PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Nazirite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nazirite
vs
Cierpka

195 cm
24
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Nazirite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Cierpka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazirite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cierpka moves in looking to clinch but Nazirite pushes him off.
Cierpka tries to clinch but Nazirite is having none of it.
Cierpka is looking to clinch but Nazirite is avoiding it.
Cierpka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nazirite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cierpka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nazirite circles away.
Nazirite keeps the fight on the outside.
Arkadiusz Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cierpka misses with a takedown
and Nazirite counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Samson Nazirite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadiusz Cierpka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazirite misses with an uppercut.

Nazirite moves into the clinch.
Cierpka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cierpka takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Arkadiusz Cierpka has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazirite slows down the pace here.
Nazirite holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cierpka can't break the clinch.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nazirite - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Nazirite.
Nice body punch from Nazirite.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazirite obliges.
Cierpka looks winded!
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nazirite landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazirite connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Arkadiusz Cierpka's cut even more.
Nazirite connects with a knee to the head.

Cierpka is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cierpka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Nazirite.

Nazirite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazirite with a jab.
Cierpka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazirite makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazirite lands a lovely overhand right.
Nazirite circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nazirite counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cierpka tries to work over Nazirite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazirite throws a knee to the head but misses.

Nazirite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cierpka is looking to clinch but Nazirite is avoiding it.
Nazirite lands a two punch combo.

The cut above Arkadiusz Cierpka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Nazirite has Cierpka up against the cage in a clinch.
Cierpka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nazirite tries a knee to the head but Cierpka blocks it.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nazirite.

Arkadiusz Cierpka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nazirite looking to throw knees to the head but Cierpka is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazirite is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cierpka is trying to stall.
Cierpka lands a shoulder strike.
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cierpka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nazirite is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nazirite throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Nazirite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Cierpka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cierpka tries to clinch up
and Nazirite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazirite seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nazirite tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cierpka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cierpka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cierpka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazirite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cierpka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nazirite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Cierpka tries to get set, Nazirite tries to push him back and clinch up but Cierpka manages to avoid the attempt.

Nazirite clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka wants to get back to striking at distance but Nazirite won't allow it.
Nazirite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cierpka blocks it with crossed arms.
Nazirite stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cierpka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka misses with the head strike.
Cierpka looking to stall.
Nazirite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazirite misses with a knee to the head.
Cierpka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cierpka pushes Nazirite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cierpka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazirite scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nazirite.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arkadiusz Cierpka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samson Nazirite!