from side control.
Michael Bisping has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bisping working the head with strikes.
Bisping working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cienki is not content to let Bisping control the position.
Bisping cracks Cienki with a big right hand but Cienki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bisping grinds an elbow into Cienki's temple.
Cienki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bisping connects with a decent elbow.
Bisping advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bisping.
Cienki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bisping missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Bisping wants to work for an arm triangle but Cienki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolek Cienki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bisping thows a huge punch but Cienki dodges it nicely.
Bisping is taking a breather. Cienki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bisping throws a strike but Cienki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisping 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!