PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Caprillo has chosen The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hearns
vs
Cesar Caprillo

204 cm
22
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

208 cm
28
246 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Caprillo to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hearns misses.
Hearns throws a lazy uppercut
and Caprillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Thomas Hearns has been cut.
Hearns scores with a nice strike.
Caprillo slips a straight right by Hearns.
Thomas Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caprillo checks a leg kick.
Caprillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caprillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hearns tries to work over Caprillo's front leg with a kick but Caprillo checks it.
Caprillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hearns circles away.
Caprillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearns.

Hearns lands a big shot that drops Caprillo! Can he finish him?

Caprillo is rocked!
Hearns tries to stand but Caprillo is controlling from the bottom.
Caprillo is still in real trouble! Can Hearns finish him?
Caprillo seems to have recovered his senses.

Caprillo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Caprillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hearns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hearns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Caprillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hearns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Caprillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hearns looks a forlorn figure.
Hearns is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caprillo controlling the position easily from mount.
Caprillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hearns hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo cracks Hearns with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caio Cesar Caprillo!
An out of breath Caio Cesar Caprillo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.