PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Caporale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Msciwoj Lis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Msciwoj Lis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caporale
vs
Lis

178 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Caporale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Msciwoj Lis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lis rushes Caporale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lis gets control of Caporale's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caporale manages to get himself to full guard.
Lis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Caporale has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lis has passed into side control.
Caporale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lis on the ground.
Lis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caporale keeps working.
Caporale manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lis's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lis trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lis is thwarting Caporale's attempts to control the position.

Msciwoj Lis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Caporale enables Lis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Caporale manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Caporale wants to sweep but no luck.
Lis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caporale wants to hit a switch here but Lis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Caporale there!
Lis avoids the attempt from Caporale to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lis with shots to the head and body - Caporale looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lis controlling his opponent.
Caporale can't escape the position.
Caporale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caporale tries to get out of the position.
Caporale tries to hold on but Lis postures up.
Caporale is working to get back to half guard.
Lis with shots to the head and body - Caporale looks very uncomfortable down there.
Caporale wants to hold on but Lis pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caporale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lis wants to control the pace but Caporale is squirming around nicely.
Caporale is looking to get to half guard.
Caporale tries to lock up and control but Lis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Lis.
Lis avoids the attempt from Caporale to control.

Lis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caporale is looking to escape.
Lis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caporale bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Caporale trying to control but Lis is working from the bottom.
Caporale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caporale works over Lis with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caporale postures up.

Lis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Msciwoj Lis 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.

Lis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lis looking to score a takedown here. Caporale is defending well but Lis drives through and ends up in Caporale's guard.
Caporale wants to sweep here but Lis controlling him for the moment.
Lis trying to control but Caporale is working from the bottom.
Caporale working a defensive guard but Lis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Caporale is trying to control Lis's posture but Lis avoids it.
Caporale is looking for a sweep.
Lis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Caporale!
Lis with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Caporale wants to control but Lis is having none of it.
Lis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Caporale tries to reverse the position but Lis maintains control.
Caporale tries to lock up and control but Lis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lis scoring with strikes but Caporale is staying in there.
Lis wants to control but instead Caporale manages to regain half guard.
Caporale trying to control from the bottom.
Lis trying to control from half guard but Caporale is working away.
Lis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lis trying to pass the guard but Caporale defending well.
Msciwoj Lis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caporale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caporale trying to control here.

Lis decides to stand and escape the position.
Caporale throws a jab but it's blocked by Lis.
Lis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caporale lands a nice shot that snaps Lis's head back.
Lis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caporale sprawls well. Caporale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caporale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caporale connects with a solid leg kick.
Caporale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caporale lands a jab to Lis's midsection.
Caporale misses with a body shot.
Lis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caporale sprawls well. Caporale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lis is breathing heavily.

Caporale instigates a clinch.
Caporale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Caporale blocks a body shot from Lis.
Caporale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caporale tries to work over Lis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Caporale manages to pull guard.
Lis stands and throws Caporale's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lis crashes against the mat.
Caporale is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caporale wants to control but Lis postures up.
Caporale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lis wants to control but Caporale is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caporale wants to control but Lis postures up.

Lis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caporale being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Msciwoj Lis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Caporale misses with a low kick as Lis jumps back.
Lis dives in and grabs Caporale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caporale pushes down on Lis's head and hops out.
Caporale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lis's hands.
Lis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caporale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lis counters by clinching up.

Caporale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lis shoots in but Caporale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Msciwoj Lis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Caporale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caporale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lis is looking for a takedown.
Eugenio Caporale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Msciwoj Lis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caporale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caporale lands with a nice body punch.

Caporale gets caught flat footed, as Lis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caporale has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caporale is trying to keep Lis in close.
Caporale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lis.
Lis looking to pass the guard.
Caporale keeping moving, preventing Lis from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Caporale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lis manages to get himself to full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caporale prevents Lis from getting back to his feet.
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!
Caporale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lis is proving hard to escape from.
Caporale controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Caporale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caporale looking to sit in guard and control but Lis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lis works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lis is thwarting Caporale's attempts to control the position.
Caporale is controlling Lis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lis content to control rather than advance.
Lis lands strikes from half guard.
Caporale tries to kick Lis off but Lis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Caporale trying to control from the bottom.
Lis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caporale is looking to improve his position.
Msciwoj Lis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caporale trying to control from the bottom.
Caporale is refusing to be controlled, as Lis sits in half guard.
Caporale wants to get back to his feet.
Lis blocks the strikes from Caporale.
Eugenio Caporale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caporale is concentrating on defense, preventing Lis from advancing position.
Lis is keen to just control but Caporale is a slippery customer.

Msciwoj Lis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Caporale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lis shoots in but no luck this time.
Caporale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lis.
Lis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caporale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lis gets the takedown into side control.

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 Eugenio Caporale.
I think Lis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Msciwoj Lis!