PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Regular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cappuccino has chosen I Shot the Sheriff as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Regular
vs
Cappuccino

185 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Regular!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Cappuccino!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regular looks to score with a jab to the body but Cappuccino is just out of range.

Cappuccino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Regular trying to land knees to the body.
Cappuccino controlling the action here for a moment.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Regular blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Regular landing knees to the body.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Regular with a knee to the head.
Regular holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but Regular blocks it.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Regular crunches a lovely knee into Cappuccino's ribcage.
Cappuccino looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Regular creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Regular.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular trying to land knees to the body.
Regular lands a knee to the body.
Regular misses with a knee to the head.
Regular utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappuccino takes a knee to the side of the body.

Regular breaks from the clinch.
Regular keeps Cappuccino at a distance using the push kick.
Regular goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Al Cappuccino has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regular wants to clinch up but Cappuccino keeps it at a distance.
Regular tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cappuccino counters with a right hand to the body.
Cappuccino is looking to score with low kicks.

Regular drives through and clinches with Cappuccino against the cage.
Regular managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Regular wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cappuccino takes an elbow to the temple.
Regular is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Cappuccino has Regular pressed against the cage, preventing Regular from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Regular lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but Regular blocks with his arms.

Regular escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cappuccino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regular misses with a kick to the body.
Regular throws a head kick that misses.
Cappuccino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Cappuccino has managed to clinch.
Regular blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cappuccino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cappuccino has Regular pressed against the cage.
Cappuccino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Regular's face.
Cappuccino lands a good knee to the midsection. Regular won't want to take too many of those.
Cappuccino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cappuccino missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Cappuccino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Regular is defending well for now.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cappuccino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Regular managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Regular stalling the fight.
Regular lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cappuccino or not.
Cappuccino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Regular is defending well for now.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Regular landing knees to the head.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Regular throws an elbow but it misses.
Regular lands a knee to the head.
Regular wants to break free but Cappuccino has control.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regular avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cappuccino lands a good knee to the midsection. Regular won't want to take too many of those.
Regular wants to stall.
Regular misses with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Cappuccino is trying to maintain a safe position but Regular gets an underhook and turns Cappuccino into the cage.
Cappuccino lands an elbow inside that Regular shrugs off.
Regular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cappuccino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but Regular blocks it.

Regular pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regular circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a body kick the misses

and Regular moves into the clinch.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Regular on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cappuccino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Cappuccino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cappuccino lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cappuccino landing knees to the head.
Cappuccino trying to land knees to the body.
Cappuccino blocks a body shot from Regular.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Regular dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino's cut.
That's time! Regular's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cappuccino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cappuccino misses with the body kick
and Regular counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Regular.
Cappuccino darts in trying to clinch
and Regular counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cappuccino rushes Regular and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Regular landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Regular obliges.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Regular as Cappuccino tries to tie him up.
Regular landing knees to the body.
Regular using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regular blocks an elbow strike from Cappuccino.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Regular landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Regular's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cappuccino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cappuccino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Regular.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regular fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cappuccino manages to avoid it.
Cappuccino lands a jab.
A low kick from Cappuccino misses

and Regular counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Regular working Cappuccino over with knees to the body.
Regular landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cappuccino working Regular over with knees to the body.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino landing knees to the body.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses Regular has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cappuccino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Regular has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cappuccino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cappuccino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Regular has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Regular misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Cappuccino landing knees to the head.
Cappuccino crunches a lovely knee into Regular's ribcage.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but Regular blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regular avoiding damage as Cappuccino throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cappuccino missing with knees to the body.
Regular landing knees to the body.
Regular managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cappuccino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Regular tries a knee to the head but Cappuccino blocks it.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Regular blocks it with crossed arms.
Cappuccino looking to throw knees to the head but Regular is blocking nicely.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.

Regular pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cappuccino feints and then cracks Regular's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Regular down.
Cappuccino pushes Regular away with a front kick.
Cappuccino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cappuccino wants to clinch but Regular slips to the side
and Regular counters with a head kick.
Cappuccino moves in looking to clinch but Regular pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regular doesn't manage to clinch there - Cappuccino circles away.
Nice body kick from Cappuccino.

Cappuccino rushes Regular and presses him up against the cage.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cappuccino obliges.
Knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Regular.
Regular is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cappuccino is keeping busy.
Cappuccino misses with a knee strike.

Regular breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cappuccino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cappuccino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cappuccino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cappuccino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cappuccino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cappuccino.
Cappuccino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Regular checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Regular fakes the leg kick and cracks Cappuccino in the body.
Regular lands a front kick.
Regular chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cappuccino avoids the head kick by Regular.
Cappuccino looks to clinch
and Regular counters with a nice leg kick.
Regular keeps the fight on the outside.
Cappuccino keeps the fight on the outside.
Regular lands a head kick!
Regular tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cappuccino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cappuccino scores with a spinning back kick!
Cappuccino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Regular. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Regular dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cappuccino instigates a clinch.
Cappuccino landing knees to the head.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino lands a knee to the head.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Knees to the body from Regular.
Cappuccino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Regular tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular throws a knee to the head but misses.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Cappuccino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cappuccino crunches a lovely knee into Regular's ribcage.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cappuccino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regular scores with a hook to the body.
Regular putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cappuccino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cappuccino lands a nice knee to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regular avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Regular - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Regular looking to throw knees to the head but Cappuccino is blocking nicely.
Cappuccino crunches a lovely knee into Regular's ribcage.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cappuccino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cappuccino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cappuccino is struggling to control the position.
Cappuccino misses with a knee strike.
Regular managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Regular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cappuccino blocks it with crossed arms.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regular avoids it.
Cappuccino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cappuccino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Regular lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regular with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino looking to throw knees to the head but Regular is blocking nicely.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Regular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cappuccino blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cappuccino misses with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but Regular blocks it.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regular controlling the action here for a moment.
Cappuccino scores with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino looking to throw knees to the head but Regular is blocking nicely.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Regular trying to land knees to the body.
Cappuccino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cappuccino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Regular misses with a knee strike.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Regular on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regular avoids the elbow strike from Cappuccino, against the cage.
Regular tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cappuccino avoids it.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino is struggling to control the position.
Regular missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regular avoiding damage as Cappuccino throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino landing knees to the head.
Cappuccino managing to block the knees to the body from Regular.
Regular blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cappuccino with a knee to the head.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Regular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regular stalling in the clinch but Cappuccino improves position.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Regular as Cappuccino tries to tie him up.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Regular managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Regular is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Regular scores with a knee to the head.
Regular crunches a lovely knee into Cappuccino's ribcage.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but Regular blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cappuccino obliges.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Cappuccino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Regular misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappuccino.
Moses Regular is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cappuccino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Regular has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Cappuccino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regular with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Regular avoiding damage as Cappuccino throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino avoiding damage as Regular throws knees to the body.
Cappuccino misses with a knee to the head.
Regular working Cappuccino over with knees to the body.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular.
Cappuccino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappuccino is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but Regular blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cappuccino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Regular on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regular tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappuccino avoids the damage to the body.
Regular trying to land knees to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land knees in the clinch but Regular avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moses Regular.
Well Regular has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Regular!