PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Luiz Capoia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Capoia's choice of entrance music: La Bamba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man
vs
Luiz Capoia

186 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam!
Mundo Green - World Verde

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Luiz Capoia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoia tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Capoia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Capoia.
Capoia shoots in but no luck this time.
Capoia checks the leg kick.
Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Capoia should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Capoia on that attempt.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Capoia moves his leg out of the way.
Man misses with a hook. Capoia ducked under it nicely.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Capoia closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Capoia pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luiz Capoia.
Capoia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capoia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a combination
and Capoia counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Capoia seems unphased.
Man throws a series of punches but Capoia avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Capoia fails with a takedown attempt.
Capoia tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of Capoia's head but Capoia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ice Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capoia wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Capoia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Man.
Capoia shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Capoia fails with a takedown attempt.
Capoia takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capoia tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Capoia wants to clinch.
Capoia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Capoia moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capoia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Capoia gets the takedown into side control.
Capoia working the body and head with strikes.
Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Capoia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Capoia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Capoia landing strikes.
Man tries to improve position but can't.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Man is trying to control Capoia's posture but Capoia avoids it.
Man holds on to Capoia's head and controls the position momentarily.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Capoia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Capoia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Man tries to bench press Capoia off him but Capoia keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man scores with a jab.
Capoia fails with a takedown attempt.
Capoia looks gassed!
Capoia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Capoia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Capoia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man misses with a leg kick.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
Capoia shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Capoia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man misses with the combination.
Capoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Capoia backing up. Capoia nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Capoia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man throws a right hand that Capoia ducks under and follows up with a left that Capoia also avoids with ease.
Capoia darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Capoia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Capoia wants to clinch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Capoia moves away and avoids it.
Capoia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Capoia is breathing heavily.
Capoia throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capoia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Capoia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Capoia counters with a one-two to the body.
Capoia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoia clinches but Man breaks the clinch
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Man thows a leg kick but Capoia checks it
and Capoia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capoia with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luiz Capoia.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man works over Capoia's head and body with a nice combination.
Capoia wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Capoia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Capoia wants to clinch
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Capoia thinking.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swinging wilding here.
A shot to de liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Capoia wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capoia misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Capoia shoots and misses
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Capoia in his tracks momentarily.
Capoia misses with a series of wild punches.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a combination but Capoia avoids it well.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capoia fails with the takedown
letting Man counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a head kick that misses.

Capoia darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Capoia has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Capoia tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Man counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Capoia has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Capoia backing up. Capoia nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Capoia punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Capoia shoots and misses
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capoia misses with a two punch combination.
Capoia looks to clinch
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Capoia really felt that one!
Man waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Capoia.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Capoia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luiz Capoia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Capoia moves out of range easily.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Capoia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a two punch combo.
Capoia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Capoia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Capoia shoots and misses
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Capoia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Capoia on the side of the head.
Man misses with the combination.
Ice Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Capoia dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capoia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Capoia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a right hand that Capoia ducks under and follows up with a left that Capoia also avoids with ease.
A lazy body kick from Man
and Capoia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capoia circles away quickly and effectively.
Man misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Capoia.
Capoia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a double jab

and Capoia counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
Man controlling Capoia's posture.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.

Man has his feet on Capoia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Man misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Capoia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Capoia doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Capoia on that attempt.
Man misses the body punch

and Capoia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Capoia.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Capoia wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andre Luiz Capoia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ice Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Capoia misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!