PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. Donald Gaskins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gaskins
vs
Ciprut

188 cm
24
213 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

186 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins scores with a jab to the body.
Gaskins throws a jab when Ciprut was well out of range.
Gaskins missing with a left hand there. Ciprut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins tries to work over Ciprut's front leg with a kick but Ciprut checks it.
Gaskins scores with a jab. Ciprut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ciprut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaskins.

Ciprut moves into range and clinches up with Gaskins.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gaskins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaskins is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprut.
Ciprut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciprut has Gaskins pressed against the cage, preventing Gaskins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaskins wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaskins can't break the clinch.
Gaskins tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut tries to work over Gaskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Gaskins wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaskins working hard to break the clinch.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaskins's elbow.
Gaskins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gaskins manages to break the clinch.
Gaskins blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Gaskins keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaskins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciprut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins cracks Ciprut with an open hand slap.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins misses with a body shot.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ciprut.
Gaskins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaskins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciprut circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Gaskins misses
and Ciprut counters with a head kick. That will keep Gaskins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaskins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Gaskins
and Ciprut counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ciprut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gaskins throws the kick towards the body but Ciprut avoids it.
Gaskins swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut thows a body kick. Gaskins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ciprut wants to clinch.
Ciprut throws a low kick but Gaskins moves out of range easily.
Ciprut checks a low kick from Gaskins.
Ciprut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaskins scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaskins throws a leg kick but Ciprut moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaskins circles away.

Ciprut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaskins's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Gaskins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaskins is trying to break free.

Gaskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut checks a low kick from Gaskins.

Ciprut has closed the distance and engaged Gaskins in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaskins takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Ciprut dominated that round.
That's time! Gaskins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaskins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ciprut has managed to clinch.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Gaskins controls the action.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ciprut in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gaskins avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Gaskins is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
Gaskins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling him.
Gaskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Gaskins avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.

Gaskins manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaskins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaskins keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaskins looks to throw a body kick
and Ciprut counters with an outside leg kick.
Gaskins thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Gaskins moves out of range.
Ciprut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaskins.
Gaskins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprut was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaskins.
Gaskins throws a nice looking combination but Ciprut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Gaskins pushes him off.
Gaskins swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Gaskins cracks Ciprut with a good jab.
Ciprut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Ciprut.
No joy there for Gaskins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ciprut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciprut scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins is trying to break free.
Ciprut has Gaskins pressed against the cage, preventing Gaskins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Gaskins tries to circle away but Ciprut has him pinned against the cage.
Gaskins can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Gaskins as the two fighters clinch.
Gaskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Ciprut.

Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaskins looks to throw a body kick
and Ciprut counters with a low kick, right behind Gaskins 's knee.
Ciprut tries to clinch up.
Gaskins throws a lazy right hand but Ciprut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciprut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciprut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ciprut.
Gaskins throws a leg kick which misses Ciprut's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciprut tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throws a body kick that misses.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut. Ciprut saw that one coming.
Ciprut misses with a kick to the body.
Ciprut tries to clinch up.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaskins misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaskins misses with a body shot.
Gaskins throws the left hand but Ciprut avoids the punch easily.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaskins circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut connects with a leg kick. Gaskins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaskins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprut's sensitive parts.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ciprut has closed the distance and engaged Gaskins in a clinch.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ciprut fails to land.
Gaskins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaskins wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaskins is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Gaskins 's eye.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Gaskins dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gaskins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprut in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Gaskins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaskins misses with a body shot.
Gaskins connects with a looping right hand.
Ciprut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaskins's calf.
Gaskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaskins, as that shot connected.
That kick from Gaskins tenderised Ciprut's leg. Ciprut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaskins throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciprut counters with a low kick, right behind Gaskins 's knee.
Donald Gaskins is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaskins swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaskins.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Gaskins is avoiding it.

Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Gaskins has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaskins's efforts to push away.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Gaskins is blocking nicely.
Gaskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Gaskins tries to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling the position.
Ciprut lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins is trying to break free.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciprut working Gaskins over with knees to the body.
Gaskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaskins.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciprut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaskins's face.
Gaskins is trying to break free.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Gaskins shrugs off.
Gaskins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut controlling the action here for a moment.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
Gaskins throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut working aggressively here.
Gaskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciprut has a couple of punches blocked by Gaskins.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Gaskins 's eye.
Ciprut working Gaskins over with knees to the body.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaskins 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!
Ciprut stalling against the cage.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaskins won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut gets through Gaskins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut is working Gaskins over against the cage.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciprut leaning against his opponent.
Ciprut lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ciprut as the two fighters clinch.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Ciprut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciprut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Ciprut!
A victorious Kingsley Ciprut thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.