PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uber Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capanga Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Leo Moracchioli - Heathens. Uber Dream could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Capanga Junior's chin.

Dream
vs
Junior

194 cm
22
236 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
230 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

PED Nutrition
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uber Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capanga Junior!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dream throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dream.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Dream circles away.
Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dream throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dream connects with a body shot.
Junior displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Uber Dream has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Dream. Those never looked like landing.
Dream will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dream.
Dream waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dream is looking to counter punch.
Junior lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dream backs up against the ropes.
Junior avoids the body shot from Dream.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Dream closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dream blocks an uppercut.
Dream has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dream pushes Junior back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Dream lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Junior controlling the action here for a moment.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Junior blocks a body shot from Dream.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream throws a head punch that misses.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Dream.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Junior working aggressively here.
Dream misses with some punches.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Dream uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dream lands a body punch.
Dream lands a right hand that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Dream throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Dream uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Dream avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dream makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Junior looking to slow down the pace here.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dream scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dream lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dream lands with a left to the head.
Dream prevents a body shot from Junior.
Junior working aggressively here.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Dream.
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 Uber Dream will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uber Dream'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.

A big left from Dream misses.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dream manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dream is looking for a counter combo.
Junior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dream counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dream lands a big uppercut and Junior crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Junior looks OK. Dream waves Junior back to his feet!

Junior is rocked!
Junior lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Dream lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dream with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dream is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream lands a jab to the head.
Uber Dream is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Dream.
Dream throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Dream.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dream.
Dream stuns Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Junior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dream ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Dream getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dream swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dream scores with a jab.
Dream throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dream with a body shot.
Junior throws the left hand but Dream avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dream misses its target.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dream.
Dream scores with a decent looking hook.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Dream wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dream slips under a jab.
A left and a right from Dream both land. Nice combination.
Dream scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Dream misses.
Dream is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Dream connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Dream lands an impressive looking overhand right. Junior doesn't seem phased though.
Dream lands the left hand.
Uber Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dream throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dream thinking.
Dream throws a left and a right that both miss

and Junior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Junior.
Junior gets through Dream's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Dream controls his hands.
Dream misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dream.
Dream swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream pushes Junior back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Junior blocks a body shot from Dream.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dream blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior working aggressively here.
Junior misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Dream struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Junior is looking to control Dream's arms but Dream gets an underhook and turns him. Now Junior has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dream.
Junior lands with a light punch inside.
Dream scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dream's elbow.
Dream throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Dream pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Uber Dream has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Junior misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber Dream dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uber Dream's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dream swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Junior avoids the body shot from Dream.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Dream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Junior tries to clinch up but Dream circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dream rather than just go for the knockout.
Dream looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dream misses the target.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Dream throws a big counter combination but Junior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dream.
Dream connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Junior's hands.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Dream counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Dream wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Dream.
Dream tries to clinch but Junior moves away
and Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Dream throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range.
Capanga Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Dream moved out of range nicely.
Dream 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dream works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Dream finish him?
Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dream at a distance.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dream scores with a hook.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dream circles away quickly and effectively.
Dream scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dream knocks Junior out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uber Dream!
A victorious Uber Dream thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.