PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Remis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SomeNights. Al Capone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Remis
vs
Capone

185 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Remis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Remis as Capone shoots in.
Remis fails to land with a series of punches.

Capone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Remis is trying to defend but Capone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Capone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Remis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Capone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Remis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Capone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Capone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Remis's head.
Capone trying to control the action but Remis is working from the bottom.
Capone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Capone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone controlling the pace.
Capone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Capone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Remis's head.
Capone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Remis is breathing heavily.
Remis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Capone.
Capone is controlling the pace.
Remis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Remis's head.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.
Remis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Capone.
Capone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Capone working over Remis with some ground and pound. Remis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone working the head and body with strikes.
Capone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Capone connects with a nice short shot to Remis's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Capone lands a nice short elbow.
Remis is refusing to be controlled, as Capone sits in half guard.
Capone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Remis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Capone.
Capone throwing shots but Remis is blocking nicely.
Capone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone working the head and body with strikes.
Remis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Capone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Capone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Remis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Capone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone lands with a punch from half guard.
Capone is nestled in close to Remis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Capone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Capone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Capone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Capone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Remis is avoiding damage well.
Capone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Capone trying to control the position but Remis is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Remis defending against the ground and pound.
Remis parries the strikes from Capone easily there. Capone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Remis to escape.
Capone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Capone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone looks up at the clock and then as Remis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Capone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Capone scoring with punches from side control.
Capone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Capone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Remis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Capone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Capone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Remis to see if he's OK.
Al Capone has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Capone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Remis taking a bit of punishment here - Capone scoring with strikes.
Capone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Remis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Remis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Remis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capone scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Remis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Capone connects with a decent elbow.
Capone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Capone controls the position from side control.
Capone in side control, throwing shots but Remis defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Capone working the ground and pound from side control.
Capone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Capone working the ground and pound.
Capone lands some shots froms side control.
Capone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Capone landing strikes.
Capone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Capone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Capone working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capone trying to control the position but Remis is working away.
Capone landing a few strikes.
Capone scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Capone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Capone trying to control the action but Remis is working from the bottom.
Capone cracks Remis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Capone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Capone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Remis sprawls well initially but Capone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Capone controlling the action here.
Capone thows a huge punch but Remis dodges it nicely.
Capone slips a nice elbow through Remis's hands, connecting with Remis's forehead.
Capone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capone is trying to control the action in half guard but Remis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Remis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Remis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Remis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Capone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remis defending well though.
Remis is staying active underneath Capone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Capone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Remis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Capone lands strikes from half guard.
Capone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Capone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Capone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Capone winds up and cracks Remis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Capone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remis taking some punishment here, with Capone in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remis is staying active underneath Capone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Remis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Remis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Capone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Capone.
Capone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remis defending well though.
Capone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Capone working over Remis with some ground and pound. Remis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Capone throwing shots but Remis is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Capone there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Capone connects with a nice short shot to Remis's temple.
Capone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Remis!
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!
Remis is in a horrible position here. Capone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Capone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kyle Remis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capone landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Capone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Capone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Al Capone!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Al Capone!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Al Capone!

Al Capone wins by unanimous decision!
Al Capone looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You know I'm entering the Semis now and its filled with guys who are already proven to be here. I will win you better believe it. Semi-finals...here i come!'.