PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dokken's entrance music is Cherry Pie "Warrant". A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dokken
vs
Ciosek

185 cm
28
181 lbs
15 - 18 - 1

220 cm
42
277 lbs
26 - 26 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek connects with a body shot.
Ciosek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Dokken misses.
Dokken looks to throw the jab but Ciosek is out of range.
Ciosek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dokken is out of range and Ciosek settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Dokken.
Dokken throws a right hand that misses
and Ciosek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dokken is able to avoid easily.
Dokken misses with a right hand
and Ciosek counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokken tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ciosek! But no joy.
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dokken throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.

Ciosek closes the distance and clinches.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Dokken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Dokken is leaning against Ciosek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek stalling in the clinch.
Ciosek slows down the pace here.
Ciosek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dokken has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Ciosek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dokken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ciosek can turn it around.
Ciosek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokken lands with a left to the head.
Ciosek misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Ciosek.
Ciosek leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zbigniew Ciosek.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciosek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axl Dokken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dokken misses with a body punch
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dokken. Ciosek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dokken jabs Ciosek right on the nose. Ciosek blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dokken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dokken's corner calls for a 1-2. Dokken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dokken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dokken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciosek scores with a punch to the head.
Dokken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dokken.
Ciosek throws a right hand that Dokken ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokken also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken missing with a left hand there. Ciosek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dokken. Ciosek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Ciosek.
Dokken tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciosek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dokken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Dokken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokken ducks right into an uppercut from Ciosek.
A head kick misses from Dokken.
Ciosek misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciosek misses with a few strikes there.

Dokken gets a clinch.
Dokken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken blocks the elbow strike.
Dokken has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Dokken is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek is controlling him.
Ciosek keeps control of Dokken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Dokken misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek avoiding damage.
Dokken blocks a body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Ciosek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek crunches a lovely knee into Dokken's ribcage.
Ciosek has Dokken pressed against the cage.
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.
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.

Dokken tries to clinch but Ciosek moves away
and Ciosek counters with a two punch combo.
Dokken moves in looking to clinch but Ciosek pushes him off.

Ciosek darts in and clinches Dokken up against the cage.
Ciosek has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek tries a body shot but Dokken blocks it.
Dokken can't find room to land a body shot as Ciosek controls the action.
Dokken misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.

Ciosek breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek lands a body shot.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Dokken is looking to wear down Ciosek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek drops his hands momentarily and Dokken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dokken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciosek.
Dokken takes a swing at Ciosek's ribcage but misses.
Dokken swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dokken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokken lands an overhand right.

That has opened up Zbigniew Ciosek's cut even more.
Good standup being displayed there by Dokken as he connects with a hook.
Dokken misses with an attempted mid kick.

Ciosek has closed the distance and engaged Dokken in a clinch.
Ciosek scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciosek can't find room to land a body shot as Dokken controls the action.
Ciosek misses with some punches.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciosek lands with a short shot to the head.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Dokken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciosek.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciosek slows down the pace here.
Ciosek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ciosek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ciosek holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Ciosek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dokken.
Ciosek follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Axl Dokken is winning the standup battle so far.
Dokken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dokken.
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Ciosek.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokken looks to land a left hand but Ciosek moved out of range nicely.
Ciosek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dokken swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ciosek closes the distance and pushes Dokken back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dokken has Ciosek pressed against the cage, preventing Ciosek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken digs a right hand underneath Ciosek's ribcage. Ciosek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dokken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Dokken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciosek misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ciosek can't find room to land a body shot as Dokken controls the action.

Ciosek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dokken dips to his left and cracks Ciosek with an uppercut!
Ciosek throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dokken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ciosek has Dokken up against the cage in a clinch.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dokken letting Ciosek take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokken being controlled against the cage.
Ciosek leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Dokken is trying to push Ciosek away but Ciosek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Ciosek.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Dokken throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dokken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.

Ciosek closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dokken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Dokken.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dokken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciosek with a jab.
A big right from Dokken misses.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ciosek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dokken throws a hook but Ciosek avoids it easily.
Dokken avoids the body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dokken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Dokken.
Ciosek throws a right hand that Dokken ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokken also avoids with ease.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dokken throws a jab when Ciosek was well out of range.
Dokken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ciosek missing with a left hand there. Dokken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciosek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dokken.
Dokken is looking to slow Ciosek down with leg kicks.
Dokken throws a sloppy body shot
and Ciosek counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Ciosek as he checks the leg kick.
Ciosek fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciosek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dokken is looking to clinch but Ciosek is avoiding it.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ciosek's hands.

Dokken gets tackled into the cage by Ciosek. Ciosek maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ciosek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dokken misses with an elbow strike.
Dokken misses with a punch to the body.
Dokken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokken tries to throw a body punch but Ciosek avoids it by throwing Dokken back against the cage.
Dokken missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Ciosek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ciosek 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zbigniew Ciosek made sure he mentioned 10th World Order, along with how happy he was to win his fight.