PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodgers comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. Zbigniew Ciosek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rodgers
vs
Ciosek

175 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

220 cm
26
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rodgers counters with a shoot takedown. Ciosek fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Rodgers stops Ciosek from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brendan Rodgers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodgers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown but Ciosek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodgers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Ciosek back into the cage.

Ciosek is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rodgers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ciosek to the mat. Ciosek regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodgers is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek wants to stand and escape but Rodgers is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers is pushing down on Ciosek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ciosek is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodgers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ciosek tries to kick Rodgers off but Rodgers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodgers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ciosek is refusing to be controlled, as Rodgers sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brendan Rodgers.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ciosek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodgers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciosek doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodgers circles away.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ciosek's waist but Ciosek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodgers off to one side.
Brendan Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Brendan Rodgers has been cut.
Ciosek wants to clinch up but Rodgers keeps it at a distance.
Ciosek wants to clinch.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciosek wants to clinch up but Rodgers keeps it at a distance.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt - Ciosek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Rodgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Ciosek back into the cage.
Ciosek is trying to force a seperation but Rodgers has the dominant position.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ciosek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
Ciosek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciosek circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rodgers drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ciosek follows Rodgers to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zbigniew Ciosek!
After winning the bout, Zbigniew Ciosek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.