PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosworth Van Mahallusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes to the cage accompanied by Scampia 167. Bosworth Van Mahallusen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Genaro Capotella's chin.

Capotella
vs
Van Mahallusen

190 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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Arcticus University: London

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 New York, Genaro Capotella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bosworth Van Mahallusen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Mahallusen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Mahallusen closes the distance but Capotella moves to the side
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Capotella stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Mahallusen. Van Mahallusen gets slowly back to his feet.
Genaro Capotella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosworth Van Mahallusen.
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown
and Capotella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bosworth Van Mahallusen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Mahallusen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capotella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capotella thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Mahallusen has his takedown stuffed
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Capotella scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Mahallusen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Mahallusen looks to clinch
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Van Mahallusen misses with a takedown attempt - Capotella sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Capotella throws a hook but Van Mahallusen avoids it easily.
Van Mahallusen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Capotella counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Capotella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Mahallusen shoots in for a takedown but Capotella shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Capotella throws a hook but Van Mahallusen blocks it.
Capotella keeps the fight on the outside.
Capotella throws a big counter combination but Van Mahallusen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Mahallusen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Capotella is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Mahallusen looks winded!
Capotella slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Van Mahallusen is rocked!
Capotella circles away from the clinch attempt
and Capotella counters with a big right hand! Oh Van Mahallusen is in trouble here! Capotella follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Capotella!
Genaro Capotella very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.