PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Cyganiewicz (ranked 5864 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 608 p4p, 450 weight class). Marley has chosen EMOTIONALLY SCARRED as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cyganiewicz
vs
Marley

188 cm
20
220
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
212
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanislaw Cyganiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyganiewicz. That did some damage!
Cyganiewicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyganiewicz.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Cyganiewicz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cyganiewicz shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cyganiewicz dives in and scores a takedown into Marley's guard.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Cyganiewicz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Cyganiewicz is really struggling to control Marley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marley has Cyganiewicz pulled in close to control his posture.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Cyganiewicz controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Cyganiewicz tries to counter with a takedown but Marley is quick to defend against it.
Cyganiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Marley swings for the body but Cyganiewicz moves out of range.
Marley clobbers Cyganiewicz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyganiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marley cracks Cyganiewicz with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a leg kick which misses Cyganiewicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cyganiewicz tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley misses with a head kick.
Cyganiewicz attempts a counter takedown but Marley avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Marley throws a nice head kick!
Marley punishes Cyganiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cyganiewicz slips a jab from Marley.
Marley misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cyganiewicz pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Cyganiewicz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Cyganiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley lands a left hand.
Cyganiewicz prevents a body shot from Marley.
A body shot lands from Marley.
Cyganiewicz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marley smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislaw Cyganiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marley with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marley cracks Cyganiewicz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marley has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cyganiewicz to stand back up!

Cyganiewicz is rocked!
Cyganiewicz walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Cyganiewicz limp body while Marley jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
After the fight, Ezekiel Marley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.