PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mafula Kape (ranked 1728 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 117 p4p, 88 weight class). Mafula Kape could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slim Slow's chin.

Kape
vs
Slow

177 cm
28
145
15 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
135
11 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slow forces Kape back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kape creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slow or not.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kape pushes Slow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape lands a shoulder strike.
Kape tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Kape's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slow tries a body shot but Kape blocks it.
Kape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape blocks a body shot from Slow.
Slow works on Kape's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kape fails to land.
Kape prevents a body shot from Slow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kape backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kape creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slow.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kape backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape throws a head punch that misses.
Kape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Kape presses Slow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slow.
Slow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kape.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slow backwards.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Kape.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kape struggles to land a body shot inside as Slow controls his hands.
Kape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow blocking some punches.
Kape working aggressively here.
Kape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slow backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Kape presses Slow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kape misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
Kape scores with a shoulder strike.
Slow tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kape makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Slow is rocked!
Kape pushes Slow against the cage. Kape is working some dirty boxing. Kape pushes off with a quick right hook! Slow goes down! Slow tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kape moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mafula Kape!