PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bambang's choice of entrance music: Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ciprut
vs
Bambang

186 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 22 - 2

177 cm
39
212 lbs
29 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 24 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ciprut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bambang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ciprut cracks a nice hook into Bambang's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambang. Ciprut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciprut moves away from the strike by Bambang.
Bambang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ciprut is looking to counter with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciprut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bambang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bambang has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bambang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bambang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Bambang takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Bambang throws an elbow but it misses.
Bambang wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprut.
Bambang swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut scores with a knee to the head.
Ciprut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambang blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Bambang in his tracks for a moment.
Ciprut lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ciprut.
Bambang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bambang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Ciprut.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Bambang 's eye.
Ciprut scores with a shot to the side of Bambang's head.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Bambang is trying to stall.
Bambang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Bambang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bambang tries to circle away but Ciprut has him pinned against the cage.
Ciprut pushes Bambang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bambang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top.
Bambang has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Bambang wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bambang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bambang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cipruts head.
Ciprut lands a right hand.
Ciprut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ciprut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Arto Bambang's cut even more.
Bambang pushes Ciprut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Bambang shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bambang avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
Bambang can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bambang looking to throw knees to the head but Ciprut is blocking nicely.
Bambang's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bambang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Bambang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bambang is pushing Ciprut up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Bambang fails to land.
Ciprut missing with knees to the body.
Bambang looking to slow down the pace here.
Ciprut is pushing Bambang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Ciprut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
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.

Bambang connects with a right hand. Ciprut shakes it off.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Ciprut throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ciprut!
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bambang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciprut is just out of range.
Bambang swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Ciprut. That snapped Bambang's head back.
Ciprut misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Bambang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambang looks to land a right hand but Ciprut moved out of range.
Ciprut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bambang misses with a left hand
and Ciprut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bambang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bambang's sensitive parts.
Ciprut moves away from the strike by Bambang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Bambang moves out of range.
Bambang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Ciprut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut throws a front kick that sends Bambang stumbling back into the cage.
Ciprut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bambang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciprut.
Bambang thuds a left hand into Ciprut's body.
A big left from Bambang misses.
Ciprut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bambang gets a clinch.
Ciprut stalling.
Bambang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bambang can do to turn this around?
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bambang lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bambang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Bambang in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ciprut.

The cut above Arto Bambang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bambang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bambang blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ciprut.
Bambang lands a nice uppercut.
Ciprut works on Bambang's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
Bambang takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Bambang to work.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ciprut scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ciprut prevents Bambang from breaking the clinch.
Bambang misses with the head strike.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a right hand.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bambang's defenses.

Arto Bambang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arto Bambang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingsley Ciprut!
Kingsley Ciprut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.