PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Caporale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Larsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugenio Caporale's chin.

Caporale
vs
Larsen

178 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Dragon

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Caporale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caporale misses the shot to the body.
Caporale looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Caporale stuns Larsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caporale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caporale misses with an uppercut
and Larsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Caporale.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Caporale is just out of range.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Caporale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caporale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.

Caporale breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Larsen does it's job there.
Larsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caporale missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen catches Caporale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larsen slips under a jab from Caporale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Caporale does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Caporale misses.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Caporale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caporale moves away.
Caporale just misses with a punch to the body.
Caporale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caporale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caporale is looking to wear down Larsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caporale shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsen tries to sprawl out of it but Caporale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caporale swings widly with a right hand

and Larsen moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caporale can't get the takedown.
Larsen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Larsen fails to land.
Larsen lands with a right to the head.
Caporale tries for a takedown but Larsen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugenio Caporale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caporale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsen's elbow.
Larsen lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caporale is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Larsen scores with a shot to the side of Caporale's head.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.
Caporale lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Caporale manages to break the clinch.
Larsen cracks Caporale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsen takes a swing at Caporale's ribcage but misses.
Caporale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Caporale.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Caporale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen dodges the punch combination from Caporale.
Caporale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Caporale's head.
Larsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Caporale eats them both and turns towards Larsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Caporale rushes Larsen and presses him up against the cage.
Caporale lands a body punch.
Caporale can't find room to land a body shot as Larsen controls the action.
Larsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Caporale controls his hands.
Larsen scores with a shot to the side of Caporale's head.
Larsen prevents the takedown attempt.
Caporale lands a body punch.

Caporale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peter Larsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
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!
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Caporale.

Larsen tries to keep at a distance but Caporale has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Caporale breaks from the clinch.
Caporale throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caporale lands a really nice looking cross but Larsen seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caporale throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Caporale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Caporale misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Larsen will probably get the nod.
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.

Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caporales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Larsen.
Larsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caporale misses with a body shot.
Caporale works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Caporale looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caporale.
Caporale is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Larsen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Caporale needs to keep his hands up - Larsen had a free shot at his head there.
Caporale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Caporale takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Caporale jabs at Larsen's body.
Caporale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsen's calf.
Caporale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larsen is out of range and Caporale settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Caporale connects with a body shot.
Caporale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larsen circles away.
Larsen throws a good cross that connects.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caporale moves away.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Caporale moved out of range.
Larsen lands with a nice body punch.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Caporale's shoulder, as Caporale tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caporale misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Eugenio Caporale is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Larsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from Caporale.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caporale manages to avoid it.
Larsen slips a straight right by Caporale.
Larsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caporale.
Larsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Caporale circles away.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen punishes Caporale's body with a nice straight punch.
Caporale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Larsen prevents a body shot from Caporale.
Caporale blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to stall but Caporale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caporale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Caporale wants to take the fight to the mat but Larsen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Caporale has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Larsen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Caporale throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Larsen!
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Caporale misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen avoids the strikes from Caporale.
Caporale throwing sloppy strikes.
Caporale throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Caporale somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caporale lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caporale not allowing Larsen to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to escape but Caporale has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Caporale looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Caporale trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Larsen doesn't escape.
Caporale misses with a punch to the head.
Caporale is not going to allow Larsen to sit and survive in this position.

Caporale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caporale throwing damaging strikes from the back! Larsen could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Caporale dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Larsen throws a series of punches but Caporale avoids them all with ease.
Caporale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
Caporale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caporale throws an off balance right hand
and Larsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Caporale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caporale lands a jab to the nose.
Caporale lands with a straight right. Larsen didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Peter Larsen has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Larsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caporale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caporale connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsen connects with a body shot.
Larsen walks into a left hand.
Caporale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caporale was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Caporale thows a body shot but no joy.
Caporale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen swings for the body but Caporale moves out of range.
Caporale misses with a hook

and Larsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Caporale.
Larsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Caporale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caporale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsen on the side of the head.
Larsen throws a hook but Caporale avoids it easily.
Caporale wants to clinch up but Larsen keeps it at a distance.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caporale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Caporale misses with an uppercut
and Caporale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caporale throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Caporale lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Caporale moves away and avoids it.
Caporale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caporale throws a head kick that misses.
Caporale scores with a nice strike.
Caporale throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen digs a good hook to Caporale's body.
Caporale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caporale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caporale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Caporale.
Larsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Caporale.
Caporale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caporale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Caporale does no damage.
Caporale connects with a crisp jab.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caporale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Caporale.
Caporale looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Caporale staying out of range there.

Caporale gets tackled into the cage by Larsen. Larsen maintains the clinch.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caporale breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Larsen coming out on top.
Caporale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Caporale. That snapped Larsen's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Caporale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caporale.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Caporale ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caporale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Larsen checks a low kick from Caporale.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Caporale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caporale 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Caporale!
A victorious Eugenio Caporale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.