PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Cappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cappuccino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Shot the Sheriff. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cappuccino
vs
Arkhipov

192 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Cappuccino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Arkhipov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cappuccino misses.
Cappuccino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cappuccino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkhipov.

Cappuccino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cappuccino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cappuccino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cappuccino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cappuccino prevents Arkhipov from breaking the clinch.

Cappuccino breaks the clinch.
Arkhipov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cappuccino. Cappuccino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cappuccino throws a head kick that misses.
Arkhipov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cappuccino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cappuccino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arkhipov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cappuccino throws a solid leg kick but Arkhipov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cappuccino.
Cappuccino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arkhipov moves out of range of the body kick.
Cappuccino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cappuccino looks to land a combination but Arkhipov avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappuccino scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Arkhipov misses its intended target.
Cappuccino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arkhipov.
Cappuccino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arkhipov misses with the combination.
Arkhipov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cappuccino scores with a leg kick.
Arkhipov throws a jab when Cappuccino was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino blocks a jab.
Cappuccino misses with a body punch
and Arkhipov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but Arkhipov sees it coming and moves out of range.

Cappuccino closes the distance and clinches.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arkhipov tries to circle away but Cappuccino has him pinned against the cage.
Cappuccino misses with a knee to the head.
Arkhipov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cappuccino has double underhooks.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but Arkhipov blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arkhipov wants to break free but Cappuccino has control.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkhipov.
Cappuccino connects with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arkhipov avoids it.

Cappuccino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cappuccino moves into the clinch successfully.
Cappuccino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cappuccino has double underhooks.

Cappuccino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Arkhipov.
Cappuccino throws the kick towards the body but Arkhipov avoids it.
Cappuccino is looking to score with low kicks.
Cappuccino throws a low kick, looking for Arkhipov's leg but Arkhipov calmly moves out of range.
Cappuccino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arkhipov, as that shot connected.
Cappuccino misses with a leg kick.
Arkhipov digs a good hook to Cappuccino's body.
Arkhipov lands with a nice combination. Cappuccino backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Al Cappuccino has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappuccino tries a low kick but Arkhipov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cappuccino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cappuccino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Arkhipov blocks the leg kick.
Cappuccino is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Arkhipov.
Cappuccino tries to move into range but Arkhipov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cappuccino feints and then cracks Arkhipov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arkhipov down.
Arkhipov checks a leg kick nicely.
Cappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Arkhipov.
Nice defenses there by Cappuccino.
Arkhipov throws the left hand but Cappuccino avoids the punch easily.
Arkhipov throws a jab when Cappuccino was well out of range.
Cappuccino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cappuccino tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappuccino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arkhipov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cappuccino looks for the body kick but Arkhipov saw that one coming.
Arkhipov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cappuccino doesn't seem bothered though.
Cappuccino tries a low kick but Arkhipov avoids it.
Cappuccino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arkhipov throws out the jab.
Cappuccino throws a body kick the misses
and Arkhipov counters with a straight right hand.
Arkhipov misses with a two punch combination.
Cappuccino misses with a body shot
letting Arkhipov counter with a right hand.
Arkhipov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arkhipov looks to throw the jab but Cappuccino is out of range.
Cappuccino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arkhipov throws a jab when Cappuccino was well out of range.
Cappuccino misses the jab.
Arkhipov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cappuccino staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Arkhipov misses the target.
Cappuccino throws the kick towards the body but Arkhipov avoids it.
Arkhipov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vasiliy Arkhipov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino's cut.
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.

A swing and a miss from Arkhipov.
Cappuccino 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.
Arkhipov avoids the head kick by Cappuccino.
Arkhipov thows a body shot but no joy.
Arkhipov throws a shot from downtown. Cappuccino moves away and avoids it.
Arkhipov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arkhipov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arkhipov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arkhipov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cappuccino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arkhipov if he has to take too many more of those.
Arkhipov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cappuccino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arkhipov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Cappuccino misses.
Cappuccino is looking to score with low kicks.
Cappuccino throws a front kick that sends Arkhipov stumbling back into the cage.
Cappuccino misses with a body kick.
Arkhipov checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cappuccino. Arkhipov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkhipov misses with an uppercut. Cappuccino saw that one coming.
Vasiliy Arkhipov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cappuccino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arkhipov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cappuccino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cappuccino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov moves out of range of the leg kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cappuccino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arkhipov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cappuccino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arkhipov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arkhipov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cappuccino lands a front kick.
Arkhipov is breathing heavily.
Cappuccino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cappuccino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cappuccino misses with a body kick.
Arkhipov moves out of range as Cappuccino throws a body kick.
Cappuccino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cappuccino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arkhipov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino defending well as Arkhipov loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino misses with a low kick.
Arkhipov throws an overhand right that lands on Cappuccino's shoulder, as Cappuccino tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino connects with a solid leg kick.
Cappuccino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cappuccino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arkhipov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arkhipov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cappuccino moves away.
Good leg kick by Cappuccino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arkhipov is able to avoid easily.
Arkhipov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cappuccino manages to avoid it.
Cappuccino with a jab.
Arkhipov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cappuccino.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cappuccino.
Arkhipov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cappuccino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cappuccino. That's going to slow Arkhipov down.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arkhipov's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cappuccino, right into the meat.
Cappuccino wants to clinch up but Arkhipov keeps it at a distance.
Cappuccino lands with a straight right. Arkhipov didn't see that one coming.
Cappuccino throws a front kick that sends Arkhipov stumbling back into the cage.
Cappuccino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arkhipov momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Cappuccino.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cappuccino. That's going to slow Arkhipov down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arkhipov avoids the head kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino scores with the left hand. Arkhipov knows he should have avoided that one.
Arkhipov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arkhipov moves out of range of the leg kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cappuccino lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cappuccino - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino thumps Arkhipov with a low kick.
Cappuccino throws a low kick but Arkhipov avoids it.
Arkhipov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cappuccino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cappuccino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cappuccino looks to land a body kick but Arkhipov moved away.
Cappuccino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cappuccino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arkhipov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cappuccino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arkhipov. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cappuccino misses with a low kick.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Arkhipov is avoiding it.
Cappuccino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arkhipov.
Cappuccino scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Cappuccino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino'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. This is the final round!

Cappuccino throws a wild body kick that Arkhipov sees coming a mile off.
Arkhipov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cappuccino. Cappuccino obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Arkhipov misses.
Cappuccino looks to land a body kick but Arkhipov moved away.
Cappuccino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arkhipov.
Arkhipov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cappuccino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cappuccino cracks the inside of Arkhipov's front leg.
The fighters circling - Arkhipov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cappuccino throws a front kick aimed at Arkhipov's knee but Arkhipov avoids it well.
Cappuccino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cappuccino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Cappuccino does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cappuccino is looking to land body kicks.
Arkhipov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cappuccino throws a low kick, looking for Arkhipov's leg but Arkhipov calmly moves out of range.
Cappuccino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arkhipov if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arkhipov. Cappuccino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cappuccino. That's going to slow Arkhipov down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkhipov avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cappuccino.
Cappuccino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arkhipov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino thumps Arkhipov with a low kick.
Cappuccino doesn't manage to clinch there - Arkhipov circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cappuccino.
Al Cappuccino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cappuccino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arkhipov checks it well.
Al Cappuccino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cappuccino misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Arkhipov.
Cappuccino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arkhipov takes a step back to recover.
Arkhipov looks to land a right hand but Cappuccino moved out of range.
Cappuccino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arkhipov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cappuccino. That one must have hurt.
Cappuccino throws a series of punches but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Arkhipov blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arkhipov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Arkhipov tries to keep at a distance but Cappuccino has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cappuccino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkhipov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arkhipov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cappuccino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cappuccino misses with a head kick.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arkhipov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappuccino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arkhipov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cappuccino.
Arkhipov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cappuccino lands a front kick.
Cappuccino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arkhipov throws out a loose jab but Cappuccino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cappuccino throws the kick towards the body but Arkhipov avoids it.
Arkhipov checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arkhipov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cappuccino, right into the meat.
Cappuccino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arkhipov will feel that in the morning.
Cappuccino misses with a low kick.
Arkhipov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cappuccino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arkhipov's sensitive parts.
Cappuccino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arkhipov is out of range.
Cappuccino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Cappuccino.
An inside leg kick from Cappuccino misses.
Cappuccino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cappuccino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino punishes Arkhipov's body with a nice straight punch.
Cappuccino fakes the leg kick and cracks Arkhipov in the body.

Cappuccino moves into the clinch.
Cappuccino missing with knees to the body.

Cappuccino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cappuccino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arkhipov if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arkhipov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cappuccino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arkhipov's calf.
Cappuccino lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Cappuccino finds it's target.
Arkhipov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cappuccino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cappuccino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Cappuccino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cappuccino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Cappuccino!