PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Unchains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugenio Caporale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Unchains
vs
Caporale

188 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 Amsterdam, Alistar Unchains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Caporale!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caporale closes the distance and clinches.
Unchains blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caporale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unchains can't get the takedown.
Caporale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Caporale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unchains missing with knees to the body.
Caporale is working Unchains over against the cage.
A short right from Caporale on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caporale.
Unchains is breathing heavily.

Caporale breaks the clinch.
Unchains doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caporale throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Alistar Unchains has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Caporale.
Caporale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Caporale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Unchains blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caporale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caporale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unchains taking some punishment here, with Caporale in his half guard.
Caporale sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Unchains blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caporale.
Caporale thows a huge punch but Unchains dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unchains is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caporale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Caporale is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eugenio Caporale.
Caporale lands an overhand right.
Caporale throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Caporale lands.
Caporale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caporale scores with a decent looking hook.
Unchains drops his hands momentarily and Caporale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Caporale lands a big uppercut and Unchains crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Unchains looks OK. Caporale waves Unchains back to his feet!

Unchains is rocked!
Caporale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Unchains is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caporale cracks Unchains with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Unchains falls to his knees and Caporale doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Caporale!