PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Pipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cornelius Christiansen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pipkin
vs
Christiansen

190 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Pipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelius Christiansen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Christiansen.
Pipkin tries to clinch but Christiansen moves out of range.
Pipkin is looking to clinch but Christiansen is avoiding it.
Christiansen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Christiansen.
Pipkin tries to clinch but Christiansen is having none of it.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Christiansen.
Pipkin swings for the body but Christiansen moves out of range.
Pipkin tries to clinch there but Christiansen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pipkin misses its intended target.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christiansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christiansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pipkin manages to avoid it.
Pipkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christiansen.
Pipkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pipkin wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pipkin.
Christiansen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pipkin walks into a left hand.
Pipkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiansen circles away.
Christiansen throws a body punch but Pipkin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pipkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiansen throws out a counter right but Pipkin avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Christiansen.
Pipkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christiansen throws out a counter right but Pipkin avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen cracks Pipkin with an open hand slap.
Pipkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pipkin closes the distance but Christiansen moves to the side
and Christiansen counters with a nice uppercut.
Christiansen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pipkin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pipkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christiansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pipkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christiansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pipkin clinches up against the cage.
Christiansen tries to throw a body punch but Pipkin avoids it by throwing Christiansen back against the cage.
Christiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christiansen is looking to control Pipkin's arms but Pipkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christiansen has his back to the cage.
Christiansen stalling in the clinch but Pipkin improves position.
Pipkin blocks an uppercut.
Christiansen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christiansen throws a head punch that misses.
Pipkin blocks a body shot from Christiansen.
Pipkin can't find room to land a body shot as Christiansen controls the action.
Pipkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pipkin prevents Christiansen from breaking the clinch.
Christiansen blocks a body shot from Pipkin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pipkin throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pipkin.
Christiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pipkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christiansen.
Pipkin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Christiansen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Christiansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pipkin tries to clinch up
and Christiansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christiansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christiansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipkin throws a jab when Christiansen was well out of range.
Christiansen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christiansen stuns Pipkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pipkin.
Christiansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pipkin tries to clinch up.
Christiansen throws out a counter right but Pipkin avoids it with no problem.
Christiansen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pipkin.

It looks like Cornelius Christiansen has been cut.
Pipkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pipkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pipkin is looking to clinch but Christiansen is avoiding it.
Pipkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andy Pipkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Pipkin clinches up with Christiansen and pushes him back against the cage.
Christiansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pipkin misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Christiansen.
Christiansen wants to break free but Pipkin has control.
Pipkin lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christiansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pipkin misses with some punches.
Pipkin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pipkin throws an elbow that misses.
Christiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Christiansen fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin is looking to control Christiansen's arms but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pipkin has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Christiansen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pipkin.
Christiansen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Christiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pipkin lands a damaging elbow.
Pipkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Pipkin.
Christiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pipkin tries to throw a body punch but Christiansen avoids it by throwing Pipkin back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Christiansen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christiansen blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Pipkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pipkin.
Christiansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pipkin is trying to stall.
Christiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Pipkin.
Pipkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christiansen is looking to break free of the clinch but Pipkin has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin looking to slow down the pace here.
Christiansen tries to throw a body punch but Pipkin avoids it by throwing Christiansen back against the cage.
Christiansen gets through Pipkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christiansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pipkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christiansen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andy Pipkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christiansen lands with a left to the head.
Christiansen working hard to break the clinch.
Christiansen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pipkin or not.
Pipkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christiansen's efforts to push away.
Christiansen working aggressively here.
Pipkin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christiansen.
Pipkin blocks a body shot from Christiansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Christiansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Christiansen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Christiansen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christiansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Christiansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christiansen cracks Pipkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pipkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christiansen with a hook.
Christiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pipkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen lands with a hook. Pipkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pipkin wants to clinch
and Christiansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pipkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Christiansen.
Pipkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pipkin is looking to clinch.
Christiansen throws out a counter right but Pipkin avoids it with no problem.
Christiansen lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pipkin throws out the jab.
It seemed like Christiansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pipkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christiansen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pipkin on the side of the head.
Christiansen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Christiansen throws a shot to the body.
Cornelius Christiansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiansen lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Christiansen.
Christiansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christiansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pipkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Christiansen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christiansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Pipkin off the cage and back into range.
Pipkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christiansen stuns Pipkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christiansen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christiansen lands a nice hook to Pipkin's body. Pipkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andy Pipkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christiansen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pipkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pipkin wants to clinch up but Christiansen keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pipkin in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christiansen cracks Pipkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christiansen with a hook.
Christiansen lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Christiansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christiansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Christiansen!
Cornelius Christiansen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.