PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbigniew Ciosek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dragovic
vs
Ciosek

178 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

220 cm
34
277 lbs
12 - 14 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovic scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Ciosek misses with a straight left.
Dragovic moves out of range as Ciosek strikes.
Ciosek misses with a leg kick
and Dragovic counters with a left and a right that stings Ciosek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragovic jabs at Ciosek's body.
Dragovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Dragovic throws out a head kick that Ciosek doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Ciosek crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Ciosek's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Ciosek lands a right hook to the body.
Ciosek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragovic throws a nice looking combination but Ciosek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragovic tries to work over Ciosek's front leg with a kick but Ciosek checks it.
Ciosek takes a swing at Dragovic's ribcage but misses.
Dragovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ciosek throws a lazy right hand but Dragovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that Ciosek avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek misses with the combination.
Ciosek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragovic throws a series of punches but Ciosek moves out of range.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses.
Dragovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragovic needs to keep his hands up - Ciosek had a free shot at his head there.
Ciosek is looking to slow Dragovic down with leg kicks.
Dragovic throws a series of punches but Ciosek moves out of range.
Dragovic wants to land a leg kick but Ciosek is out of range.
Ciosek throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dragovic counter with a right hand.
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciosek takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragovic misses with a wild body shot.
Dragovic misses with a left hand
and Ciosek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciosek circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dragovic looks to land a combination. Ciosek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up Zbigniew Ciosek's cut even more.
Ciosek misses with a wild combination.
Dragovic is looking to wear down Ciosek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ciosek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Dragovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciosek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Ciosek. Beautiful body shot.
Ciosek lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
Dragovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ciosek at a distance.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciosek misses the shot to the body.
Ciosek moves out of range as Dragovic strikes.
Dragovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciosek manages to avoid it.
Dragovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciosek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Dragovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ciosek counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciosek has him pressed against the ropes.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Dragovic avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragovic's efforts to push away.
Dragovic is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek has him pressed against the ropes.
Dragovic tries to break free but Ciosek pushes him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Ciosek.
Dragovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragovic can't break the clinch.
Ciosek prevents Dragovic from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragovic has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.

Ciosek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Dragovic should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Dragovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dragovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciosek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Dragovic misses
and Ciosek counters with a right hand to the body.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Dragovic misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek misses with a double jab.
Ciosek dodges the punch combination from Dragovic.
Ciosek avoids the body shot from Dragovic.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic moves out of range as Ciosek strikes.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Ciosek.
Ciosek slips a jab and a cross from Dragovic.
Dragovic thuds his shin into the meat of Ciosek's side.
Dragovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Luka Dragovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek scores with a nice body kick.
Dragovic tries to bum rush Ciosek with a series of wild strikes but Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciosek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ciosek fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ciosek back to the ropes. Dragovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic connects with a body shot that sends Ciosek's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ciosek. That one must have hurt.
Dragovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ciosek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ciosek backs up against the ropes.

The cut above Zbigniew Ciosek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luka Dragovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that Ciosek avoids nicely.
Dragovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ciosek moves out of range easily.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dragovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciosek scores with a kick to the body.
Dragovic throws an off balance right hand
and Ciosek counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragovic misses with a left hand
and Ciosek counters with a big head kick but Dragovic shrugs it off.
Ciosek moves out of range as Dragovic strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic defending well as Ciosek loads up on a big left hand.
Luka Dragovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragovic misses with a body kick.
Dragovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciosek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dragovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Ciosek tries to work over Dragovic's front leg with a kick but Dragovic checks it.
Dragovic throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek looks to land a combination but Dragovic avoids it well.
Dragovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ciosek moves out of range easily.
Dragovic takes a swing at Ciosek's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragovic misses with a double jab
and Ciosek counters with a straight right hand.
Ciosek avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ciosek drives through and clinches with Dragovic against the ropes.
Dragovic can't break the clinch.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragovic is defending well for now.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragovic.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciosek lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragovic.
A frustrated look appears on Dragovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luka Dragovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ciosek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciosek throws a sloppy head kick and Dragovic moves out of range easily.
A combination from Dragovic does no damage.
Ciosek tries to work over Dragovic's front leg with a kick but Dragovic checks it.
Dragovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ciosek. That one must have hurt.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that Ciosek avoids nicely.
Dragovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciosek misses the target.
Dragovic throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Dragovic misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ciosek lands but Dragovic takes it in his stride.
Dragovic misses with a body shot.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that Ciosek avoids nicely.
Dragovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Ciosek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dragovic.
Dragovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dragovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ciosek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragovic.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Ciosek dodges the punch combination from Dragovic.
Dragovic misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciosek.
Ciosek tests Dragovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragovic misses with a straight left.

Ciosek rushes Dragovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Dragovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Ciosek has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dragovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dragovic working hard to break the clinch.

Ciosek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ciosek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dragovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragovic misses with a head kick.
Luka Dragovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ciosek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zbigniew Ciosek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek throws a sloppy head kick and Dragovic moves out of range easily.
Ciosek throws the left hand but Dragovic avoids the punch easily.
Dragovic throws a right hand that Ciosek ducks under and follows up with a left that Ciosek also avoids with ease.
Ciosek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragovic.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic throws out a loose jab but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses.
Ciosek swings for the body but Dragovic moves out of range.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Dragovic.
Ciosek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragovic. Dragovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Dragovic swings for the body but Ciosek moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dragovic. Those never looked like landing.
Dragovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ciosek clinches.
Dragovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luka Dragovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Dragovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Luka Dragovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.