PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rizal
vs
El Kapitan

192 cm
26
288 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by El Kapitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Kapitan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
El Kapitan lands with a hook. Rizal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Kapitan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizal.
Rizal looks to land a left hand but El Kapitan moved out of range nicely.
Rizal throws a body kick that misses.
Rizal moves out of range as El Kapitan throws a body kick.
El Kapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizal looks to land a body kick but El Kapitan moved away.
El Kapitan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
El Kapitan looks to throw the jab but Rizal is out of range.
Rizal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rizal misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to El Kapitan's calf.
El Kapitan lands with a nice body kick.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
El Kapitan looks gassed!
Rizal throws a leg kick but El Kapitan checks it.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal thuds his shin into the meat of El Kapitan's side.
Rizal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on El Kapitan if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Rizal misses the target.
Rizal lands with a good body shot.
Rizal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizal.
Rizal just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizal.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Rizal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Kapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizal.
El Kapitan blocks a jab.
A big left from Rizal misses.
Rizal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rizal throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Rizal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kapitan blocks the body kick.
Rizal lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Kapitan will feel that in the morning.
Rizal tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizal scores with a jab to the head.
El Kapitan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizal is able to avoid easily.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Rizal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Elias El Kapitan has been cut.
Rizal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rizal lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Kapitan's sensitive parts.
Rizal thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizal is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Kapitan.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias El Kapitan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Kapitan checks a leg kick.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick from Rizal.
El Kapitan with a hook.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
El Kapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizal.
El Kapitan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rizal tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kapitan misses with a body kick.
Rizal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan throws a head kick but Rizal moves out of range.
El Kapitan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Kapitan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizal avoids the head kick by El Kapitan.
Rizal throws a head kick that misses
and El Kapitan counters with a solid body kick.
El Kapitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizal throws a front kick aimed at El Kapitan's knee but El Kapitan avoids it well.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
Rizal throws a leg kick which misses El Kapitan's front leg but catches the back leg as El Kapitan tries to avoid it.
Rizal lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Kapitan will feel that in the morning.
Rizal throws a nice head kick!
El Kapitan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rizal.
Rizal connects with a solid leg kick.
El Kapitan is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kapitan scores with a head kick. Rizal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rizal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizal moves out of range as El Kapitan throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizal thuds his shin into the meat of El Kapitan's side.
El Kapitan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Kapitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Kapitan throws a wild body kick that Rizal sees coming a mile off.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan lands a head kick. Rizal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Kapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizal.
Elias El Kapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizal with a nice cross.

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 Jose Rizal.
Well Rizal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jose Rizal!

Jose Rizal wins by unanimous decision!
Jose Rizal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.