PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Capellio (ranked 77 p4p, 276 weight class) and Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 15 p4p, 43 weight class). Okongwu has chosen Killin Dem (ft. Zlatan) - Burna Boy as his entrance music. Isaiah Okongwu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Capellio
vs
Okongwu

192 cm
28
209
12 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
214
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capellio misses with an uppercut.
Okongwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Capellio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okongwu scoring well with a low kick there.
Capellio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okongwu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Capellio.
Okongwu misses with a head kick.
Okongwu throws a hook to the side of Capellio's head but Capellio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Capellio was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio throws a body kick that misses.
Okongwu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Capellio.
Okongwu connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu jabs at Capellio's body.
Capellio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okongwu on the side of the head.
Okongwu misses with a body kick.
Capellio walks into a left hand.
Okongwu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okongwu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okongwu misses with a left hand
and Capellio counters with a good, hard body kick but Okongwu shrugs it off.
Capellio misses with a hook
and Okongwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okongwu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capellio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okongwu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu loads up on a big right hand but Capellio slips the punch.
Capellio ducks under a wild hook from Okongwu.
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!
Okongwu throws the left hand but Capellio avoids the punch easily.
Capellio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Capellio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Capellio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Okongwu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okongwu throws a poor cross that misses
and Capellio counters with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Capellio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okongwu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Capellio walks into a left hand.
Capellio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okongwu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capellio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Capellio throws a front kick that sends Okongwu stumbling back into the cage.
Okongwu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okongwu is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Okongwu.
Okongwu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okongwu misses with a left hand
and Capellio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okongwu misses with a body punch
and Okongwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okongwu throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Capellio to counter with a crisp jab.
Capellio scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okongwu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Capellio on the side of the head.
Capellio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okongwu's head backwards.
Isaiah Okongwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capellio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okongwu.
Okongwu throws a hook to the side of Capellio's head but Capellio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Capellio lands a big head kick that sends Okongwu tumbling to the mat! Capellio takes a step backwards and waves Okongwu back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Okongwu is rocked!
Okongwu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okongwu is still on wobbly legs! Can Capellio finish him?
Capellio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fabiano Capellio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Capellio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okongwu seems to have recovered his senses.
Okongwu misses with a wild body shot.
Okongwu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Capellio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Capellio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Capellio misses with a lunging right hand
and Okongwu counters with a left to the body.
Okongwu tries to bum rush Capellio with a series of wild strikes but Capellio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Capellio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okongwu.
Capellio misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Capellio.
Okongwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Okongwu misses with a two punch combination.
Okongwu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCapellio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capellio misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Okongwu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Capellio - the referee stops the clock and Okongwu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Capellio. Okongwu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Capellio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okongwu scores with a nice strike.
Capellio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okongwu throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Okongwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capellio manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okongwu. Capellio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capellio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Okongwu misses with a wild body shot.
Capellio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Capellio, as that shot connected.
Okongwu connects with a crisp jab.
Okongwu with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okongwu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okongwu swings widly with a right hand

and Capellio counters with a nice right hand that sends Okongwu toppling to the canvas! Okongwu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Capellio finish him?!
Okongwu throws a lazy uppercut
and Capellio counters with a body kick.
Okongwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okongwu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Capellio lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Okongwu crumples to the floor! Capellio milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fabiano Capellio!
Fabiano Capellio retains his light heavyweight title!