PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Silva
vs
Ciosek

190 cm
24
236 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

220 cm
27
277 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ciosek to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ciosek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ciosek lands a head kick!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ciosek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ciosek lands a knee to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ciosek connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciosek.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciosek.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciosek obliges.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek scores with a knee to the head.
Ciosek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ciosek after a bit of a struggle.
Ciosek lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciosek obliges.
A knee to the head by Ciosek.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ciosek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Ciosek.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciosek can pounce on him.
Ciosek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciosek.
Ciosek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciosek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ciosek thumps Silva with a low kick.
Ciosek tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek delivers a nice body kick.
Ciosek scores with a nice body kick.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ciosek lands a jab to the head.
Ciosek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ciosek's waist but Ciosek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

Ciosek moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Ciosek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ciosek sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ciosek tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ciosek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ciosek on his heels. He'll look to pass Ciosek's guard now, I'm sure.

Ciosek is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciosek looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciosek, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciosek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ciosek's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Ciosek looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Ciosek from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciosek is retaining full guard.
Silva prevents Ciosek from getting back to his feet.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control but Ciosek is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ciosek 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Ciosek has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ciosek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciosek scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Ciosek finds it's target.
Ciosek misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ciosek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ciosek to get to his feet.
Ciosek throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Ciosek is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Ciosek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Silva stands up over Ciosek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ciosek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ciosek wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva stands and steps away. Ciosek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ciosek has managed to clinch.
Ciosek with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Ciosek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Silva won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
Silva is working Ciosek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frank Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ciosek has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciosek is retaining full guard.
Ciosek wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva lands a couple of digs.

Ciosek has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ciosek kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ciosek pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ciosek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ciosek is trying to keep Silva in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Ciosek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ciosek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciosek wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Ciosek wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

Ciosek uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ciosek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is looking to escape.
Silva is nestled in close to Ciosek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ciosek taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ciosek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ciosek on the ground.
Ciosek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Ciosek is defending the position.
Silva prevents Ciosek from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Ciosek tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!