PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cierpka
vs
Frettish

175 cm
26
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

157 cm
33
142 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka wants to clinch up but Frettish keeps it at a distance.

Cierpka has closed the distance and engaged Frettish in a clinch.
Frettish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cierpka holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Cierpka breaks the clinch.
Frettish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Frettish clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cierpka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cierpka tries to land a knee to the head but Frettish blocks with his arms.
Frettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Cierpka.
Cierpka misses with some punches.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka working hard to break the clinch.
Cierpka taking a breather.
Cierpka scores with a knee to the head.
Cierpka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cierpka throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cierpka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cierpka has a couple of punches blocked by Frettish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka stalling.
Cierpka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frettish misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cierpka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Frettish manages to break the clinch.
Cierpka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krystian Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cierpka moves into the clinch successfully.
Cierpka looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frettish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cierpka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cierpka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cierpka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Cierpka controls his hands.
Cierpka scores with a shoulder strike.
Frettish working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Cierpka throws an elbow but misses.
Frettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Cierpka gets an underhook and turns Frettish into the cage.

Frettish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cierpka tries to clinch but Frettish is having none of it.
Cierpka tries to clinch up.
Frettish misses with a wild combination.
Frettish throws a shot from downtown. Cierpka moves away and avoids it.
Cierpka lands a lovely overhand right.
Frettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cierpka moves away.
Cierpka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cierpka throws a series of punches but Frettish avoids them all with ease.
Frettish misses with a wild body shot.
Frettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish misses with a hook. Cierpka ducked under it nicely.
Cierpka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cierpka tries to clinch up.

Cierpka forces Frettish back against the cage and clinches.
Frettish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cierpka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frettish.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Cierpka breaks the clinch.
Cierpka looks to clinch
and Frettish counters with a stiff right hand.

Cierpka moves into the clinch successfully.
Cierpka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cierpka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cierpka lands with a right to the head.
Frettish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cierpka blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frettish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frettish.
A nice left hand lands by Frettish.

Cierpka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses.

Cierpka gets a clinch.

Cierpka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Frettish gets tackled into the cage by Cierpka. Cierpka maintains the clinch.
Frettish keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cierpka's efforts to push away.
Come on Cierpka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cierpka tries to throw a body punch but Frettish avoids it by throwing Cierpka back against the cage.
Cierpka stalling in the clinch but Frettish improves position.
Frettish lands with a short shot to the head.

Frettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Cierpka. Those never looked like landing.
Cierpka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Cierpka is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Cierpka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Frettish instigates a clinch.
Frettish blocks an uppercut.
Cierpka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Cierpka.
Cierpka lands with a right to the head.
Frettish takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cierpka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cierpka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cierpka is looking to clinch.
Frettish connects with a body shot that sends Cierpka's belly button to the back.
Cierpka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cierpka wants to clinch.
Cierpka wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka tries to clinch but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish throws a counter combo.
Frettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Cierpka misses.
Jab from Frettish.
Oh Cierpka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Krystian Cierpka has been cut.
Cierpka misses with a left hand
and Frettish counters with a crisp right that sends Cierpka to the canvas! Frettish follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Frettish!