PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ciosek
vs
Makatua

220 cm
43
277 lbs
28 - 27 - 1

188 cm
27
239 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Makatua.
Sloppy strikes from Ciosek. Those never looked like landing.
Makatua misses the jab.
Makatua scores with a body shot.
Makatua throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Makatua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ciosek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makatua. Ciosek shrugs it off though.
Ciosek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Makatua blocks a leg kick.
Ciosek lands with an uppercut that bounces Makatua off the ropes and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makatua.
Makatua misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Makatua.
Ciosek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Makatua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Makatua.
Ciosek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makatua counters with a leg kick.
Makatua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makatua is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makatua avoids the body shot from Ciosek.
Makatua tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciosek misses with a body kick.
Ciosek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makatua looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Makatua throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Ciosek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Makatua tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ciosek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciosek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makatua throws out the jab.
Ciosek is looking to counter punch.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Makatua pushes him off.
Makatua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ciosek lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makatua misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciosek misses the target.
Makatua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Makatua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makatua misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciosek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Makatua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makatua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Ciosek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makatua just misses with a punch to the body.
Makatua throws a jab when Ciosek was well out of range.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makatua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciosek.
Ciosek works over Makatua's head and body with a nice combination.
Makatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ciosek throws a hook to the side of Makatua's head but Makatua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makatua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciosek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makatua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makatua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciosek cracks Makatua with a good jab.
Makatua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zbigniew Ciosek will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ciosek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Makatua.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Makatua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makatua thinks about the counter body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makatua.
Makatua cracks Ciosek with an open hand slap.
Makatua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ciosek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makatua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makatua throws a head kick that misses.
Makatua misses with a wild combination.
As Makatua looks to move away, Ciosek throws a big counter combo but Makatua just gets out of the way.
Makatua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makatua looks to land a left hand but Ciosek moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek avoids the body shot from Makatua.
Ciosek misses with a straight left.
Ciosek lands with a straight right. Makatua didn't see that one coming.
Ciosek fails to land with a series of punches.
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 avoids the head kick by Makatua.
Makatua misses with a right hand
and Ciosek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua misses with a wild combination.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Makatua is rocked!
Makatua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makatua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciosek.
Makatua just misses with a punch to the body.
Makatua throws a nice looking combination but Ciosek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciosek misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Makatua misses.
Ciosek throwing a counter right hand but Makatua manages to avoid it.
Ciosek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makatua.
Makatua thinks about the counter body kick.
Makatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makatua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sam Makatua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makatua lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makatua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sam Makatua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makatua misses with a body kick.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Makatua defending well as Ciosek loads up on a big left hand.
Makatua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ciosek rather than just go for the knockout.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Ciosek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makatua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciosek misses with a short punch on the inside.

Makatua breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Makatua. Beautiful body shot.
Makatua is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the liver by Makatua. Beautiful body shot.
Makatua throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ciosek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makatua throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Makatua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Ciosek lands but Makatua takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Makatua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Makatua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ciosek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makatua scrambles back to his feet.
Ciosek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ciosek missing with a left hand there. Makatua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makatua throws a head kick that misses.
Ciosek is looking to counter punch.
Makatua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ciosek's calf.
Makatua misses with a few strikes there.
Makatua looks for the body kick but Ciosek saw that one coming.
Ciosek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makatua walks into a straight right hand from Ciosek.
Makatua is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciosek finish him?
Ciosek checks the leg kick.
Makatua seems to have recovered his senses.
Makatua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Ciosek.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makatua.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ciosek, right into the meat.
Makatua avoids a kick to the body.
Makatua throws a counter combo.
Makatua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ciosek eats them both and turns towards Makatua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makatua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciosek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ciosek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makatua misses the jab.
Makatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makatua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Makatua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makatua looks to land a left hand but Ciosek moved out of range nicely.
Makatua misses with a head kick.
Ciosek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Makatua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makatua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makatua drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ciosek to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Makatua! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ciosek takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 10th World Order, into his post fight interview.