PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Archer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Archer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Archer
vs
Ciprut

188 cm
29
210 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

186 cm
33
215 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Archer attempts a counter takedown but Ciprut avoids it well and moves away.
Ciprut slips a straight right by Archer.
Ciprut misses with a low kick.
Archer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ciprut slips under a jab.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer throws a low kick but Ciprut avoids it.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
A head kick from Ciprut lands but Archer takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Ciprut is out of range.
Ciprut lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Archer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ciprut is looking to clinch.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Archer tries to keep at a distance but Ciprut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Archer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ciprut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Archer slowing the pace effectively.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Maybe Archer would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Archer lands a takedown into guard.
Ciprut keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ciprut keeping full guard, as Archer tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ciprut is keeping the position for now.
Archer wants to control from the top but Ciprut keeps moving.
Archer stops Ciprut from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ciprut sprawls and moves away.
Ciprut throws a nice head kick!
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Archer circles away.
Archer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ciprut sprawls and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Archer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ciprut - the referee stops the clock and Archer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ciprut. Archer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ciprut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ciprut lands a high kick!
Archer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut misses with the body kick

and Archer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Archer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer stops Ciprut from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Archer passes into half guard.
Archer is stalling here. Ciprut is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Archer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ciprut has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Archer is trying to improve his position.
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 Aaron Archer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Archer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Archer coming out on top.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprut blocks a jab.
Aaron Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.

Ciprut closes the distance and pushes Archer back into the cage.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Archer's ribcage.
Ciprut is pushing Archer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Archer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Archer won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut is stalling here.
Archer is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Archer.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
Archer tries to stall but Ciprut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Archer avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Archer prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut working aggressively here.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Archer misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Archer tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Archer as Ciprut tries to tie him up.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Archer wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Archer tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Ciprut's head.
Ciprut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Archer up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Ciprut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ciprut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Archer's head.
Ciprut tries to clinch up.
Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciprut.
Archer misses with a looping right.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciprut.
Archer moves out of range as Ciprut throws a body kick.
Archer tries to counter with a takedown but Ciprut is quick to defend against it.

Archer gets the takedown into side control.
Ciprut prevents Archer from improving position.
Archer wants to control but Ciprut is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprut wants to get back to his feet.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Ciprut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ciprut parries the strikes from Archer easily there. Archer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ciprut to escape.
Archer prevents Ciprut from escaping the position.
Archer trying to control the position but Ciprut is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ciprut regains half guard, as Archer was trying to land strikes.
Archer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ciprut reverses the position - he's now on top in Archer's guard.
Ciprut wants to get up but he can't break Archer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ciprut manages to get himself to full guard.

Ciprut is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control from the top but Ciprut keeps moving.
Archer looking to pass the guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ciprut manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Archer is blocking nicely.
Ciprut is trying to stall.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Archer to work.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Ciprut wants to stall.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Archer lands a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Archer as the two fighters clinch.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Archer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Archer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!