PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Giggalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Capture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Soul Survivor" - Young Jeezy ft. Akon. Geoff Giggalo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Giggalo
vs
Capture

225 cm
19
317 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
259 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Boomerang! Costume Shop ($12 Fun Gear)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geoff Giggalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Capture!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Geoff Giggalo has been cut.
Capture works over Giggalo's head and body with a nice combination.
Capture throws a series of punches but Giggalo moves out of range.

Giggalo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Giggalo is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Capture to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Capture is trying to keep Giggalo in close.

Capture looking for a guillotine here but Giggalo defends easily.
Giggalo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Capture working a defensive guard here.
Giggalo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giggalo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggalo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giggalo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Capture looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Capture looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Giggalo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Giggalo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giggalo postures up in Capture's guard and throws a big left but Capture blocks it.
Giggalo looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Giggalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terry Capture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giggalo throws a hook to the side of Capture's head but Capture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capture misses with a wild combination.
Capture throws a right and a left that Giggalo avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Capture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giggalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giggalo throws a series of punches but Capture avoids them all with ease.
Capture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capture looks to score with a jab to the body but Giggalo is just out of range.
Capture scores with a shot to the body.
Capture throws a sloppy head kick and Giggalo moves out of range easily.
Capture changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Capture circles away from the clinch attempt.

Giggalo rushes Capture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Capture misses with a punch on the inside.

Giggalo breaks the clinch.
Giggalo slips under a jab from Capture.
Capture misses the shot to the body.
Giggalo dodges the punch combination from Capture.
Giggalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giggalo has closed the distance and engaged Capture in a clinch.
Capture is working for takedown but Giggalo is calmly controlling the position for now.

Giggalo is trying to trip Capture. He has hold of a leg but Capture is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Giggalo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Giggalo trying to control but Capture is working from the bottom.
Capture has momentary wrist control but Giggalo slips an elbow through the middle.

Capture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Giggalo defends it easily.

Capture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Capture looks gassed!
Giggalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Giggalo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Capture keeping moving, preventing Giggalo from controlling successfully.

Giggalo has gone for a leg lock! Capture slips out almost immediately though and dives into Giggalo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggalo keeping moving, preventing Capture from controlling successfully.

Giggalo pushes Capture off and gets back to his feet.
Capture swinging wildly here.
Capture throws a front kick aimed at Giggalo's knee but Giggalo avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Capture does no damage.
Capture misses with a two punch combination.
Capture darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Capture throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Geoff Giggalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Geoff Giggalo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Giggalo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Capture wants to improve his position but Giggalo is controlling well.
Capture regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Giggalo.
Giggalo wants to control from the top but Capture keeps moving.
Capture bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Giggalo's guard.
Giggalo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giggalo tries to get out of the position.
Capture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giggalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giggalo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Giggalo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Capture stacks Giggalo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Capture!
Capture lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggalo wants to get back to his feet.
Giggalo is trying to improve his position.
Capture throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Capture trying to control the position but Giggalo is working away.

Capture looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Capture thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Capture is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Giggalo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Giggalo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Capture's arms.
Giggalo turns into Capture and is now in his guard.
Giggalo wants to control from the top but Capture keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giggalo trying to control but Capture is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Giggalo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giggalo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Capture scores with a push kick.
Giggalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Capture cracks Giggalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Capture connects with a right hand. Giggalo shakes it off.
Capture stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Capture slams his shin into Giggalo's torso.
Capture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Capture lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capture scores with a shot to the body.
Capture throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capture chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giggalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Capture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capture fails to land with a series of punches.
Capture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capture scores with a leg kick.
Terry Capture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capture scores with a punch to the head.
Capture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capture swinging wildly here.
Capture moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capture lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giggalo at a distance.
Capture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giggalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Giggalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giggalo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Giggalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Capture.
Capture misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Capture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Geoff Giggalo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Capture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capture lands with a good body shot.
Giggalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Capture moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Giggalo does no damage.
Capture scores with a kick to the body.
Capture lands a two punch combo.
Capture throws a sloppy head kick and Giggalo moves out of range easily.
Capture lands with a nice combination. Giggalo backs away looking to recover.
Capture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giggalo.
Capture looks to land a combination but Giggalo avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Capture.
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!
Capture throws a right and a left that Giggalo avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giggalo avoids the head kick by Capture.
Capture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Capture throws a leg kick which misses Giggalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Giggalo tries to avoid it.
Giggalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Capture can pounce on him.
Capture connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capture misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Capture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Capture.
Capture throws a nice looking combination but Giggalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giggalo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Capture misses.
Giggalo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Capture, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Capture.
Giggalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Capture tries to bum rush Giggalo with a series of wild strikes but Giggalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giggalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Capture.
Giggalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capture.
Nice shot by Capture.
Capture scores with a body shot.
Giggalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capture. Giggalo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capture lands with a hook. Giggalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Giggalo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giggalo.

Capture jumps guard.
Capture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giggalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Capture is retaining full guard.
Capture looking to control.
Giggalo prevents Capture from getting back to his feet.
Giggalo wants to control from the top but Capture keeps moving.
Giggalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Capture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Giggalo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Capture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Capture throws a hook but Giggalo avoids it easily.
Capture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capture lands with a nice combination. Giggalo backs away looking to recover.
Capture walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giggalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giggalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capture misses with a two punch combination.
Capture defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giggalo.
Capture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Capture closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Giggalo gets a takedown into half guard.
Giggalo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Capture's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Capture kicks off Giggalo and gets to his feet.
Giggalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capture misses with a two punch combination.
Capture misses with a wild combination.
Giggalo tries to move into range but Capture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giggalo misses with a straight left.
Capture throws a series of punches but Giggalo avoids them all with ease.
Capture throws a series of punches but Giggalo moves out of range.
Capture lands a jab-cross combination.
Capture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giggalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Capture as Giggalo shoots in.
Capture misses with a few strikes there.
Terry Capture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capture misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Capture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Capture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Capture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Capture!