PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Filippov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Filippov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Capone
vs
Filippov

150 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

172 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Filippov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filippov scores with a push kick.
Filippov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Capone's waist but Capone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filippov off to one side.

Filippov tries to keep at a distance but Capone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filippov taking a breather.
Filippov tries to pull guard but Capone won't allow it.
Filippov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Don Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Filippov.
Filippov is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Capone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Capone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Capone lands a nice elbow.
Capone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Capone really is a fat lump.
Capone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filippov avoids it.
Filippov taking a breather.
Capone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filippov up against the cage.
Filippov is looking to break free of the clinch but Capone has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filippov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Capone has Filippov pushed against the cage.
Capone with a knee to the head.
Capone just leaning against Filippov, taking a breather.
Capone crunches a lovely knee into Filippov's ribcage.
Filippov looks gassed!
Filippov is trying to pull guard but Capone has him pressed against the cage.
Capone crunches a lovely knee into Filippov's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone scores with a knee to the head.
Capone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Capone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filippov's face.
Capone has Filippov pressed against the cage.
Filippov tries to break free but Capone pushes him back against the cage.
Capone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Capone landing knees to the head.
Capone lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone stalling against the cage.
Capone tries to land a knee to the head but Filippov blocks with his arms.
Capone looking to throw knees to the head but Filippov is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Capone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filippov's efforts to push away.
Capone working Filippov over with knees to the body.
Capone effectively controlling the action here.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filippov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capone connects with a knee to the head.
Capone holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Capone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filippov blocks it with crossed arms.
Filippov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filippov being controlled against the cage.
Filippov is looking to break free of the clinch but Capone has double underhooks.
Come on Capone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.
Filippov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Capone clinches.
Filippov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Capone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone with a knee to the head.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filippov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Capone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Capone closes the distance and clinches up with Filippov, looking for a takedown. Capone pushes Filippov against the cage but Filippov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Capone closes the distance and clinches.
Don Capone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filippov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capone tries to land knees in the clinch but Filippov avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Filippov tries to score a body lock takedown but Capone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Capone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filippov jumps guard but Capone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Capone has Filippov pushed against the cage.
Capone gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filippov tries to pull guard but Capone holds him up against the cage and eventually Filippov drops back down to his feet.
Don Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Filippov.
Filippov is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capone stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.

Capone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Capone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Filippov has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filippov trying to control from the bottom.
Capone slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Capone gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Capone clinches with his opponent.
Capone lands a good knee to the midsection. Filippov won't want to take too many of those.
Filippov takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Capone connects with a knee to the head.
Capone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Capone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Capone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filippov can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Capone lands an elbow just above Filippov 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.
Capone slaps away a takedown attempt from Filippov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Capone drives through and clinches with Filippov against the cage.
Capone controlling the action here for a moment.
Capone lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone with a knee to the head.

Filippov is rocked!
Capone is pushing Filippov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Capone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Capone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Filippov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Capone trying to control the action but Filippov is working from the bottom.
Capone throwing strikes but Filippov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Filippov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Capone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Filippov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Capone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Filippov's guard! Nice work there by Capone!
Filippov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone looking to pass the guard.
Filippov keeping moving, preventing Capone from controlling successfully.
Capone pushes down on Filippov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Capone trying to control the action but Filippov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filippov wants to control but Capone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Filippov is looking to escape.
Filippov is staying active underneath Capone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Capone wants to pass the guard but Filippov is defending well.

Don Capone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Capone drives through and clinches with Filippov against the cage.
Capone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Capone.
Filippov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filippov's face.
Capone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capone scores with a knee to the head.
Capone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Capone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filippov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Capone to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.
Filippov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Capone swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Capone or perhaps it was just good defense by Filippov which made him look bad.
Filippov tries to clinch up but Capone circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Capone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Filippov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filippov taking a bit of punishment here - Capone scoring with strikes.
Capone trying to control the action but Filippov is working from the bottom.
Denis Filippov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Capone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Capone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Capone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Capone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

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