PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley Ciprut has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cowen
vs
Ciprut

198 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

186 cm
35
215 lbs
22 - 17 - 2

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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowen tries to land a leg kick but Ciprut saw it coming and moves away.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Cowen throws a leg kick but Ciprut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Cowen. Those never looked like landing.
Cowen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cowen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ciprut tries to land a front kick but Cowen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ciprut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cowen with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Ciprut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen feints and then cracks Ciprut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ciprut down.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Ciprut feints and then cracks Cowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cowen down.
Cowen throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprut's shoulder, as Ciprut tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprut throws a wild body kick that Cowen sees coming a mile off.
Cowen punishes Ciprut's body with a nice straight punch.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a head kick. Cowen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciprut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowen throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
Ciprut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cowen connects with a looping right hand.
Cowen connects with a crisp jab.

Ciprut gets a clinch.

Cowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciprut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowen to score with a decent uppercut.

Ciprut is rocked!
Cowen avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Cowen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ciprut avoids it.

Ciprut has Cowen up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cowen avoids it.
Cowen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ciprut misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut tries to stall but Cowen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cowen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Ciprut stalling against the cage.

Cowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowen throws out a loose jab but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut misses with a low kick.
Ciprut moves forwards but Cowen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cowen.
Ciprut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cowen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ciprut is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowen finish him?
Cowen avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprut seems to have recovered his senses.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Cowen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Ciprut gets a clinch.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cowen is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.

Cowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ciprut throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
A big right from Cowen misses.
Ciprut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciprut sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Cowen drops Ciprut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ciprut looks back up at him and smiles so Cowen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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 lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cowen.
Cowen misses the shot to the body.
Cowen avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cowen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut misses with a body kick.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cowen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ciprut misses with a body kick.
Cowen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ciprut lands the left hand.
Ciprut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowen.
Cowen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cowen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cowen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ciprut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprut walks into a stiff left hand from Cowen.
Cowen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ciprut off the cage and back into range.
Ciprut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Jared Cowen will probably get the nod.
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.

Ciprut throws the kick towards the body but Cowen avoids it.
Cowen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ciprut thuds his right hand into Cowen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut slips under a jab.
Cowen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ciprut tries to move into range but Cowen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick
and Cowen counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Ciprut falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jared Cowen!
Jared Cowen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.