PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Esgoban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Kapaldi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Esgoban
vs
Kapaldi

171 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

158 cm
21
151 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Esgoban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Esgoban. Kapaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esgoban throws out the jab.
Esgoban is looking to clinch but Kapaldi is avoiding it.
Kapaldi connects with a body shot.
Esgoban connects with a crisp jab.
Kapaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esgoban.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Esgoban stalling in the clinch but Kapaldi improves position.
Kapaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Kapaldi blocks an uppercut.
Kapaldi lands a left hand.
Kapaldi lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kapaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esgoban backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Esgoban looking to throw knees to the head but Kapaldi is blocking nicely.
Esgoban prevents a body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi digs a right hand into Esgoban's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esgoban's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi gets through Esgoban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kapaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapaldi pushes Esgoban back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esgoban throws an elbow but misses.
Kapaldi tries a body shot but Esgoban blocks it.
Esgoban trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kapaldi.
Esgoban missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kapaldi - that landed with a thud.
Esgoban is breathing heavily.
Kapaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esgobans head.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Esgoban avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Kapaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Esgoban is trying to stall.
Kapaldi lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Kapaldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Kapaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esgoban or not.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Esgoban controls the action.
Kapaldi lands a body punch.
Kapaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kapaldi lands a body punch.
Kapaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esgobans head.
Kapaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esgoban blocks a body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi managing to block the knees to the body from Esgoban.
Kapaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kapaldi.

Esgoban is rocked!
Kapaldi throws a big uppercut that drops Esgoban! More strikes from Kapaldi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Esgoban lies dazed against the cage as Kapaldi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Kapaldi!
Pedro Kapaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.