PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 2753 p4p, 394 weight class) and Kevin Siembieda (ranked 4870 p4p, 621 weight class). Red Cup has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cup
vs
Siembieda

190 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Siembieda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siembieda connects with a solid leg kick.
Cup misses with a left hand
and Siembieda counters with a thumping low kick.
Siembieda is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Cup misses with a hook.
Cup tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cup lands with a straight right. Siembieda didn't see that one coming.
Cup throws a jab but it's blocked by Siembieda.
Cup connects with a crisp jab.
Siembieda lands a lovely overhand right.
Cup looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Siembieda is fending him off so far but Cup persists. Nope, Siembieda circles away and we're back to standing.
Siembieda dodges the punch combination from Cup.
A little jabbing left from Siembieda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Siembieda moves away from the strike by Cup.
Cup throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siembieda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Siembieda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cup dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siembieda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cup scores with a jab.
Siembieda lands a leg kick that knocks Cup off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siembieda lands a slapping body shot.
Siembieda blocks a head kick by Cup.
Cup ducks right into an uppercut from Siembieda.
Cup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siembieda.
Cup slips a jab and a cross from Siembieda.
Cup is looking for a counter combo.
Cup misses with a hook. Siembieda ducked under it nicely.
Cup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Siembieda jabs Cup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cup looks to throw the jab but Siembieda is out of range.
Siembieda flicks out a counter leg kick but Cup steps away.
A swing and a miss from Siembieda.
Jab from Siembieda.
Siembieda throws an overhand right that lands on Cup's shoulder, as Cup tries to avoid the shot.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siembieda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siembieda moves out of range as Cup strikes.
Cup on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Siembieda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siembieda misses with a straight right.
Cup walks into a straight right hand from Siembieda.
Siembieda scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup misses with an uppercut.
Siembieda ducks under a wild hook from Cup.
Siembieda feints a counter leg kick.
Kevin Siembieda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siembieda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cup doesn't seem bothered though.
Siembieda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cup tries to bum rush Siembieda with a series of wild strikes but Siembieda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siembieda moves out of range of the strikes.
Cup is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cup on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cup swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Siembieda lands but Cup takes it in his stride.
Siembieda ducks under a wild hook from Cup.
Siembieda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cup is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Cup.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Siembieda moved out of range.
Siembieda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cup at a distance.
Siembieda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siembieda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Cup misses.
Cup wants to clinch up but Siembieda keeps it at a distance.
Siembieda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siembieda throws a leg kick which misses Cup's front leg but catches the back leg as Cup tries to avoid it.
Siembieda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Siembieda.
Cup looks to land a left hand but Siembieda moved out of range nicely.
Cup ducks right into an uppercut from Siembieda.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siembieda.
Cup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Siembieda pinned against the cage. Siembieda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Siembieda moves out of range as Cup strikes.
Cup swings widly with a right hand
and Siembieda counters with a three punch combo that has Cup backing up. Cup nods at Siembieda to acknowledge the strikes.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Siembieda moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Siembieda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup throws a body shot but no joy.
Cup takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cup takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siembieda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Siembieda ducks under a wild hook from Cup.
Siembieda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cup was well out of range. Poor timing from Siembieda.
Siembieda throws out a loose jab but Cup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siembieda 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.
Cup throws a lazy uppercut
and Siembieda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Siembieda moves away and avoids it.
Siembieda throws a head kick that misses.
Cup is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siembieda keeps the fight on the outside.
Siembieda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siembieda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Siembieda 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.

Cup connects with a right hand. Siembieda shakes it off.
Siembieda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kevin Siembieda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Siembieda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Siembieda looks to move away, Cup throws a big counter combo but Siembieda just gets out of the way.
Cup digs a good hook to Siembieda's body.
Cup tries to clinch but Siembieda moves away
and Siembieda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Siembieda ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Siembieda.
Siembieda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siembieda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cup misses with a lunging right hand
and Siembieda counters with a good low kick that Cup was not able to check.
Siembieda throws a head kick that Cup semi-blocks.
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!
Siembieda scores with a leg kick.
Siembieda lands a nice looking body shot.
Siembieda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cup throws a jab when Siembieda was well out of range.
Cup misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cup. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cup.
Siembieda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Siembieda is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Cup tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siembieda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Siembieda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cup slips a jab from Siembieda.
Cup tries to clinch but Siembieda is having none of it.
Cup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siembieda connects with a jab.
Siembieda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cup with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cup misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cup. Siembieda does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cup scores with a nice head shot.

Siembieda moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup is looking to break free of the clinch but Siembieda has double underhooks.
Cup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cup is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cup is trying to break the clinch but Siembieda has him pressed against the cage.
Cup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siembieda misses with an elbow strike.

Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cup throws a leg kick that misses.
Cup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siembieda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cup was well out of range. Poor timing from Siembieda.
A nice inside leg kick there by Siembieda. That's going to slow Cup down.
Cup connects with a looping right hand.
Siembieda lands with an overhand left.
Siembieda scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup takes a swing at Siembieda's ribcage but misses.
Siembieda jabs Cup right on the nose. Cup blinks but takes it well.
Cup shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Siembieda eats them both and turns towards Cup to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cup lands a jab to the head.
Siembieda jabs Cup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cup misses with a double jab.
Cup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Siembieda connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cup fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Siembieda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siembieda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Siembieda scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cup as he connects with a hook.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siembieda.
Siembieda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup lands a jab to the nose.
Cup misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siembieda.
Cup missing with a left hand there. Siembieda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cup scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Siembieda doesn't seem bothered though.
Cup misses with a straight right.
Cup misses with a double jab
and Siembieda counters with a solid body kick.
Cup jabs at Siembieda's body.
Cup on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Siembieda lands with a nice body punch.
Cup throws out a loose jab but Siembieda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Siembieda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siembieda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siembieda is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Cup jabs at Siembieda's body.

Cup has taken the fight to the clinch.
Siembieda misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Siembieda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Siembieda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siembieda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cup has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Cup does no damage.
Cup misses with a series of wild punches.
Cup wants to clinch
and Siembieda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Siembieda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Cup is rocked!
Siembieda leaves Cup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siembieda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Cup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siembieda misses with the combination.
Cup seems to have got his legs back now.
Siembieda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siembieda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Cup moves into the clinch.
Siembieda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siembieda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cup backwards.
Siembieda throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Cup has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Siembieda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Siembieda is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cup has good solid back control here.
Cup avoiding Siembieda 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Siembieda right now.
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!
Siembieda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cup biding his time, controlling Siembieda.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siembieda trying to control the action but Cup just sinks the hooks in.
Cup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cup tries to get the hooks in deep but Siembieda pushed the leg off.
Siembieda just trying to survive but Cup is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cup is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Siembieda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Siembieda for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siembieda tries to escape but Cup has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Siembieda prevents Cup from getting a body triangle.
Cup not allowing Siembieda to control his hands.
Siembieda wants to escape the position.
Kevin Siembieda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cup slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Siembieda preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cup.

Cup is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Siembieda defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cup controlling well, preventing Siembieda from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup trying to control momentarily.
Siembieda trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cup keeps control of the position as Siembieda tries to break free.
Cup wants to control but Siembieda is keeping busy.
Siembieda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Siembieda trying to get back to his feet but Cup is in full control for now.
Siembieda looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cup.
Red Cup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siembieda wants to control his opponent's hands but Cup gets his hands free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Cup showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siembieda 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kevin Siembieda!
An out of breath Kevin Siembieda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Red Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.