PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (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.

Capwell
vs
Ciosek

183 cm
44
217 lbs
41 - 23 - 0

220 cm
46
277 lbs
30 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Capwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciosek throws a hook but Capwell avoids it easily.

Capwell drives through with a takedown into Ciosek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capwell controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capwell stopping the sweep attempt from Ciosek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell stays in close to Ciosek's body and controls the position.
Ciosek pulls Capwell in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Capwell takes one to the chin there.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Capwell misses with a takedown
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut. Capwell saw that one coming.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Ciosek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ciosek as Capwell shoots in.
Capwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Ciosek misses.
Capwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capwell defending well as Ciosek loads up on a big left hand.
Ciosek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capwell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Capwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciosek pinned against the cage. Ciosek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ciosek connects with a body shot that sends Capwell's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek connects with a solid leg kick.
Capwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciosek pinned against the cage. Ciosek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Capwell.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ciosek is fending him off so far but Capwell persists. Nope, Ciosek circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciosek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Capwell under the eye.
A jab from Ciosek finds it's way through Capwell's defenses.
Ciosek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Capwell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ciosek being controlled for a moment.
Ciosek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Capwell is pressing down on Ciosek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ciosek is holding on for now.
Capwell controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Capwell avoids the attempt from Ciosek to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capwell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ciosek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that 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.

Ciosek throws a series of punches but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Capwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Capwell moves away from the strike by Ciosek.
Ciosek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ciosek tries to sprawl but Capwell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Capwell not doing much here.
Capwell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell works his way into side control.
Capwell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ciosek can't do much from the bottom here.
Capwell taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ciosek prevents Capwell from improving position.
Capwell controlling the position from side mount.
Capwell working away.
Ciosek stops Capwell from passing to mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ciosek is looking to regain half guard here but Capwell keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell takes a little break here. Ciosek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Capwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Ciosek tries to sprawl out of it but Capwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ciosek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciosek with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Capwell.
Capwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ciosek as he jumps to the side.
A lazy left from Ciosek finds it's target.
Capwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciosek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Capwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Capwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ciosek defends well and Capwell ends up having to push Ciosek into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek misses the jab.

Capwell gets a double leg takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Ciosek is trying to keep Capwell in close.
Capwell pushes down on Ciosek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mason Capwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capwell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Capwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Capwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Capwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Capwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ciosek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Capwell with a body shot.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Capwell is having none of it.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Capwell pushes him off.
Ciosek scores with a one two! Capwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ciosek rushes Capwell and presses him up against the cage.
Ciosek scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciosek stops a takedown attempt from Capwell.
Capwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ciosek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ciosek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Capwell.
A short right from Ciosek on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciosek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ciosek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciosek circles away.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capwell looks for a takedown but Ciosek sprawls well.
Ciosek scores with a nice right hand.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Capwell with a poor takedown
and Ciosek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ciosek gets a clinch.
Capwell goes for a takedown attempt but Ciosek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ciosek scores with a jab. Capwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Capwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciosek swings for the body but Capwell moves out of range.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciosek scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ciosek darts in and clinches Capwell up against the cage.

Ciosek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ciosek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ciosek has control of Capwell's left arm, preventing Capwell from doing any damage.
Ciosek looking to control.
Capwell 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.
Ciosek is controlling Capwell's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell content to stall in guard here.
Capwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ciosek tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ciosek throws a shot from downtown. Capwell moves away and avoids it.
Capwell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ciosek sprawls and moves away.
Ciosek looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason Capwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ciosek moves into range and clinches up with Capwell.
Capwell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ciosek is defending well.

Capwell has hold of one of Ciosek's legs. Ciosek is fighting the takedown attempt but Capwell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ciosek wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ciosek.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Capwell passes into side control, despite Ciosek's attempt to control the position.
Ciosek is looking to regain half guard here but Capwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Capwell happy to just control the position for now.
Ciosek struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Ciosek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciosek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.