PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. This should be a great matchup!

Margera
vs
Capoeira

180 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
168 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Capoeira.
Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira slips under a jab.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Margera keeps it at a distance.
Margera throws a right and a left that Capoeira avoids nicely.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Capoeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Rafinha Capoeira has been cut.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Margera misses with a low kick.
Margera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Margera, right into the meat.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Margera is avoiding it.
Margera is looking to chop away at Capoeira's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capoeira moves to clinch but Margera breaks away
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Capoeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Margera misses with an elbow strike.
Capoeira is trying to maintain a safe position but Margera gets an underhook and turns Capoeira into the cage.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Capoeira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capoeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera.
Capoeira looking to slow down the pace here.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Margera dodges an elbow strike from Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera blocks a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Margera.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira takes a shot to the head.
Capoeira pushes off an throws an elbow but Margera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Margera lands an elbow just above Capoeira 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Capoeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Capoeira looks winded!
Margera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Margera misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Margera throws an elbow but misses.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera throws an elbow but it misses.
Capoeira can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Capoeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera landing knees to the body.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Margera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira avoids the elbow strike from Margera, against the cage.
Capoeira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margera is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Margera.

That has opened up Rafinha Capoeira's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Capoeira.
Margera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Capoeira is rocked!
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capoeira backwards.

The cut above Rafinha Capoeira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Margera pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Capoeira! Margera unloads with more strikes and Capoeira sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera retains his lightweight title!
Bam Margera decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.