PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Caparas
vs
Hirvonen

185 cm
34
185 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

185 cm
37
196 lbs
36 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Caparas moves out of range.
Hirvonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caparas throws a right and a left that Hirvonen avoids nicely.
Caparas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirvonen.
Caparas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirvonen.
Caparas misses with a leg kick.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown but Caparas shows good takedown defense.
Hirvonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hirvonen looks for a takedown but Caparas sprawls well.
Hirvonen avoids a kick to the body.
Caparas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caparas lands a head kick. Hirvonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caparas swings for the body but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Caparas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hirvonen checks a leg kick.
Caparas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hirvonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hirvonen.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hirvonen. That did some damage!
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Caparas is just out of range.
Hirvonen slips a jab and a cross from Caparas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caparas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hirvonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hirvonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hirvonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Caparas.
Caparas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caparas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caparas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hirvonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hirvonen thuds his shin into the meat of Caparas's side.
Hirvonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caparas misses with a leg kick

and Hirvonen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Caparas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hirvonen trying to control the action but Caparas is working from the bottom.
Caparas regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hirvonen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparas is pressing down on Hirvonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Caparas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hirvonen manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caparas content to stall in guard here.
Hirvonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caparas's guard.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Caparas is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Caparas keeps moving.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hirvonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Caparas gets full guard.
Hirvonen trying to control but Caparas is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Caparas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hirvonen throwing strikes from guard but Caparas blocks nicely.
Caparas is trying to control the position but Hirvonen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hirvonen throws an elbow that misses. Caparas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hirvonen's guard. Nice move by Caparas!
Caparas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hirvonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hirvonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caparas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen is landing with some decent strikes but Caparas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
Hirvonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pentti Hirvonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hirvonen.
Caparas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caparas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hirvonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caparas connects with a nice looking jab.
Caparas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Caparas moves out of range.
Caparas looks for the body kick but Hirvonen saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Hirvonen.
Caparas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caparas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caparas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Caparas.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt - Caparas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danilo Caparas is winning the standup battle so far.
Hirvonen tries for a takedown but Caparas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danilo Caparas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danilo Caparas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caparas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirvonen manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hirvonen dives in and grabs Caparas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caparas pushes down on Hirvonen's head and hops out.
Caparas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caparas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirvonen missing with a left hand there. Caparas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caparas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hirvonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hirvonen misses with a looping right.

Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caparas quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirvonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Caparas to regain full guard.
Hirvonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hirvonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hirvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caparas keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Pentti Hirvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hirvonen is still trying to improve position.
Hirvonen advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throwing shots but Caparas is blocking nicely.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Caparas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caparas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hirvonen throws a strike but Caparas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hirvonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Caparas passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas is taking a breather. Hirvonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Hirvonen actively working from the bottom here.
Hirvonen is staying active underneath Caparas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Caparas is looking to pass Hirvonen's guard but actually Hirvonen recovers to full guard.
Caparas wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Caparas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caparas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvonen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pentti Hirvonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hirvonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caparas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caparas is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Hirvonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hirvonen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Caparas is avoiding damage well.
Caparas defending against the ground and pound.
Hirvonen laying and praying for a moment but Caparas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hirvonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hirvonen moves nicely into side control.
Hirvonen trying to control the action but Caparas is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a strike aimed at the side of Caparas's head but Caparas avoids it well.
Caparas tries to bench press Hirvonen off him but Hirvonen keeps the position.

Hirvonen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Caparas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hirvonen but great work by Caparas.
Hirvonen tries to improve position but can't.
Hirvonen is being controlled here.
Hirvonen manages to get back to half guard.
Caparas is trying to control. Hirvonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hirvonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hirvonen trying to hold on to Caparas's head to control him but Caparas postures up.
Hirvonen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Caparas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hirvonen can't escape the position.
Caparas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hirvonen is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilo Caparas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirvonen keeps trying to improve his position.
Caparas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hirvonen tries to hold on but Caparas postures up.
Caparas lands a heavy elbow.
Hirvonen is looking to get to half guard.
Caparas trying to control but Hirvonen is having none of it.
Hirvonen wants to control but Caparas is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas controlling the pace for now.
Caparas looking to control but Hirvonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hirvonen regains half guard.
Hirvonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Hirvonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caparas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Hirvonen seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hirvonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hirvonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hirvonen!
An out of breath Pentti Hirvonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.