PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizal
vs
El Kapitan

192 cm
26
288 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Kapitan cracks Rizal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
El Kapitan gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Rizal counters with a head kick that drops El Kapitan to the mat! El Kapitan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Kapitan is looking to chop away at Rizal's legs.
El Kapitan looks to land a body kick but Rizal moved away.
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan misses with a low kick as Rizal jumps back.
Rizal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Kapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Kapitan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizal misses the jab.
Rizal checks a leg kick.
Rizal looks to land a left hand but El Kapitan moved out of range nicely.
El Kapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan throws a wild body kick that Rizal sees coming a mile off.
Rizal avoids a kick to the body.
El Kapitan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizal throws a front kick that sends El Kapitan stumbling back into the cage.
El Kapitan looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kapitan manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Rizal.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizal throws a wild body kick that El Kapitan sees coming a mile off.
Rizal lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizal throws a wild body kick that El Kapitan sees coming a mile off.
El Kapitan moves out of range as Rizal throws a body kick.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizal connects with a body shot.
Rizal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on El Kapitan if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Rizal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizal throws a head kick but El Kapitan moves out of range.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Kapitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizal throws a body punch but El Kapitan moves out of range.
Rizal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rizal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizal connects with a leg kick. El Kapitan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El Kapitan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rizal finds it's way round the side to connect with El Kapitan's head.
Rizal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal is looking to land body kicks.
Rizal misses with a kick to the body.
Rizal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Kapitan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizal.
Rizal looks for the body kick but El Kapitan saw that one coming.
Rizal misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

El Kapitan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizal.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that misses.
Rizal connects with an inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a shot to the body.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Jose Rizal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizal misses with a head kick.
El Kapitan avoids the head kick by Rizal.
Rizal is looking to wear down El Kapitan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
El Kapitan avoids the head kick by Rizal.
Rizal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Kapitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan is breathing heavily.
Rizal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Elias El Kapitan has been cut.
That kick from Rizal tenderised El Kapitan's leg. El Kapitan is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but El Kapitan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rizal has got the better of the exchanges.
Rizal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizal. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Rizal. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
El Kapitan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizal.
Rizal scores with a nice right hand.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Kapitan scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rizal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rizal throws a sloppy head kick and El Kapitan moves out of range easily.
El Kapitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizal connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Kapitan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
Rizal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Kapitan can do to turn this around?
El Kapitan scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
El Kapitan lands a head kick. Rizal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Kapitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Kapitan avoids a kick to the body.
El Kapitan checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Kapitan. That's going to slow Rizal down.
Rizal throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Kapitan connects with a body shot that sends Rizal's belly button to the back.
Elias El Kapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Kapitan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizal's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rizal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizal 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jose Rizal!

Jose Rizal wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Rizal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.