PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 107 p4p, 128 weight class) and Fabiano Capellio (ranked 20 p4p, 22 weight class). Stalinovich comes into the arena with Hell March blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stalinovich
vs
Capellio

192 cm
32
210
25 - 11 - 0

192 cm
29
209
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary
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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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Capellio missing with a left hand there. Stalinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capellio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stalinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capellio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalinovich moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalinovich throwing a counter right hand but Capellio manages to avoid it.
Capellio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich looks to land a combination. Capellio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stalinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Stalinovich throws a series of punches but Capellio moves out of range.
Stalinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capellio! But no joy.
Stalinovich looks to land a combination but Capellio avoids it well.
Capellio moves away from the strike by Stalinovich.
Capellio looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich is looking to land body kicks.
Capellio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stalinovich tries to land a front kick but Capellio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stalinovich lands a body shot.
A combination from Stalinovich does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stalinovich looks to land a right hand but Capellio moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stalinovich misses its intended target.
Capellio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stalinovich throws a shot from downtown. Capellio moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capellio! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Capellio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Capellio.
Nice body punch from Capellio.
Stalinovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capellio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capellio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Capellio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Capellio tries to work over Stalinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Capellio tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovich avoids it by throwing Capellio back against the cage.
Stalinovich cracks Capellio with a nice body shot.
Stalinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Capellio digs a right hand into Stalinovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stalinovich's gas tank.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Capellio tries a body shot but Stalinovich blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Capellio.

Stalinovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalinovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Stalinovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Capellio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Stalinovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Capellio.
It looked like Stalinovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Capellio.
A telegraphed right hand from Capellio misses the target.
Stalinovich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Capellio catches Stalinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Stalinovich misses
and Capellio counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich tries to bum rush Capellio with a series of wild strikes but Capellio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capellio! But no joy.
Stalinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capellio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stalinovich throws a shot from downtown. Capellio moves away and avoids it.
Capellio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stalinovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Capellio counters with a nice uppercut.
Capellio misses with a hook
and Stalinovich counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capellio.
Stalinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stalinovich misses with a wild body shot.
Capellio throws a big counter head kick but Stalinovich avoids it with no problem.
Stalinovich misses with an uppercut. Capellio saw that one coming.
Stalinovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Capellio to counter with a crisp jab.
Stalinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Capellio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capellio keeps the fight on the outside.
Stalinovich misses with a head kick.
Capellio shapes to counter with a head kick.
Capellio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Capellio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capellio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Capellio cracks Stalinovich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Capellio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stalinovich to stand back up!

Stalinovich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capellio misses with a left hand
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Capellio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalinovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Capellio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Capellio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capellio.
Stalinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalinovich lands with a right hand.
Stalinovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Stalinovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Capellio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Capellio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stalinovich can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stalinovich lands a big head kick that sends Capellio tumbling to the mat! Stalinovich takes a step backwards and waves Capellio back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Capellio is rocked!
Capellio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Capellio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stalinovich missing with a left hand there. Capellio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capellio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stalinovich thows a body kick. Capellio tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a hook to the side of Capellio's head but Capellio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capellio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!

Stalinovich clinches up against the cage.
Stalinovich fails to pull guard.

Stalinovich manages to break the clinch.
Stalinovich clobbers Capellio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalinovich. Capellio does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Stalinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a series of punches but Capellio avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Stalinovich.
A head kick by Stalinovich misses
and Capellio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stalinovich throws out a loose jab but Capellio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joseph Stalinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Capellio misses with a looping left.
Stalinovich throwing a counter right hand but Capellio manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capellio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stalinovich looks to land a body kick but Capellio moved away.
Stalinovich misses with a jab to the body
and Capellio counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Capellio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Stalinovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stalinovich 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Stalinovich!
Joseph Stalinovich thanked the fans post fight for their support.