PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Caputi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is NY State of Mind. Chris Wilson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luca Caputi's chin.

Wilson
vs
Caputi

184 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Attliction

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Caputi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Caputi circles away and keeps his distance.
Caputi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Caputi backing up. Caputi nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Caputi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Caputi shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caputi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chris Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Caputi.
Wilson swinging wilding here.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caputi takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caputi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.

Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Caputi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Caputi controlling from the top position.
Wilson wants to stand up but Caputi is controlling him.
Caputi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caputi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caputi stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Caputi tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.

Wilson working for a triangle but Caputi defends it easily.

Caputi drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Caputi off! Caputi jumps back into Wilson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caputi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson with a poor takedown

and Caputi counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.

Caputi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
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!
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Caputi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Caputi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Caputi working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caputi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Caputi looking to pass the guard.

Caputi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Caputi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caputi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
Wilson tries to roll over but Caputi keeps him under control.

Caputi seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Caputi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Caputi works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Caputi.

Caputi looking for a guillotine from mount but Wilson is having none of it.
Caputi prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.

Caputi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Caputi goes for an armbar but Wilson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wilson.

Caputi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wilson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Caputi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wilson's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Caputi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caputi shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but Caputi shrugs it off.

Caputi is rocked!
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caputi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caputi is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caputi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caputi seems to have recovered his senses.
Luca Caputi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caputi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Caputi from controlling successfully.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Caputi from controlling successfully.
Wilson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caputi stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caputi misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Caputi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Caputi off the cage and back into rage.
Caputi tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caputi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caputi misses with a takedown attempt

so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chris Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Caputi.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Caputi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caputi is on top in guard.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Caputi is having none of it.
Caputi advances position into side control!
Caputi trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caputi lands a few punches from side control.
Caputi working the ground and pound.
Caputi lands some shots froms side control.
Caputi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Caputi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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!
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Caputi isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.

Caputi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wilson has worked his arm free - good work by Wilson!
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Caputi is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caputi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wilson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wilson for a finish.

Caputi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wilson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Wilson.

Wilson has his foot on Caputi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caputi works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.

Caputi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilson!
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caputi keeps working.
Caputi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caputi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caputi throwing short punches from the bottom.

Caputi looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Caputi wants to sweep but no luck.
Caputi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilson has passed into side control.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Caputi sneaks back into half guard.
Caputi trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caputi taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Caputi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Caputi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Caputi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson closes the distance but Caputi moves to the side

and Caputi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caputi.
Caputi looking to pass the guard.
Caputi advances position into side control!

Caputi tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Caputi working the body and head with strikes.

Caputi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caputi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Caputi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caputi on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caputi tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputi working away.
Wilson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Caputi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
Caputi looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
Caputi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caputi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
Caputi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Caputi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Caputi forces the positional change into back control.

Wilson is trying to defend against the choke here but Caputi has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Caputi Tightens the hold and Wilson taps out furiously! Caputi displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luca Caputi!