PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lumpio
vs
Ciosek

184 cm
22
220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

220 cm
39
277 lbs
21 - 22 - 1

Great elbows
Very strong

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

10th World Order + 10% Laundry

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Ciosek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ciosek lands with an uppercut that bounces Lumpio off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ciosek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lumpio.
Lumpio looks to throw the jab but Ciosek is out of range.
Ciosek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lumpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lumpio moves out of range as Ciosek strikes.
Lumpio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lumpio throws a front kick aimed at Ciosek's knee but Ciosek avoids it well.
Ciosek misses with a looping left.
As Ciosek backs away, Lumpio returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek tries a head kick but it misses.
Lumpio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ciosek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Ciosek.
Lumpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciosek manages to avoid it.
Lumpio throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a good low kick that Lumpio was not able to check.
Ciosek slips under a jab from Lumpio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek tries a low kick but Lumpio avoids it.

Ciosek drives through and clinches with Lumpio against the cage.

Lumpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio throws out a loose jab but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio 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.
Armas Lumpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lumpio misses the target.
Ciosek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lumpio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio throws a lazy right hand but Ciosek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciosek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lumpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciosek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciosek jabs at Lumpio's body.
Nice shot by Ciosek.
Lumpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ciosek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lumpio thuds a left hand into Ciosek's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek cracks the inside of Lumpio's front leg.
Lumpio misses with a left hand
enabling Ciosek to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio drops his hands momentarily and Ciosek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ciosek dodges the punch combination from Lumpio.
Lumpio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lumpio keeps the fight on the outside.
Lumpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciosek manages to avoid it.
Ciosek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lumpio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lumpio moves forwards but Ciosek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Ciosek misses.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
Ciosek slips a jab from Lumpio.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Lumpio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ciosek on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciosek staying out of range there.
Lumpio throws a looping overhand right but Ciosek ducks down to avoid it.
Ciosek misses with a double jab.
Lumpio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ciosek is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
Ciosek throws a lazy right hand but Lumpio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lumpio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Ciosek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.
An inside leg kick lands from Ciosek.
Ciosek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lumpio throws a hook to the side of Ciosek's head but Ciosek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lumpio works the jab nicely.
Ciosek misses with a looping right.
Lumpio tries to counter by clinching up but Ciosek breaks away and moves out of range.
Ciosek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lumpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Lumpio misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a shot from downtown. Ciosek moves away and avoids it.
Lumpio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciosek tests Lumpio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumpio throws a big shot that misses.
Lumpio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciosek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lumpio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lumpio looks to land a combination but Ciosek avoids it well.
Ciosek ducks under a wild hook from Lumpio.
A head kick misses from Ciosek.
Ciosek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Ciosek misses.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut
letting Ciosek counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zbigniew Ciosek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ciosek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciosek.
Lumpio misses with a two punch combination.
Ciosek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lumpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
Ciosek slips a jab from Lumpio.
A little jabbing left from Ciosek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lumpio misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciosek misses with a straight left.
Ciosek misses with a looping right.
Ciosek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lumpio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lumpio misses its intended target.
Lumpio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ciosek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ciosek scores with a head kick.
Ciosek tries to clinch up but Lumpio circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek moves away from the strike by Lumpio.

Ciosek rushes Lumpio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lumpio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Ciosek takes an elbow to the temple.
Lumpio blocks an uppercut.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Ciosek is trying to break free.
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciosek takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a body punch.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciosek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Lumpio won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciosek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lumpio up against the cage.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Lumpio controls his hands.
Lumpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciosek tries to break free but Lumpio pushes him back against the cage.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Lumpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lumpio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lumpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek trying to control the position but instead, Lumpio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciosek into the cage.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciosek lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Lumpio on the inside.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lumpio lands a nice uppercut.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lumpio is defending well for now.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Lumpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Armas Lumpio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Lumpio.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
Ciosek throws a body punch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Ciosek throws a nice looking combination but Lumpio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lumpio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Lumpio has managed to clinch.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lumpio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciosek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lumpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.

Ciosek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a really nice looking cross but Lumpio seems unphased.
Lumpio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciosek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lumpio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ciosek really felt that one!
Lumpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Ciosek.
Lumpio scores with a body shot.
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Ciosek.
Nice jab there from Ciosek.
Nice jab there from Lumpio.
Ciosek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ciosek misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek defending well as Lumpio loads up on a big left hand.
Lumpio connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Lumpio misses.
Lumpio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciosek circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciosek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Ciosek misses its intended target.
Ciosek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lumpio throws a looping overhand right but Ciosek ducks down to avoid it.
Lumpio misses with a lunging right hand

and Ciosek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ciosek.

Lumpio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciosek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Lumpio is predictable there
and Ciosek counters with a head kick.
Ciosek scores with a push kick.
Lumpio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek moves away from the strike by Lumpio.
Lumpio scores with a leg kick.
Lumpio misses the jab.
Lumpio slips under a jab.
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Lumpio.
Ciosek cracks Lumpio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciosek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciosek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
Lumpio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lumpio tries to move into range but Ciosek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
Lumpio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
Ciosek throws a body kick that misses.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a shot 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!
Lumpio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a low kick.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumpio scores with a jab.
Ciosek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lumpio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio moves out of range as Ciosek throws a body kick.
Ciosek tries to work over Lumpio's front leg with a kick but Lumpio checks it.
Lumpio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lumpio.
Lumpio is looking to clinch.
Lumpio throws a big shot that misses.
Ciosek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ciosek.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zbigniew Ciosek.
I think Ciosek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek very nearly forgot to thank 10th World Order + 10% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.