PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Sole
vs
Ciprianni

189 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ciprianni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ciprianni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Sole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ciprianni tries to land a leg kick but Sole saw it coming and moves away.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprianni's shoulder, as Ciprianni tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprianni is looking for the big counter here.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole misses with a double jab.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ciprianni is able to avoid easily.
Sole scores with a nice head shot.
Ciprianni throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Sole tenderised Ciprianni's leg. Ciprianni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
We've been informed that Ciprianni 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.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciprianni can pounce on him.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprianni.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciprianni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Sole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Ciprianni - just one landing.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ciprianni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ciprianni lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Ciprianni lands with an overhand left.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole looks to throw a body kick
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ciprianni's knee momentarily.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
Sole throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ciprianni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ciprianni looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ciprianni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sole - the referee stops the clock and Ciprianni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sole. Ciprianni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ciprianni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Ciprianni throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sole motions for Ciprianni to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprianni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sole digs a good body shot into Ciprianni's ribs.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sole throws a head kick that half lands.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Ciprianni doesn't manage to clinch there - Sole circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
Sole looks for the body kick but Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole is looking to slow Ciprianni down with leg kicks.
Ciprianni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Sole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole misses with a hook
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sole connects with a jab.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Ciprianni moved away.
Sole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Sole misses with an uppercut. Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni blocks a head kick by Sole.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab lands there for Sole.
Sole ducks right into an uppercut from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Ciprianni misses.
Ciprianni throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole jabs at Ciprianni's body.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Ciprianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprianni throws an off balance right hand
and Sole finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sole thumps Ciprianni with a low kick.
Ciprianni lands with a straight right. Sole didn't see that one coming.
Ciprianni connects with a leg kick. Sole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Ciprianni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ciprianni scoring well with a low kick there.
Ciprianni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprianni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Ciprianni is out of range.
Ciprianni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciprianni blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Ciprianni.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciprianni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sole in his tracks.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Ciprianni blocks the low kick.
Ciprianni misses with a right hand
and Sole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ciprianni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprianni.
Sole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sole misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Sole - that landed with a thud.
Ciprianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ciprianni tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Ciprianni back against the ropes.
Sole lands with a left to the head.
Sole lands a right hand.
Sole is trying to maintain a safe position but Ciprianni gets an underhook and turns Sole into the ropes.
Sole trying to stall but Ciprianni improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Sole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Ciprianni - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Ciprianni lands a body punch.
Ciprianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sole on the inside.
Ciprianni tries to work over Sole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprianni lands a shot to the body.
Ciprianni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sole or not.
Sole tries to break the clinch but Ciprianni is controlling the position.
Ciprianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprianni scores with a shot to the side of Sole's head.
Ciprianni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Ciprianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sole breaks the clinch.
Ciprianni misses with a takedown attempt - Sole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ciprianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ciprianni throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ciprianni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sole checks the leg kick.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Ciprianni manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ciprianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprianni misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprianni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ciprianni lands a nice shot to the body.
Sole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole lands with an uppercut that bounces Ciprianni off the ropes and back into range.
Sole throws a front kick that sends Ciprianni stumbling back into the ropes.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole looks for the body kick but Ciprianni saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
and Ciprianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprianni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sole to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sole wants to land a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
Sole lands a really nice looking cross but Ciprianni seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Ciprianni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni lands with an overhand left.
Sole misses with the body kick
and Ciprianni counters with a nice body kick.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni unleashes a big counter combination but Sole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Ciprianni slips a straight right by Sole.
Danny Ciprianni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a nice looking body kick.
Ciprianni connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciprianni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprianni.
Sole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ciprianni tries to avoid it but Sole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ciprianni to the ground. Ciprianni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni misses with a head kick.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Ciprianni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Ciprianni
and Sole counters with an outside leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprianni misses the shot to the body.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ciprianni just manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ciprianni swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Ciprianni throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ciprianni just manages to avoid it.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni cracks a nice hook into Sole's ribs.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciprianni counters with a thumping low kick.
Sole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sole.
Ciprianni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Ciprianni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciprianni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprianni connects with an inside leg kick.
Ciprianni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole walks into a stiff left hand from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a high kick!
Sole missing with a left hand there. Ciprianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciprianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws an off balance right hand
and Sole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ciprianni really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole tries to land a front kick but Ciprianni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sole misses with a takedown
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Ciprianni has managed to clinch.
Ciprianni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sole.
A short left from Ciprianni.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprianni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sole.
Ciprianni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sole smiles and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ciprianni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ciprianni 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ciprianni!
Danny Ciprianni thanked the fans post fight for their support.