PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dokken has chosen Cherry Pie "Warrant" as his entrance music. 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.

Ciosek
vs
Dokken

220 cm
39
277 lbs
22 - 22 - 1

185 cm
25
181 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

10th World Order

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 22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
Ciosek ducks under a wild hook from Dokken.
Ciosek is looking to counter punch.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dokken lands with a cross.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dokken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dokken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dokken looks to land a right hand but Ciosek moved out of range.
Dokken scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Dokken.

Ciosek has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ciosek 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.
Dokken taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ciosek breaks from the clinch.
Dokken walks into a left hand.
Dokken misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Ciosek misses.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dokken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciosek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciosek looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek effectively controlling the action here.
Dokken misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Ciosek throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokken.
Ciosek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Dokken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Ciosek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciosek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek stalling against the cage.
Ciosek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dokken up against the cage.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciosek tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Ciosek back against the cage.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.

Ciosek breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dokken throws a body shot but no joy.
Dokken sizes up Ciosek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dokken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciosek.
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Dokken.
Ciosek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dokken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciosek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciosek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek lands a head kick. Dokken smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ciosek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dokken throws the kick towards the body but Ciosek avoids it.
Ciosek connects with the punch.

Dokken is rocked!

Ciosek closes the distance and clinches.
Dokken is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciosek finish him?
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Dokken seems to have recovered his senses.
Dokken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciosek is keeping busy.
Ciosek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dokken throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ciosek counter with a right hand.
Ciosek connects with a right hand. Dokken shakes it off.
A lazy body kick from Dokken
and Ciosek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dokken tries to clinch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dokken throws a lazy right hand but Ciosek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciosek staying out of range there.
Dokken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokken misses the body punch
and Ciosek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek avoids the body shot from Dokken.
Ciosek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dokken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Dokken misses its intended target.
Dokken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ciosek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axl Dokken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken is looking to clinch.
Dokken throws a body punch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Ciosek.
Dokken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dokken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dokken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ciosek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dokken circles away quickly and effectively.

Ciosek rushes Dokken and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Ciosek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dokken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dokken can't break the clinch.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dokken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
Dokken prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Dokken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Dokken is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciosek has double underhooks.
Ciosek misses with a punch 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken loads up on a big right hand but Ciosek slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Dokken.
Ciosek tries to clinch
and Dokken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dokken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ciosek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ciosek throws the left hand but Dokken avoids the punch easily.
Dokken throws a big counter head kick but Ciosek avoids it with no problem.
Zbigniew Ciosek is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Ciosek does no damage.
Dokken misses with a leg kick
and Ciosek counters with a straight right hand.
Dokken misses with a straight right.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dokken throws a solid leg kick but Ciosek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dokken.
Dokken works the jab nicely.

Ciosek rushes Dokken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ciosek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dokken blocks it with crossed arms.
Dokken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dokken trying to control the position but instead, Ciosek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dokken into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
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 missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dokken using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dokken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dokken has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Ciosek tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Ciosek back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ciosek moves away from the strike by Dokken.
Dokken closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ciosek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ciosek clinches with his opponent.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciosek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek prevents a body shot from Dokken.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Ciosek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Axl Dokken has been cut.
Ciosek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokken can do to turn this around?
Ciosek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dokken prevents a body shot from Ciosek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Ciosek misses with a body punch.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Come on Ciosek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ciosek pushes off an throws an elbow but Dokken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ciosek taking a breather.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken lands a shot to the body.
Ciosek tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Ciosek back against the cage.
Ciosek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek misses with the head strike.
Ciosek looking to slow down the pace here.
Ciosek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek misses with a knee strike.
Dokken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Dokken can't break the clinch.
Zbigniew Ciosek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ciosek throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a shot to the body.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dokken struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciosek controls his hands.
Dokken misses with a punch to the body.
Dokken scores with a hook to the body.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciosek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Dokken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dokken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciosek.
Ciosek prevents a body shot from Dokken.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Ciosek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ciosek 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek made sure to mention his sponsor, 10th World Order in his post fight interview.