PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danilo Caparas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Blanco Rocha
vs
Caparas

190 cm
26
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha missing with a left hand there. Caparas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caparas throws a chopping leg kick but Blanco Rocha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caparas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco Rocha.
Caparas scores with a jab.
Blanco Rocha wants to clinch.
Caparas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanco Rocha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caparas thows a body shot but no joy.
Caparas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caparas misses with an uppercut.
Caparas checks a low kick from Blanco Rocha.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caparas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blanco Rocha throws a push kick but Caparas slaps the foot to one side.
Caparas throws a hook but Blanco Rocha avoids it easily.
Donk. Caparas catches Blanco Rocha right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blanco Rocha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caparas throws out the jab.
Blanco Rocha takes one to the side of the head.
Caparas thows a body shot but no joy.
Caparas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caparas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blanco Rochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caparas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caparas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caparas avoids the head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Caparas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caparas misses with a looping left.
Caparas misses with a looping left.
Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caparas.
Blanco Rocha checks a low kick from Caparas.
Caparas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caparas throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caparas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caparas lands with a good body shot.
Caparas throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha is looking to slow Caparas down with leg kicks.
Blanco Rocha walks into a straight right hand from Caparas.
Blanco Rocha scores with a nice body kick.
Caparas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blanco Rocha is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blanco Rocha 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 Caparas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caparas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caparas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanco Rocha to score with a decent uppercut.
Blanco Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco Rocha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanco Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Caparas.
Blanco Rocha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanco Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blanco Rocha jabs Caparas right on the nose. Caparas blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blanco Rocha. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanco Rocha.
Caparas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blanco Rocha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caparas. That's going to slow Blanco Rocha down.
Caparas scores with a punch to the head.
Caparas throws a body punch but Blanco Rocha moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Blanco Rocha.
Caparas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caparas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caparas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caparas throws an off balance right hand
and Blanco Rocha counters with a nice body shot.
Caparas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blanco Rocha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caparas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caparas throws a lazy right hand but Blanco Rocha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caparas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caparas dips to his left and cracks Blanco Rocha with an uppercut!
Blanco Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caparas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blanco Rocha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by Blanco Rocha as he checks the leg kick.
Caparas avoids a kick to the body.
Caparas cracks Blanco Rocha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Caparas misses.
Caparas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanco Rocha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caparas swings for the body but Blanco Rocha moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caparas. That's going to slow Blanco Rocha down.
Caparas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caparas is looking to score with low kicks.
Caparas throws a combination that misses
and Caparas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caparas avoids the head kick by Blanco Rocha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Caparas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Caparas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caparas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blanco Rocha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blanco Rocha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caparas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caparas, right into the meat.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caparas cracks Blanco Rocha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick that misses.
Caparas looks to land a combination but Blanco Rocha avoids it well.
Caparas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caparas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caparas misses with a looping right.
Blanco Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanco Rocha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caparas.
Nice cross by Caparas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas connects with a leg kick. Blanco Rocha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body kick.
Caparas looks to land a left hand but Blanco Rocha moved out of range nicely.
Caparas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caparas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caparas misses with a right hand
and Blanco Rocha counters with a good low kick that Caparas was not able to check.
Caparas lands a lovely overhand right.
Blanco Rocha misses the jab.
Caparas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a push kick but Caparas slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Blanco Rocha.
Caparas throws a leg kick but Blanco Rocha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blanco Rocha lands a right hook to the body.
Caparas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Blanco Rocha blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body kick.
Caparas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch but Caparas is having none of it.
Caparas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blanco Rocha fakes the leg kick and cracks Caparas in the body.
Caparas misses with a lunging right hand
and Blanco Rocha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Blanco Rocha moved away.
A shot to the liver by Caparas. Beautiful body shot.
Blanco Rocha thows a body kick. Caparas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blanco Rocha is looking to land body kicks.
Blanco Rocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanco Rocha connects with a solid leg kick.
Caparas throws a right and a left that Blanco Rocha avoids nicely.
Caparas ducks under a wild hook from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blanco Rocha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caparas, pushing him back against the cage.
Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caparas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Caparas in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
Blanco Rocha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caparas is breathing heavily.
Blanco Rocha lands with a right to the head.
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Caparas avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Caparas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas lands a left hand.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caparas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas misses with a body punch.
Caparas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blanco Rocha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow just above Caparas 's eye.
Caparas tries to throw a body punch but Blanco Rocha avoids it by throwing Caparas back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Caparas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanco Rocha landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caparas or not.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Caparas blocks with his arms.
Caparas blocks a body shot from Blanco Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caparas can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
Caparas tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook that snaps the head of Caparas backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Caparas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caparas misses with a hook. Blanco Rocha ducked under it nicely.
Blanco Rocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caparas doesn't seem bothered though.
Caparas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blanco Rocha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caparas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caparas blocks a head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Caparas throws a shot from downtown. Blanco Rocha moves away and avoids it.
Blanco Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Caparas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blanco Rocha throws a wild body kick that Caparas sees coming a mile off.
Caparas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caparas looks to land a left hand but Blanco Rocha moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Blanco Rocha misses.
Caparas looks to land a left hand but Blanco Rocha moved out of range nicely.
Caparas scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas throws a low kick, looking for Blanco Rocha's leg but Blanco Rocha calmly moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha wants to clinch up but Caparas keeps it at a distance.
Blanco Rocha lands with a shot to the body.
Blanco Rocha swings for the body but Caparas moves out of range.
Caparas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caparas.
Caparas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blanco Rocha loads up on a big right hand but Caparas slips the punch.
Blanco Rocha is looking to clinch.
Caparas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caparas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Caparas.
Caparas misses with a double jab
and Blanco Rocha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blanco Rocha scores with a hook to the body. Caparas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blanco Rocha, right into the meat.
Caparas connects with a solid leg kick.
Blanco Rocha throws the left hand but Caparas avoids the punch easily.
Caparas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caparas connects with a nice looking jab.
Blanco Rocha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco Rocha throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco Rocha loads up on a big right hand but Caparas slips the punch.
Caparas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanco Rocha's calf.
Caparas lands a body shot.
Blanco Rocha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caparas at a distance.
Blanco Rocha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blanco Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caparas.
Blanco Rocha motions for Caparas to come forward. Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Blanco Rocha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Blanco Rocha scores with a four punch combination!
Caparas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caparas thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanco Rocha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a front kick but Caparas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Blanco Rocha misses.
Caparas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blanco Rocha.
Caparas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caparas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up.
Blanco Rocha wants to clinch up but Caparas keeps it at a distance.
Caparas moves out of range as Blanco Rocha throws a body kick.
Caparas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caparas throws out a powerful jab.
Caparas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanco Rocha.
Caparas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas throws a shot from downtown. Blanco Rocha moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanco Rocha circles away quickly and effectively.
Caparas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caparas misses with a leg kick.
Blanco Rocha defending well as Caparas loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Caparas misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blanco Rocha checks a leg kick.
Blanco Rocha slips under a jab from Caparas.
Caparas throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco Rocha moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caparas throws a right hand that Blanco Rocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanco Rocha also avoids with ease.

Blanco Rocha closes the distance and pushes Caparas back into the cage.
Caparas has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco Rocha.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vergil Blanco Rocha.
I think Blanco Rocha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vergil Blanco Rocha!
Post fight, Vergil Blanco Rocha took to the microphone: 'A win against a crafty veteran proves that I am just too darn good in the business to be ignored.'.