PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redenbacher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danger Zone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Redenbacher
vs
Ciprut

190 cm
35
220 lbs
35 - 13 - 1

186 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Redenbacher misses
and Ciprut counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick

and Ciprut counters by clinching up.
Redenbacher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ciprut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redenbacher letting Ciprut take a breather here.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Redenbacher scores with a shot to the side of Ciprut's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprut has Redenbacher pressed against the cage, preventing Redenbacher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ciprut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redenbacher backwards.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Redenbacher tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Redenbacher back against the cage.
Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redenbacher lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Redenbacher can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
Redenbacher takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut lands a shot to the body.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redenbacher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redenbacher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redenbacher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ciprut.
Redenbacher blocks the elbow strike.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Redenbacher managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciprut.
Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Redenbacher.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redenbacher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ciprut.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redenbacher can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Ciprut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.

Orville Redenbacher's cut is getting worse.
Ciprut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redenbacher is defending well for now.
Redenbacher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redenbacher works on Ciprut's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Ciprut throws a head punch that misses.
Ciprut prevents Redenbacher from breaking the clinch.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Redenbacher can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Redenbacher digs a right hand into Ciprut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciprut's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redenbacher.
Ciprut looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redenbacher avoids it.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redenbacher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Orville Redenbacher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orville Redenbacher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Redenbacher throws a body punch but Ciprut moves out of range.
Redenbacher lands a lovely overhand right.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprut avoids the body shot from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciprut.
Redenbacher just misses with a punch to the body.

Redenbacher instigates a clinch.
Redenbacher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut gets through Redenbacher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redenbacher is defending well for now.
Redenbacher struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Redenbacher misses with some punches.
Redenbacher avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Redenbacher lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut pushes off an throws an elbow but Redenbacher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redenbacher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head.
Redenbacher scores with a shoulder strike.
Redenbacher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redenbacher tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redenbacher's elbow.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ciprut fails to land.
Redenbacher digs a right hand underneath Ciprut's ribcage. Ciprut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Redenbacher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orville Redenbacher has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Redenbacher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redenbacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Redenbacher as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Redenbacher.
Ciprut is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redenbacher's brow.
Ciprut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redenbacher tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut tries to work over Redenbacher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Redenbacher breaks the clinch.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redenbacher lands with an overhand left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ciprut 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.

Redenbacher lands a big uppercut and Ciprut crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ciprut looks OK. Redenbacher waves Ciprut back to his feet!

Ciprut is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Redenbacher.
Ciprut is still on wobbly legs! Can Redenbacher finish him?
Redenbacher misses the shot to the body.
Redenbacher throws a body punch but Ciprut moves out of range.
Redenbacher misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Ciprut is looking to close the distance but Redenbacher sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Ciprut crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Ciprut is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Orville Redenbacher!
Our winner, Orville Redenbacher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.