PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertus Eppinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Ciunchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertus Eppinga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Eppinga
vs
Ciunchik

187 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertus Eppinga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhenya Ciunchik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eppinga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciunchik looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ciunchik with a lazy takedown attempt

and Eppinga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ciunchik!
Eppinga is landing with some decent strikes but Ciunchik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Eppinga gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eppinga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eppinga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Eppinga misses.

Eppinga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eppinga wants to control from the top but Ciunchik keeps moving.

Eppinga stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eppinga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eppinga keeps Ciunchik at a distance using the push kick.
Eppinga misses with a head kick.

Eppinga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eppinga scoring with some ground and pound.

Eppinga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eppinga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ciunchik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eppinga.
Ciunchik wants to stand and escape but Eppinga is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eppinga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Eppinga stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Eppinga closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ciunchik quickly recovers to half guard.

Eppinga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ciunchik sees it coming and defends easily.
Eppinga slows the pace down in half guard.

Eppinga is trying to work for a kimura but Ciunchik is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eppinga gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Eppinga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eppinga showed some decent athleticism there.
Eppinga trying to pass the guard but Ciunchik defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eppinga is working for a submission of some sort.
Eppinga trying to advance position but Ciunchik counters by regaining guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Eppinga gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertus Eppinga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eppinga gets the takedown into side control.
Eppinga working the ground and pound.

Eppinga is trying to get an arm triangle but Ciunchik is defending well.

Eppinga decides to stand back up.
Ciunchik blocks the body kick.
Eppinga throws a leg kick which misses Ciunchik's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciunchik tries to avoid it.
Eppinga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciunchik is breathing heavily.
Ciunchik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eppinga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ciunchik did well to prevent Eppinga getting side control.
Eppinga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eppinga thows a huge punch but Ciunchik dodges it nicely.

Eppinga is looking for a kimura here.

Ciunchik is defending against the submission attempts here by Eppinga.

Eppinga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eppinga prevents Ciunchik from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Eppinga is working for a submission of some sort.
Ciunchik is refusing to be controlled, as Eppinga sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eppinga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ciunchik defends it well.
Bertus Eppinga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Eppinga seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ciunchik is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bertus Eppinga!
Bertus Eppinga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.