PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ciosek
vs
Lackenmeier

220 cm
37
277 lbs
18 - 20 - 1

188 cm
36
243 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek scores with a punch to the head.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Ciosek keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lackenmeier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ciosek - the referee stops the clock and Lackenmeier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ciosek. Lackenmeier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Lackenmeier clinches up with Ciosek and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside that Ciosek shrugs off.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek takes an elbow to the temple.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside that Ciosek shrugs off.
Ciosek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it misses.
Ciosek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ciosek looking to throw knees to the head but Lackenmeier is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lackenmeier lands a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek tries to throw a body punch but Lackenmeier avoids it by throwing Ciosek back against the ropes.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lackenmeier has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lackenmeier avoids it.

Ciosek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ciosek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek with a jab.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Bjarno Lackenmeier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciosek circles away.
Ciosek tries to clinch there but Lackenmeier circles away.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ciosek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ciosek.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch
and Ciosek counters with a head kick. That will keep Lackenmeier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciosek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch but Ciosek is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ciosek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Ciosek loads up on a big right hand but Lackenmeier slips the punch.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciosek just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciosek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciosek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Lackenmeier scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Ciosek.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Ciosek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ciosek tried to score with a low kick but Lackenmeier checks it.
Ciosek keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Ciosek misses.
Lackenmeier avoids the head kick by Ciosek.
Ciosek keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ciosek.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch but Ciosek slips to the side
and Ciosek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Bjarno Lackenmeier has been cut.

Ciosek gets tackled into the ropes by Lackenmeier. Lackenmeier maintains the clinch.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciosek won't want to take too many of those.
Ciosek takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Lackenmeier fails to land.
Ciosek is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the ropes.
Lackenmeier avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lackenmeier is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ciosek is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage.
Lackenmeier crunches a lovely knee into Ciosek's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lackenmeier prevents Ciosek from breaking the clinch.
Lackenmeier swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Ciosek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Lackenmeier controls his hands.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lackenmeier as Ciosek tries to tie him up.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.

Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciosek is keeping busy.
Ciosek tries a body shot but Lackenmeier blocks it.

Ciosek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciosek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lackenmeier moves away.
Ciosek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ciosek counters with a low kick, right behind Lackenmeier 's knee.
Ciosek misses with a double jab.
Ciosek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciosek circles away.
Ciosek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lackenmeier.
Ciosek lands with a hook. Lackenmeier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciosek cracks Lackenmeier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek throws a looping overhand right but Lackenmeier ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciosek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ciosek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lackenmeier walks into a left hand.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lackenmeier moves out of range of the body kick.

Lackenmeier gets a clinch.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lackenmeier avoids it.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.

Ciosek manages to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
Ciosek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ciosek wants to land a leg kick but Lackenmeier is out of range.
Ciosek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lackenmeier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lackenmeier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lackenmeier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier blocks a body shot from Ciosek.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciosek is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to circle away but Lackenmeier has him pinned against the ropes.
Ciosek wants to get back to striking at distance but Lackenmeier won't allow it.
Lackenmeier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ciosek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ciosek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciosek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lackenmeier can do to turn this around?
Ciosek has had enough of the clinch but Lackenmeier keeps him there for the moment.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier prevents Ciosek from breaking the clinch.
Ciosek tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lackenmeier has a couple of punches blocked by Ciosek.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow strike.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciosek is keeping busy.
Lackenmeier scores with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier taking a breather.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow over the top.
Lackenmeier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lackenmeier wants to stall.
Lackenmeier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ciosek up against the ropes.
Ciosek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lackenmeier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ciosek up against the ropes.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciosek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
During a confident post fight interview, Zbigniew Ciosek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.