PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michail Podolski (ranked 456 p4p, 50 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 319 p4p, 42 weight class). Podolski comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ride. Pedro Kapaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Podolski
vs
Kapaldi

168 cm
29
148 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

158 cm
38
155 lbs
35 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Kimura Klothing

FORCEE

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Podolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski 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 Kapaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kapaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Kapaldi.
Podolski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kapaldi.
Podolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapaldi is just out of range.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi throws a looping overhand right but Podolski ducks down to avoid it.
Podolski throws a hook but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Podolski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Podolski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Podolski avoids the punch easily.
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Podolski moves out of range of the body kick.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Podolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Kapaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Podolski's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kapaldi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski digs a good body shot into Kapaldi's ribs.
Kapaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Podolski moves out of range as Kapaldi strikes.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kapaldi swinging wildly here.
That kick from Kapaldi tenderised Podolski's leg. Podolski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Podolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Kapaldi in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski throws a hook but Kapaldi blocks it.
Podolski walks into a stiff left hand from Kapaldi.
Podolski scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Podolski counters with a nice body shot.
Podolski walks into a straight right hand from Kapaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Podolski misses the target.
Podolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski connects with a nice looking jab.
Kapaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Podolski lands with a slapping head kick.
Podolski cracks Kapaldi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Podolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapaldi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Podolski, right into the meat.
Podolski throws an off balance right hand
letting Kapaldi counter with a right hand.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapaldi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Podolski's hands.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kapaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Podolski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapaldi moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi slips a straight right by Podolski.
Nice body kick there by Kapaldi.
Podolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kapaldi's calf.
Podolski misses with a low kick as Kapaldi jumps back.
Podolski takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Kapaldi jabs Podolski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kapaldi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Podolski takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kapaldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kapaldi.
Podolski jabs Kapaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Kapaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Kapaldi misses.
Kapaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapaldi.
Podolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kapaldi lands an overhand right.
Kapaldi tries to score with a low kick but Podolski moves his leg out of the way.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Podolski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Podolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Podolski throws a hook to the side of Kapaldi's head but Kapaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Podolski tries to score with a low kick but Kapaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Kapaldi.
Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapaldi.
Podolski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Podolski counters with a right hand to the body.
Podolski lands with an uppercut that bounces Kapaldi off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski digs a good hook to Kapaldi's body.
Kapaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Podolski looks to land a right hand but Kapaldi moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michail Podolski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Podolski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a wild body kick that Podolski sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Kapaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Podolski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Podolski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Podolski avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapaldi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Podolski throws a hook to the side of Kapaldi's head but Kapaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kapaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Kapaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Podolski defending well as Kapaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Podolski scores with a body shot.
Podolski staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Podolski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kapaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Podolski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kapaldi thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski dips to his left and cracks Kapaldi with an uppercut!
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Podolski lands.
Kapaldi slips a straight right by Podolski.
Kapaldi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kapaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Podolski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kapaldi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Podolski has got the better of the exchanges.
Kapaldi cracks Podolski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kapaldi moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Podolski misses its target.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Podolski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kapaldi's knee momentarily.
Podolski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kapaldi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Podolski scrambles back to his feet.
Podolski tests Kapaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michail Podolski is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podolski takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Podolski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Podolski finds it's target.
Podolski blocks a jab.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Kapaldi keeps Podolski at a distance using the push kick.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Podolski connects with a leg kick. Kapaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kapaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Podolski.
Kapaldi ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Podolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kapaldi cracks the inside of Podolski's front leg.
Podolski scores with a nice body kick.
Podolski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Podolski throws a body punch but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kapaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Podolski throwing a counter right hand but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi moves away from the strike by Podolski.
Kapaldi misses with a hook
and Podolski counters with a straight right hand.
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Podolski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Podolski misses with a hook
and Kapaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Podolski throws a looping overhand right but Kapaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Kapaldi throws a shot to the body.
Podolski ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Podolski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski throws a looping overhand right but Kapaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Podolski misses with a straight right.
Podolski lands with a cross.
Podolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kapaldi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Podolski blocks it well.
Kapaldi throws a front kick aimed at Podolski's knee but Podolski avoids it well.
Podolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kapaldi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Podolski. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kapaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kapaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Podolski throws out the jab.
Podolski throws a sloppy body shot
and Kapaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Kapaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Podolski walks into a left hand.
Kapaldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kapaldi feints and then cracks Podolski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Podolski down.
Podolski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kapaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Podolski scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski throws a leg kick which misses Kapaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kapaldi tries to avoid it.
Podolski moves out of range of the body kick.
Podolski takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michail Podolski 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Podolski scores with a nice head shot.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Kapaldi scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Podolski misses the target.
Kapaldi throws out a counter right but Podolski avoids it with no problem.
Podolski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Podolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.
Podolski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi throws a hook but Podolski blocks it.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses
and Podolski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Podolski. Beautiful body shot.
Kapaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Podolski counters with a straight right hand.
Podolski lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapaldi blocks a jab.
Kapaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Podolski avoids the punch easily.
Kapaldi motions for Podolski to come forward. Kapaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski throwing a counter right hand but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Podolski.
Kapaldi blocks a head kick by Podolski.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Podolski throws a shot to the body.
Podolski throws a head kick but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kapaldi lands a nice hook to Podolski's body. Podolski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kapaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kapaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Podolski counter with a right hand.
Kapaldi misses with a looping right.
Podolski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kapaldi lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podolski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Kapaldi counter with a right hand.
Pedro Kapaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a leg kick
enabling Kapaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Podolski throws a body punch but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi connects with a body shot that sends Podolski's belly button to the back.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Podolski avoids the punch easily.
Podolski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kapaldi misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Podolski.
Podolski scores with a leg kick.
Kapaldi misses with a head kick.
Podolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Podolski ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Podolski blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Podolski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kapaldi doesn't seem phased though.
Kapaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Podolski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kapaldi takes a step back to recover.
Podolski tests Kapaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kapaldi slips under a jab from Podolski.
Kapaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Podolski steps away.
Kapaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Kapaldi.

It looks like Michail Podolski has been cut.
Nice jab there from Podolski.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Podolski lands a nice shot that snaps Kapaldi's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapaldi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Podolski to counter with a crisp jab.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses.
Podolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws a front kick that sends Kapaldi stumbling back into the cage.
Kapaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Podolski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good shot there by Podolski.
Kapaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kapaldi throws a body punch but Podolski moves out of range.
Kapaldi throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Kapaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Podolski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Podolski, as that shot connected.
Kapaldi lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Kapaldi.
Podolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Podolski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kapaldi momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kapaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Kapaldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michail Podolski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Podolski 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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