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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ranopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Kapaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Ranopa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ranopa moves away.
Kapaldi lands a head shot.
Ranopa throws a good cross that connects.
Ranopa swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Ranopa misses with a jab to the body
and Kapaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kapaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kapaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ranopa cracks Kapaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kapaldi finds it's target.
Kapaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Kapaldi's head coaches at Saboteur's Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ranopa.
Ranopa throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ranopa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapaldi.
Ranopa scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ranopa.
Kapaldi blocks a jab.
Ranopa catches Kapaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ranopa.
Ranopa misses with a hook to the body
and Kapaldi counters with a nice body shot.
Ranopa misses with an uppercut. Kapaldi saw that one coming.
Kapaldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kapaldi punishes Ranopa's body with a nice straight punch.
Ranopa connects with a body shot.
Kapaldi throws a body punch but Ranopa moves out of range.
Kapaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ranopa.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Ranopa avoids the punch easily.
Ranopa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kapaldi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Ranopa's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Ranopa does no damage.
Kapaldi moves away from the strike by Ranopa.
Ranopa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kapaldi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranopa throws a series of punches but Kapaldi avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Ranopa misses.
Kapaldi connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapaldi slips a jab from Ranopa.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ranopa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ranopa.
Ranopa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kapaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kapaldi stuns Ranopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ranopa throws a series of punches but Kapaldi avoids them all with ease.
Ranopa throws a combination that misses
and Kapaldi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ranopa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kapaldi jabs at Ranopa's body.
Ranopa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ranopa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ranopa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kapaldi checks it well.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Ranopa saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranopa takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ranopa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Ranopa. Those never looked like landing.
Ranopa takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Paul Ranopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapaldi with a nice cross.
Ranopa throws a series of punches but Kapaldi avoids them all with ease.
Kapaldi 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.
Ranopa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapaldi.
We've been informed that Ranopa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kapaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kapaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Ranopa throws a body punch but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Ranopa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ranopa misses with a straight right.
Ranopa lands with an overhand left.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ranopa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranopa throws a right hand that Kapaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kapaldi also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ranopa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapaldi works the jab nicely.
Kapaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ranopa misses with a combination
and Kapaldi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ranopa slips a straight right by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a head shot.
Kapaldi connects with a body shot.
Kapaldi scores with a jab to the body.
Ranopa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ranopa manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ranopa slips a jab from Kapaldi.
Ranopa swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Ranopa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Kapaldi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Ranopa. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Kapaldi there.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi avoids the body shot from Ranopa.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ranopa ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ranopa scores with a body shot.
Ranopa swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ranopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Ranopa finds it's target.
Ranopa misses with the combination.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ranopa moves away.
Kapaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kapaldi punishes Ranopa's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranopa throws a right hand that Kapaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kapaldi also avoids with ease.
Ranopa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ranopa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapaldi cracks Ranopa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ranopa is rocked!
Kapaldi jabs Ranopa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ranopa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapaldi finish him?
Ranopa is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ranopa blocks a jab.
Kapaldi throws out a loose jab but Ranopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ranopa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapaldi.
Ranopa defending well as Kapaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapaldi throws a hook but Ranopa avoids it easily.
Kapaldi misses with a hook. Ranopa ducked under it nicely.
Kapaldi looks to land a right hand but Ranopa moved out of range.
Kapaldi throws a hook but Ranopa blocks it.
Ranopa misses the body punch
and Kapaldi counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Kapaldi!
An out of breath Pedro Kapaldi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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