PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cale Kappaluna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Wight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kappaluna
vs
Wight

184 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

205 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cale Kappaluna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kappaluna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kappaluna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wight tries to clinch up.
Wight moves out of range as Kappaluna throws a body kick.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick

and Wight counters by clinching up.
Kappaluna is looking to break free of the clinch but Wight has double underhooks.
Wight blocks a body shot from Kappaluna.
Wight is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wight misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kappaluna fails to land.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kappaluna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wight blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kappaluna blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kappaluna.
Wight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kappaluna backwards.
Kappaluna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wight lands a nice knee to the body.
Wight prevents Kappaluna from breaking the clinch.
Wight misses with a knee to the head.

Kappaluna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kappaluna wants to slow Wight down by chopping away at his legs.
Kappaluna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cale Kappaluna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kappaluna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Wight blocks the leg kick.
Kappaluna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wight is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kappaluna.
Kappaluna pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna is looking to land body kicks.
Kappaluna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kappaluna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kappaluna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kappaluna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Wight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kappaluna misses with a punch on the inside.
Wight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kappaluna avoids the elbow strike from Wight, against the cage.
Wight tries a knee to the head but Kappaluna blocks it.
Wight wants to stall.
Kappaluna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wight backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wight is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kappaluna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kappaluna swats away the attempt to clinch by Wight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kappaluna. That's going to slow Wight down.
Kappaluna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kappaluna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kappaluna is looking to score with low kicks.
Wight takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna throws a low kick but Wight avoids it.
Kappaluna swats away the attempt to clinch by Wight.
Kappaluna shoots in but Wight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kappaluna.
Wight checks a leg kick.
Wight wants to clinch up but Kappaluna keeps it at a distance.
Kappaluna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kappaluna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lex Wight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kappaluna.
Kappaluna misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cale Kappaluna dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Kappaluna.
Kappaluna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kappaluna wants to land a leg kick but Wight is out of range.
Kappaluna motions for Wight to come forward. Kappaluna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lex Wight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wight tries to clinch but Kappaluna is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kappaluna.
Wight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kappaluna throws a low kick, looking for Wight's leg but Wight calmly moves out of range.
Kappaluna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wight doesn't manage to clinch there - Kappaluna circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Wight blocks the leg kick.
Wight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kappaluna circles away quickly and effectively.
Wight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight feints a jab promting Kappaluna to slip. Wight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kappaluna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kappaluna throws a wild body kick that Wight sees coming a mile off.
Kappaluna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wight moves into the clinch.
Kappaluna throws a punch but it's blocked by Wight.
Wight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Cale Kappaluna has been cut.
Wight stalling.
Kappaluna blocks an elbow strike.
Kappaluna misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wight as Kappaluna tries to tie him up.
Kappaluna pushes Wight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kappaluna breaks from the clinch.
Wight moves in looking to clinch but Kappaluna pushes him off.
Kappaluna is looking to score with low kicks.
Kappaluna throws a low kick, looking for Wight's leg but Wight calmly moves out of range.
Kappaluna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kappaluna counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Wight misses its intended target.
Wight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kappaluna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Wight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna throws out a leg kick but Wight moves out of range and Kappaluna only half commits.
Kappaluna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wight checks it well.
Wight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kappaluna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wight tries to clinch but Kappaluna moves away
and Kappaluna counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Kappaluna.
Wight fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kappaluna.
Kappaluna is looking to chop away at Wight's legs.
Kappaluna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kappaluna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kappaluna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wight checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kappaluna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wight is out of range.
Kappaluna shoots in looking for a takedown. Wight tries to sprawl out of it but Kappaluna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good work by Wight as he checks the leg kick.
Kappaluna misses with a leg kick.
Wight tries to clinch but Kappaluna moves out of range.
A low kick from Kappaluna misses
letting Wight counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick

and Wight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wight.
Wight tries to stall but Kappaluna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Kappaluna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cale Kappaluna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cale Kappaluna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kappaluna motions for Wight to come forward. Kappaluna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Kappaluna misses
and Wight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kappaluna can pounce on him.
Wight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kappaluna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wight tries to clinch but Kappaluna is having none of it.
Wight avoids a kick to the body.
Kappaluna tries to work over Wight's front leg with a kick but Wight checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wight blocks the leg kick.
Kappaluna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Wight blocks the low kick.
Wight is looking to clinch but Kappaluna is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappaluna wants to land a leg kick but Wight is out of range.
Kappaluna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kappaluna tries to score with a low kick but Wight moves his leg out of the way.
Kappaluna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kappaluna keeps the fight on the outside.
Wight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Kappaluna.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kappaluna - the referee stops the clock and Wight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kappaluna. Wight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kappaluna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kappaluna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wight checks it well.
Kappaluna motions for Wight to come forward. Kappaluna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kappaluna misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick
and Wight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wight is looking to clinch but Kappaluna is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kappaluna.
Wight tries to clinch there but Kappaluna circles away.
Wight blocks a low kick nicely.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kappaluna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kappaluna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wight is looking to clinch.
Wight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wight blocks a head kick by Kappaluna.

Wight closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wight.
Cale Kappaluna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kappaluna is trying to break the clinch but Wight is controlling him.
Kappaluna letting Wight take a breather here.
Wight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wight swings wildly with an uppercut but Kappaluna uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kappaluna blocks the elbow strike.
Wight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kappaluna blocks it with crossed arms.
Kappaluna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kappaluna avoids it.
Wight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kappaluna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wight has him pressed against the cage.
Lex Wight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kappaluna being controlled against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cale Kappaluna.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kappaluna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cale Kappaluna!