PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serega Sirotuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleshko Ciplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sirotuk
vs
Ciplin

178 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serega Sirotuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleshko Ciplin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sirotuk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ciplin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ciplin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ciplin trying to strike off his back.
Ciplin punching from the bottom.
Ciplin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sirotuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirotuk looking to pass the guard.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom.
Ciplin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sirotuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Ciplin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom.
Sirotuk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Sirotuk drops back looking for a leg! Ciplin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ciplin manages to kick Sirotuk off! Sirotuk jumps back into Ciplin's guard.
Sirotuk connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirotuk is in close to Ciplin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom.
Sirotuk wants to pass the guard but Ciplin is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom.
Ciplin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sirotuk postures up and lands a big shot to Ciplin's brow.
Ciplin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirotuk.
Ciplin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sirotuk lands a couple of digs.
Ciplin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sirotuk stands up out of Ciplin's guard for a moment - Ciplin manages to land a nice upkick.
Sirotuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Sirotuk landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciplin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ciplin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciplin, not yet.
Ciplin keeping moving, preventing Sirotuk from controlling successfully.
Ciplin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ciplin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Ciplin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sirotuk is surviving well by controlling Ciplin's body position as best he can.
Ciplin looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotuk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Ciplin working for a guillotine from mount but Sirotuk is in no mood to give up.
Sirotuk wants to control but Ciplin is having none of it.

Ciplin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sirotuk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sirotuk can't do much from the bottom here.
Sirotuk keeping his opponent close.
Sirotuk is trying to control Ciplin's posture but Ciplin avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirotuk is pushing Ciplin's head away, looking to escape. Ciplin manages to hold on to the position though.

Ciplin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sirotuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sirotuk is trying to control Ciplin's posture but Ciplin avoids it.
Ciplin prevents Sirotuk from escaping the position.
Sirotuk struggling a bit here.

Ciplin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sirotuk has escaped the position, nice work there.

Ciplin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sirotuk struggling a bit here.
Sirotuk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ciplin seems to be looking for submissions.
Sirotuk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ciplin wants to work for an arm triangle but Sirotuk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Ciplin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sirotuk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sirotuk is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sirotuk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sirotuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Sirotuk, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirotuk has his hands on Ciplin's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirotuk wants to stand and escape but Ciplin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serega Sirotuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ciplin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sirotuk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sirotuk is trying to buck Ciplin off.
Ciplin throws an elbow but Sirotuk slips to the side and avoids it well.

Ciplin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sirotuk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sirotuk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Ciplin is trying to work for a kimura but Sirotuk is defending well.
Sirotuk wants to get back to his feet.

Ciplin is looking for a kimura here.

Ciplin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sirotuk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sirotuk is trying to maintain the position but Ciplin is very close to passing his half guard.
Ciplin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciplin lands strikes from half guard.
Sirotuk trying to hold on to Ciplin's head to control him but Ciplin postures up.
Sirotuk wants to improve his position but Ciplin is controlling well.

Ciplin is working for a submission of some sort.

Ciplin is trying to work for a kimura but Sirotuk is defending well.

Ciplin seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirotuk is trying to control but can't.
Ciplin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Sirotuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sirotuk actively working from the bottom here.

Sirotuk pushes Ciplin off and gets back to his feet.

Sirotuk instigates a clinch.

Sirotuk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ciplin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sirotuk to the mat. Sirotuk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!

Ciplin drops back looking for a leg! Sirotuk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sirotuk manages to kick Ciplin off! Ciplin jumps back into Sirotuk's guard.
Sirotuk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ciplin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirotuk with a couple of short strikes.
Sirotuk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sirotuk landing punches.
Ciplin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sirotuk dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirotuk blocks Ciplin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sirotuk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sirotuk lands a nice shot to the head.
Sirotuk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ciplin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirotuk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Serega Sirotuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirotuk landing punches.

Ciplin is rocked!
Sirotuk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ciplin is still in real trouble! Can Sirotuk finish him?

Sirotuk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ciplin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ciplin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirotuk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sirotuk blocks Ciplin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ciplin is looking to improve his position but Sirotuk isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sirotuk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ciplin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sirotuk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ciplin working to try and regain half guard.
Sirotuk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sirotuk unloading with bombs!
Sirotuk working Ciplin over with strikes here.
Sirotuk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ciplin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sirotuk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sirotuk lands a big shot there that rocks Ciplin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sirotuk looking to finish Ciplin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ciplin!
Ciplin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ciplin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ciplin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sirotuk is looking to take a break and control but Ciplin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ciplin tries to get to full guard but Sirotuk has control of the leg.
Sirotuk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ciplin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sirotuk is looking to take a break and control but Ciplin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sirotuk lands strikes from half guard.
Sirotuk working the head and body with strikes.
Ciplin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sirotuk slips a nice elbow through Ciplin's hands, connecting with Ciplin's forehead.
Sirotuk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sirotuk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ciplin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sirotuk works his way into full mount!
Sirotuk blocks Ciplin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirotuk tries to control but Ciplin wriggling away.
Sirotuk working Ciplin over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serega Sirotuk dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Ciplin looking to score a takedown here. Sirotuk is defending well but Ciplin drives through and ends up in Sirotuk's guard.

Ciplin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sirotuk pulls Ciplin in close to prevent any damage.

Ciplin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirotuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ciplin has managed to get both his arms back between Sirotuk's legs - danger averted.

Ciplin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ciplin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sirotuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ciplin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ciplin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sirotuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ciplin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ciplin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sirotuk is pulling down on Ciplin's head to control his posture.
Sirotuk wants to sweep but no luck.
Sirotuk looking to control.
Ciplin chips away with some ground and pound.

Ciplin drops back looking for a leg! Sirotuk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sirotuk manages to kick Ciplin off! Ciplin jumps back into Sirotuk's guard.

Sirotuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sirotuk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciplin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirotuk is retaining full guard.
Ciplin throws and elbow that misses. Sirotuk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ciplin's guard. Nice move by Sirotuk!
Sirotuk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sirotuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ciplin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sirotuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sirotuk won't allow Ciplin to sweep him here.
Sirotuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ciplin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciplin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sirotuk working some strikes from top position.
Sirotuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ciplin's head.
Ciplin lands some strikes from the bottom.
Sirotuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ciplin's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirotuk cracks Ciplin with a solid left hand.
Ciplin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ciplin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sirotuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Ciplin trying to strike off his back.
Sirotuk trying to control but Ciplin is working from the bottom.
Ciplin trying to strike off his back.

Sirotuk drops back looking for a leg! Ciplin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ciplin manages to kick Sirotuk off! Sirotuk jumps back into Ciplin's guard.
Ciplin tries to strike from the bottom.
Ciplin keeping moving, preventing Sirotuk from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sirotuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciplin striking from the bottom.
Sirotuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ciplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sirotuk wants to control from the top but Ciplin keeps moving.
Ciplin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sirotuk manages to get himself to full guard.

Ciplin has gone for a leg lock! Sirotuk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ciplin's guard.
Oleshko Ciplin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serega Sirotuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirotuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirotuk postures up in Ciplin's guard and throws a big left but Ciplin blocks it.
Ciplin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sirotuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ciplin's head.
Sirotuk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serega Sirotuk.
Well Sirotuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serega Sirotuk!