PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 752 p4p, 6708 weight class) and Fabiano Capellio (ranked 110 p4p, 665 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marius
vs
Capellio

189 cm
22
215
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
209
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capellio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marius misses with a looping left.
Marius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pandemic Fight System in the buildup to the fight.
Marius with a jab.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Capellio is out of range and Marius settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Capellio moved out of range nicely.
Capellio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Capellio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Marius looks to land a combination but Capellio avoids it well.
Capellio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Capellio blocks the leg kick.
Capellio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Capellio ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius moves into range and connects with a jab.

Marius rushes Capellio and presses him up against the cage.
Marius is working Capellio over against the cage.
Capellio lands a left hand.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Capellio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
Capellio misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Capellio.
Capellio working aggressively here.

Marius breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius moves in looking to clinch but Capellio pushes him off.
Capellio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marius throws a solid leg kick but Capellio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marius.
Marius misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capellio! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Capellio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Capellio.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Capellio responds with a good body kick, but Marius manages to step out the way in time.
Marius punishes Capellio's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius scores with a nice head shot.
Capellio throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Capellio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Capellio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capellio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Capellio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capellio counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Marius! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fabiano Capellio!