PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Gabriel Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Cienglinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cienglinho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young. Piotr Cienglinho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gabriel Capone
vs
Cienglinho

225 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alphonse Gabriel Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Cienglinho!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cienglinho circles away.
Capone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cienglinho defends it nicely.
Capone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Gabriel Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cienglinho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cienglinho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Capone is looking to get to half guard.
Capone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cienglinho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Alphonse Gabriel Capone has been cut.
Cienglinho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Capone looks a forlorn figure.

Capone is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capone wants to control but Cienglinho is having none of it.
Oh Capone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone seems to have got his legs back now.

Cienglinho has hold of Capone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Capone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cienglinho can't control as he wanted to and Capone manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Capone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cienglinho thows a huge punch but Capone dodges it nicely.

Capone actively working from the bottom here.
Capone wants to get back to full guard but Cienglinho has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone taking shots to the head.
Capone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Capone tries to hold on but Cienglinho postures up.
Cienglinho scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Alphonse Gabriel Capone's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capone is desperately trying to improve his position but Cienglinho has a good base and remains in mount.
Cienglinho looking to control but Capone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cienglinho avoids the attempt from Capone to control.
Cienglinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Cienglinho looking to secure an arm triangle but Capone defends it well.
Capone is looking to get to half guard.
Cienglinho looking to control but Capone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Capone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cienglinho is trying to control. Capone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Capone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Capone tries to get out of the position.

Cienglinho stands up from half guard.
Cienglinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cienglinho tries for a takedown but Capone manages to get underhooks.
Cienglinho misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone tries for a takedown but Cienglinho manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cienglinho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Capone.
Capone looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Cienglinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alphonse Gabriel Capone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cienglinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cienglinho with good strikes from the mount here!

Alphonse Gabriel Capone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Capone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Cienglinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Capone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cienglinho on the ground.
Capone tries to free his leg and advance position but Cienglinho is retaining full guard.
Capone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone tries to free his leg and advance position but Cienglinho is retaining full guard.
Cienglinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Capone lands a couple of elbows.
Cienglinho working a defensive guard but Capone manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cienglinho is looking to regain half guard here but Capone keeps moving and retains side control.
Cienglinho is not content to let Capone control the position.
Cienglinho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Capone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cienglinho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cienglinho moves into full guard.
Capone wanted to stand there but Cienglinho had control of the position.
Capone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cienglinho has an active guard here but Capone has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cienglinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Capone pulls his head out easily.
Piotr Cienglinho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cienglinho is breathing heavily.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cienglinho wants to improve his position but Capone is controlling well.

Capone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cienglinho defends it well.
Cienglinho is in trouble now - Capone has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone avoids the attempt from Cienglinho to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cienglinho is squirming around, avoiding Capone's attempts to control the action.

Capone is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Capone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cienglinho's half guard.
Capone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alphonse Gabriel Capone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alphonse Gabriel Capone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cienglinho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Capone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Capone throws a nice head kick!
Piotr Cienglinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cienglinho.
Capone tries to clinch but Cienglinho is having none of it.
Cienglinho is looking to clinch but Capone is avoiding it.
Cienglinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Capone.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cienglinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cienglinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cienglinho connects with a nice short shot to Capone's temple.
Capone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cienglinho.
Capone moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cienglinho stands up and waves to Capone to follow him.
Capone keeps the fight on the outside.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cienglinho tries to clinch there but Capone circles away.

Capone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cienglinho seems a little lost for a moment, as Capone dominates the positioning.
Capone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cienglinho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Capone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cienglinho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Capone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cienglinho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cienglinho is being controlled here.
Cienglinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Capone trying to control but Cienglinho postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone is looking for a sweep. Cienglinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cienglinho working over Capone with some ground and pound. Capone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Capone is looking to control Cienglinho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Capone avoid being mounted?
Capone tries to get to full guard but Cienglinho has control of the leg.
Cienglinho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Capone!
Cienglinho trying to control but Capone is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cienglinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cienglinho looking for a guillotine from mount but Capone is having none of it.
Cienglinho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Capone is looking to escape.

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 Alphonse Gabriel Capone.
I think Capone 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Gabriel Capone!