PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cichon comes to the cage accompanied by Grindmode - YG ft, 2 Chainz and Nipsey Hussle. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cichon
vs
Kaz

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

186 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Mariusz Cichon has been cut.
Cichon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Cichon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaz tries to clinch there but Cichon circles away.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cichon misses with the combination.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
The fighters circling - Cichon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Cichon moves out of range easily.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cichon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cichon counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Cichon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cichon throws out a powerful jab.
Cichon lands a jab.
Cichon throws a right and a left that Kaz avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Cichon moves out of range easily.
Kaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cichon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cichon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cichon lands an overhand right.
Cichon missing with a left hand there. Kaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cichon throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cichon throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cichon misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cichon tries to keep at a distance but Kaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz looking to throw knees to the head but Cichon is blocking nicely.
Cichon is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.

Cichon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cichon misses.
Kaz wants to clinch.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Cichon - just one landing.
Cichon checks a low kick from Kaz.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cichon throws out a leg kick but Kaz moves out of range and Cichon only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cichon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz slips under a jab.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Cichon swings for the body but Kaz moves out of range.
Cichon lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaz's head.
Cichon throws a hook to the side of Kaz's head but Kaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cichon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaz.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cichon clinches up with Kaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.

Cichon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cichon connects with a single shot there.
Cichon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaz on the side of the head.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cichon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Cichon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cichon lands a jab to the nose.
Cichon takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses.
Cichon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cichon.
Cichon throws a nice head kick!
Cichon misses with a looping right.
Kaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cichon circles away.
Cichon wants to clinch up but Kaz keeps it at a distance.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.

Kaz forces Cichon back against the cage and clinches.
Cichon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Cichon lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.

Cichon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaz throws a head kick but Cichon moves out of range.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cichon throws a hook to the side of Kaz's head but Kaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cichon looks to land a left hand but Kaz moved out of range nicely.
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 Mariusz Cichon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Cichon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kaz wants to clinch up but Cichon keeps it at a distance.
Kaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Mariusz Cichon is winning the standup battle so far.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Cichon is avoiding it.

Kaz darts in and clinches Cichon up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cichon's brow.

Cichon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaz moves away from the strike by Cichon.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cichon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaz darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cichon to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cichon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaz.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Cichon is avoiding it.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaz slips a straight right by Cichon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cichon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Cichon forces Kaz back against the cage and clinches.
Cichon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow.
Cichon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Cichon on the inside.
Cichon scores with a hook to the body.
Cichon cracks Kaz with a nice body shot.
Kaz is breathing heavily.
Kaz is trying to break the clinch but Cichon is controlling him.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cichon lands a right hand.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but Cichon blocks it.
Cichon misses with a body punch.
Cichon wants to stall.
Kaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cichon blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Cichon blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz throws an elbow that misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaz tries to break free but Cichon pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cichon pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cichon.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Cichon blocks with his arms.

Cichon breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Cichon. Beautiful body shot.
Kaz ducks right into an uppercut from Cichon.

It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Nice body punch from Cichon.
Cichon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cichon.
A jab from Cichon finds it's way through Kaz's defenses.

Kaz gets tackled into the cage by Cichon. Cichon maintains the clinch.
Kaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mariusz Cichon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cichon.
Kaz looking to throw knees to the head but Cichon is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Cichon lands a right hand.
Cichon presses Kaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Cichon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cichon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaz.
Kaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cichon.

Kaz is rocked!
Kaz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cichon gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Cichon!
During a confident post fight interview, Mariusz Cichon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.