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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbigniew Ciosek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
20 - 21 - 1 |
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218 lbs
14 - 19 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Powerful
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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
20 - 21 - 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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek scores with a body shot.
Ciosek throws a nice head kick!
Maynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
Maynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ciosek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard scores with a jab. Ciosek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ciosek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Ciosek lands.
A clash of legs there as Ciosek blocks the low kick.
Ciosek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maynard.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Ciosek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Ciosek.
Ciosek swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maynard throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maynard.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maynard misses with a low kick as Ciosek jumps back.
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.
Maynard throws a low kick but Ciosek avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Ciosek. Those never looked like landing.
Ciosek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Maynard.
Maynard rushes Ciosek and presses him up against the ropes.
Ciosek is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciosek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Maynard clinches with his opponent.
Maynard missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Maynard lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciosek won't want to take too many of those.
Maynard misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciosek tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the ropes.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek cracks Maynard with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciosek tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maynard lands a knee to the body.
Maynard trying to stall but Ciosek improves his position.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Maynard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciosek throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Maynard misses with a leg kick.
Ciosek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maynard at a distance.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Ciosek works over Maynard's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard throws the kick towards the body but Ciosek avoids it.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Ciosek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maynard. Maynard obviously looking to wear him down.
Zbigniew Ciosek is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciosek with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ciosek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Ciosek finds it's way through Maynard's defenses.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Good work by Ciosek as he checks the leg kick.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Ciosek connects with a high kick.
Ciosek tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciosek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard tries to keep at a distance but Ciosek has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Maynard tries to land a front kick but Ciosek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Maynard.
Peter Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Ciosek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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! Ciosek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maynard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ciosek rather than just go for the knockout.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Maynard.
Ciosek throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciosek misses the shot to the body.
Maynard misses the jab.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Ciosek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ciosek.
Maynard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Ciosek's legs.
Ciosek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a nice body kick.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciosek avoids a kick to the body.
Ciosek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maynard. That one must have hurt.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Ciosek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maynard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maynard tries a low kick but Ciosek avoids it.
Ciosek throws a right and a left that Maynard avoids nicely.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Ciosek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ciosek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
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!
Ciosek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a hook. Ciosek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ciosek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ciosek misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciosek scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Maynard.
Well Maynard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Maynard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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