PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 23622 p4p, 600 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 23953 p4p, 581 weight class). Mircea has chosen Holy Wars...The Punishment Due as his entrance music. Keone Kapisi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kapisi
vs
Mircea

190 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapisi is looking to clinch.
Mircea tests Kapisi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Kapisi. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kapisi.

It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
Kapisi slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mircea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mircea lands a left and a right that send Kapisi crashing to the mat, dazed. Mircea thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Keone Kapisi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Kapisi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mircea manages to circle out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Mircea there.
Mircea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mircea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mircea connects with a single shot there.

Kapisi is rocked!
Mircea misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kapisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Mircea drops Kapisi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kapisi looks back up at him and smiles so Mircea waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Kapisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapisi misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea throws a low kick but Kapisi avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kapisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kapisi tries to bum rush Mircea with a series of wild strikes but Mircea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mircea throws the kick towards the body but Kapisi avoids it.
Kapisi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mircea. That did some damage!
Mircea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mircea moves away from the strike by Kapisi.
A jab lands there for Mircea.
Mircea misses with an uppercut.
Kapisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea misses with a jab to the body
and Kapisi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mircea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kapisi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mircea swings for the body but Kapisi moves out of range.
It looked like Kapisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mircea misses with an uppercut
and Kapisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mircea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kapisi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mircea to score with a decent uppercut.
Kapisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tried to score with a low kick but Kapisi checks it.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapisi.
A little feinted left hand from Kapisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mircea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kapisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kapisi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mircea wants to slow Kapisi down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Kapisi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mircea.
Mircea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mircea misses with a right hand
and Kapisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mircea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kapisi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mircea.
A right-left combo lands from Mircea.
Kapisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Mircea tries to get set, Kapisi tries to push him back and clinch up but Mircea manages to avoid the attempt.
Mircea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mircea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mircea avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea lands a slapping body shot.
Mircea moves out of range of the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kapisi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with a jab to the body
and Mircea counters with a body kick that stops Kapisi in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Mircea. Beautiful body shot.
Mircea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapisi moves away.
Kapisi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Kapisi's leg. Kapisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mircea misses with a body shot.
Mircea throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kapisi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Mircea throws a leg kick
and Kapisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mircea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mircea cracks Kapisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapisi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Kapisi rushes Mircea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kapisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Mircea.
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!
Kapisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mircea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kapisi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mircea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mircea blocks a body shot from Kapisi.
Mircea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mircea pushes Kapisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mircea pushes Kapisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Kapisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Mircea - that landed with a thud.
Mircea lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mircea.
A hook to the body from Mircea.
Mircea lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mircea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mircea scores with a body shot.
Mircea is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kapisi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kapisi is out cold! Mircea holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandru Mircea!
A relieved looking Alexandru Mircea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.