PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Anderson
vs
Ciprut

185 cm
33
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

186 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 14 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ciprut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Ciprut moved out of range nicely.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Ciprut didn't see that one coming.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ciprut to the mat! Ciprut manages to get full guard.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson cracks Ciprut with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciprut wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciprut has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stops Ciprut from standing up.
Ciprut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ciprut is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Anderson darts in and clinches Ciprut up against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciprut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Ciprut gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson works on Ciprut's body with a couple of short punches.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprut misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut stalling.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Ciprut stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson presses Ciprut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Ciprut pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson pushes Ciprut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Ciprut knows he should have avoided that one.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ciprut. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Ciprut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Ciprut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ciprut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ciprut moves into the clinch.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson digs a good hook to Ciprut's body.
Ciprut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciprut misses the target.
Ciprut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut takes one to the side of the head.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Anderson.

Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ciprut's half guard.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ciprut has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson stops Ciprut from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprut is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ciprut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson tries to control but Ciprut wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Ciprut bucks and avoids them well.
Ciprut takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ciprut is trying to stand.
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson breaks from Ciprut's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Anderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ciprut is on top in guard.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is working an open guard so Ciprut takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciprut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciprut.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ciprut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut misses with a knee strike.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Ciprut misses with the combination.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ciprut misses the shot to the body.

Anderson rushes Ciprut and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Ciprut misses with the head strike.
Ciprut trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciprut into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ciprut but Ciprut pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Ciprut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cipruts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciprut can do to turn this around?

Anderson rushes Ciprut and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Ciprut.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Ciprut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Austin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Ciprut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Austin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ciprut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ciprut fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Austin Anderson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprut.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Ciprut takes a shot to the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Ciprut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Ciprut is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cipruts head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciprut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut wants to stall.
Anderson gets through Ciprut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Ciprut is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Ciprut lands a body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Anderson had his way with Kingsley Ciprut in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ciprut sprawls and moves away.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut lands a shoulder strike.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.

It looks like Austin Anderson has been cut.
Ciprut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Ciprut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut looking to stall.
Ciprut taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Anderson clinches up with Ciprut and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson pushes Ciprut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Ciprut is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Ciprut is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ciprut is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Ciprut moved away.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a body kick that misses.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ciprut stops Anderson from passing to mount.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ciprut sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kingsley Ciprut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciprut parries the strikes from Anderson easily there. Anderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ciprut to escape.
Ciprut is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Ciprut here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut defending against the ground and pound.
Ciprut misses with a strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson!
Austin Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Austin Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.