PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Hruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewelina Cierpka (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.

Hruska
vs
Cierpka

177 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Hruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewelina Cierpka!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Hruska there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hruska misses with a takedown attempt - Cierpka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cierpka but Cierpka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cierpka as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Hruska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hruska slips a straight right by Cierpka.
Cierpka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hruska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cierpka misses with a lunging right hand
and Hruska counters with a nice uppercut.
Cierpka misses with a double jab.
Cierpka misses with a head kick.
Cierpka stalks Hruska and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hruska's face. Hruska staggers backwards, shaken.
Cierpka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Cierpka misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hruska pushes Cierpka up against the cage in a clinch.

Hruska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hruska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hruska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Hruska darts in and clinches Cierpka up against the cage.
Hruska is pressed up against the cage. Cierpka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hruska down to the mat. Hruska avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hruska drives through and clinches with Cierpka against the cage.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but Hruska holds him up against the cage and eventually Cierpka drops back down to his feet.

Hruska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Cierpka does no damage.
Cierpka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hruska is looking for a counter combo.
Cierpka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hruska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cierpka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cierpka throws a shot from downtown. Hruska moves away and avoids it.
Hruska lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cierpka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cierpka. Hruska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hruska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hruska!
Ewelina Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cierpka looks winded!

Hruska clinches up against the cage.
Cierpka is trying to pull guard but Hruska turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hruska is trying to pull guard but Cierpka has him pressed against the cage.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hruska just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hruska is struggling to control the position.
Cierpka lands an uppercut.
Hruska stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Hruska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Cierpka.
Hruska attempts a counter takedown but Cierpka avoids it well and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka scores with a shot to the body.
Hruska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cierpka backs up against the cage.
Cierpka throws a right hand that Hruska ducks under and follows up with a left that Hruska also avoids with ease.
Cierpka misses with a head kick.
Cierpka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cierpka throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hruska clinches up against the cage.
Cierpka jumps guard but Hruska turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hruska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka misses with a low kick.
Hruska appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hruska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cierpka's calf.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses.

Hruska moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierpka takes a shot to the head.

Hruska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hruska throws a head kick that misses.
Hruska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cierpka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Hruska has closed the distance and engaged Cierpka in a clinch.
Hruska just leaning against Cierpka, taking a breather.
Cierpka is trying to break the clinch but Hruska is controlling him.
Cierpka letting Hruska take a breather here.
Hruska is pressed up against the cage. Cierpka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hruska down to the mat. Hruska avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hruska goes for a double leg but Cierpka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cierpka continues to drive forward.
Cierpka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Hruska as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Hruska will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hruska forces Cierpka back against the cage and clinches.
Tomas Hruska has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cierpka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hruska pulls guard effortlessly.
Hruska controls Cierpka momentarily but Cierpka frees himself.
Cierpka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Hruska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hruska is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hruska prevents Cierpka from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hruska won't allow Cierpka to sweep him here.
Cierpka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hruska stops Cierpka from standing up.

Cierpka is looking for a triangle but Hruska pushes his legs off easily.
Cierpka wants to stand up but Hruska is controlling him.
Hruska wants to control from the top but Cierpka keeps moving.
Cierpka is trying to control the position but Hruska postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cierpka lands with an uppercut that bounces Hruska off the cage and back into range.
Hruska avoids the head kick by Cierpka.
Cierpka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cierpka misses the shot to the body.
Tomas Hruska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hruska lands with a nice combination. Cierpka backs away looking to recover.
Hruska with a hook.
Cierpka throws a looping overhand right but Hruska ducks down to avoid it.
Cierpka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice takedown defense from Cierpka. No joy for Hruska on that attempt.
Hruska shoots in looking for a takedown. Cierpka tries to sprawl out of it but Hruska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cierpka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cierpka looks to throw the jab but Hruska is out of range.
Ewelina Cierpka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cierpka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Cierpka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Cierpka

and Hruska counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Hruska.
Cierpka wants to break free but Hruska has control.
Cierpka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hruska gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cierpka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hruska just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hruska managing to block the knees to the body from Cierpka.

Hruska breaks from the clinch.
Cierpka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ewelina Cierpka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Cierpka misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cierpka.
Hruska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cierpka.
Hruska stuns Cierpka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hruska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cierpka.
Cierpka throws an off balance right hand
and Hruska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown but Cierpka shows good takedown defense.
Cierpka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Hruska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hruska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hruska tries for a takedown but Cierpka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cierpka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hruska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hruska tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cierpka defends well and Hruska ends up having to push Cierpka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cierpka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cierpka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cierpka throws a nice looking combination but Hruska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cierpka misses with a hook to the body
letting Hruska counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Cierpka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cierpka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cierpka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hruska is just out of range.
A head kick from Hruska lands but Cierpka takes it in his stride.
Hruska lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cierpka looks to land a body kick but Hruska moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Hruska dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cierpka misses with a body kick.
Hruska changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Cierpka.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hruska is defended easily by Cierpka.
Hruska looks for a takedown but Cierpka sprawls well.
Cierpka misses with a body shot.
Cierpka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hruska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Cierpka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hruska fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Hruska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cierpka throws a series of punches but Hruska moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hruska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hruska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cierpka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hruska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cierpka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hruska counter with a right hand.
Hruska blocks a head kick by Cierpka.
Cierpka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hruska rushes Cierpka and presses him up against the cage.
Cierpka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hruska prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hruska content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cierpka fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Hruska to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hruska taking a breather.
Cierpka trying to stall but Hruska improves his position.

Hruska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cierpka!
Cierpka throws a head kick but Hruska moves out of range.
As Cierpka backs away, Hruska returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cierpka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hruska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hruska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cierpka.
Hruska fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cierpka avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hruska with that takedown attempt.
Hruska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cierpka.
As Cierpka looks to move away, Hruska throws a big counter combo bu Cierpka just gets out of the way.
Cierpka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cierpka misses with a series of wild punches.
Cierpka throws a body kick that misses
and Hruska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hruska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cierpka throws a right hand that Hruska ducks under and follows up with a left that Hruska also avoids with ease.
Hruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown but Cierpka shows good takedown defense.
Hruska moves out of range as Cierpka throws a body kick.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cierpka as he avoids it easily.
Cierpka throws a nice looking combination but Hruska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hruska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cierpka misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hruska walks into a straight right hand from Cierpka.
Hruska fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Cierpka.
As Cierpka tries to get set, Hruska tries to push him back and clinch up but Cierpka manages to avoid the attempt.
Cierpka misses with a kick to the body
and Hruska counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cierpka throws a series of punches but Hruska avoids them all with ease.
Hruska attempts a counter takedown but Cierpka avoids it well and moves away.
Hruska lands a head kick. Cierpka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Cierpka.
Hruska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cierpka as he avoids it easily.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses.
Ewelina Cierpka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomas Hruska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cierpka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ewelina Cierpka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hruska 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Hruska!