PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius De Jesus Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cierpka
vs
De Jesus Vieira

175 cm
19
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

158 cm
21
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Supreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius De Jesus Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cierpka moves into range and clinches up with De Jesus Vieira.
De Jesus Vieira taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cierpka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cierpka misses with a knee strike.
De Jesus Vieira blocks the elbow strike.
Cierpka lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Vinicius De Jesus Vieira has been cut.
The referee calls for De Jesus Vieira to work.
Cierpka stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cierpka pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Jesus Vieira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jesus Vieira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cierpka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cierpka stalling in the clinch.
Cierpka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cierpka tries to break the clinch but De Jesus Vieira is controlling the position.

Cierpka breaks from the clinch.
Krystian Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cierpka fails to land the takedown.
Cierpka sets himself, and De Jesus Vieira steps forward looking for the clinch! Cierpka avoids it this time.
Cierpka shoots in but no luck this time.
De Jesus Vieira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Cierpka gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka lands an elbow that stopped De Jesus Vieira in his tracks for a moment.
Cierpka misses with some punches.
Cierpka working aggressively here.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but De Jesus Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Cierpka drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Cierpka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cierpka tries to land knees in the clinch but De Jesus Vieira avoids the damage to the body.
Cierpka taking a breather.
Cierpka slowing the pace effectively.
De Jesus Vieira avoids a wild elbow strike from Cierpka.
Cierpka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Jesus Vieira walks away with a smile on his face. Cierpka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cierpka gets a clinch.
Cierpka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Jesus Vieira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cierpka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cierpka misses with the head strike.
Cierpka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cierpka is looking to break free of the clinch but De Jesus Vieira has double underhooks.
Cierpka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cierpka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Jesus Vieira smiles and moves away.
Cierpka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Jesus Vieira wants to counter the offense by Cierpka and move into the clinch position.
De Jesus Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Jesus Vieira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cierpka is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Jesus Vieira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cierpka closes the distance and pushes De Jesus Vieira back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cierpka cracks De Jesus Vieira with a nice body shot.
Cierpka being controlled against the cage.
De Jesus Vieira stalls.
Cierpka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Jesus Vieira up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Jesus Vieira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Cierpka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius De Jesus Vieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cierpka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Jesus Vieira stuffs the takedown attempt from Cierpka. Cierpka gets slowly back to his feet.
De Jesus Vieira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cierpka.
Cierpka misses with a body shot.
Cierpka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Jesus Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.

Cierpka moves into range and clinches up with De Jesus Vieira.
De Jesus Vieira blocks a body shot from Cierpka.
Krystian Cierpka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cierpka is looking to control De Jesus Vieira's arms but De Jesus Vieira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cierpka has his back to the cage.
Cierpka pushes off an throws an elbow but De Jesus Vieira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Jesus Vieira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jesus Vieira taking a breather.
Cierpka letting De Jesus Vieira take a breather here.
Cierpka throws a punch but it's blocked by De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jesus Vieira can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka misses with an elbow over the top.
De Jesus Vieira stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vinicius De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka shoots in looking for a takedown. De Jesus Vieira tries to sprawl out of it but Cierpka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Jesus Vieira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cierpka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Jesus Vieira defends well and Cierpka ends up having to push De Jesus Vieira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Cierpka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Jesus Vieira moves forwards but Cierpka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cierpka closes the distance and clinches up with De Jesus Vieira, looking for a takedown. Cierpka pushes De Jesus Vieira against the cage but De Jesus Vieira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Cierpka rushes De Jesus Vieira and presses him up against the cage.
Cierpka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but De Jesus Vieira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cierpka letting De Jesus Vieira take a breather here.
Cierpka swings wildly with an uppercut but De Jesus Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jesus Vieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cierpka is trying to break the clinch but De Jesus Vieira has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Jesus Vieira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cierpka displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Jesus Vieira up against the cage.
Cierpka is trying to break the clinch but De Jesus Vieira is controlling him.
De Jesus Vieira prevents Cierpka from breaking the clinch.
Cierpka controlling the action here for a moment.
De Jesus Vieira avoiding damage.
Cierpka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Jesus Vieira smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Cierpka drives through and clinches with De Jesus Vieira against the cage.
Cierpka misses with a body punch.
De Jesus Vieira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka looking to slow down the pace here.
Cierpka misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cierpka avoiding damage.
Cierpka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Cierpka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius De Jesus Vieira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Jesus Vieira leaves Cierpka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Jesus Vieira tries to counter by closing the distance.

Cierpka darts in and clinches De Jesus Vieira up against the cage.
De Jesus Vieira avoiding damage.
Cierpka lands a damaging elbow.
Cierpka wants to get back to striking at distance but De Jesus Vieira won't allow it.
De Jesus Vieira stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka has De Jesus Vieira pressed against the cage.
Cierpka wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Jesus Vieira stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka looking to stall.
Cierpka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cierpka fails to pull guard.
A short right from Cierpka on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cierpka just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Jesus Vieira's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka swings wildly with an uppercut but De Jesus Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus Vieira leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cierpka.
A bit of stalling here from De Jesus Vieira.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but De Jesus Vieira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Cierpka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cierpka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cierpka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cierpka struggles to land a body shot inside as De Jesus Vieira controls his hands.
Cierpka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cierpka is looking to control De Jesus Vieira's arms but De Jesus Vieira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cierpka has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus Vieira has Cierpka pressed against the cage.
Cierpka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cierpka lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cierpka is looking to break free of the clinch but De Jesus Vieira has double underhooks.
De Jesus Vieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cierpka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cierpka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka is trying to break free.
De Jesus Vieira blocks an elbow strike from Cierpka.
Cierpka tries to break free but De Jesus Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
De Jesus Vieira blocks an elbow strike from Cierpka.
Krystian Cierpka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Jesus Vieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Cierpka has picked De Jesus Vieira up - he's going for a ride! Cierpka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vinicius De Jesus Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cierpka is taking a breather. De Jesus Vieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krystian Cierpka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cierpka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Cierpka!
A victorious Krystian Cierpka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.