PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zaire
vs
Capone

182 cm
27
193 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

185 cm
34
201 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Capone misses the jab.
Zaire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Capone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Capone wants it to stay on the feet.
Capone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire tries to clinch but Capone is having none of it.
Capone throws a low kick, looking for Zaire's leg but Zaire calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Capone.
Zaire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Mikey Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone throws a chopping leg kick but Zaire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Capone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Capone throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Zaire darts in and clinches Capone up against the cage.
Zaire takes a shot to the head.
Capone trying to control the position but instead, Zaire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Capone into the cage.
Capone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Capone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.

Zaire ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zaire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capone wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zaire's guard.
Zaire is controlling Capone's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikey Capone.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capone throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Capone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Capone misses its intended target.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Capone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Capone scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone misses with a straight right.
Capone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaire.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capone missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capone connects with an inside leg kick.
Capone misses with a hook.
Capone wants to slow Zaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Capone avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zaire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Capone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaire's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capone. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capone lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Zaire scores with a shot to the body.
Zaire is looking to wear down Capone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Capone. Those never looked like landing.
Mikey Capone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Capone. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capone scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Capone.
Capone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Capone misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Capone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Capone just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Capone cracks Zaire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Capone misses.
Zaire shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Capone defends it nicely.
Capone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaire with a hook.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone checks a low kick from Zaire.
Capone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Capone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Capone misses with a looping right.
Zaire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Capone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capone connects with a jab.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Capone throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Donk. Capone catches Zaire right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Capone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Capone throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capone.
Capone blocks a low kick nicely.
Capone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Capone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Capone misses with a series of wild punches.
Capone lands a nice hook to Zaire's body. Zaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Capone connects with a solid leg kick.
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone connects with a leg kick. Zaire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Capone is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
Capone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Capone duly obliges.
Capone works the jab nicely.
Capone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capone throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Capone loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Capone throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capone circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Capone moved away.
A jab from Capone misses.
Capone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Capone misses with a jab to the body

and Zaire counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Capone cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Capone throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikey Capone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Capone saw it coming and moves away.
Zaire misses with a body shot
and Capone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaire thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Capone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Zaire blocks a head kick by Capone.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire misses with a jab to the body
and Capone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaire tries to clinch but Capone moves out of range.
Capone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Capone missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capone thuds a left hand into Zaire's body.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capone misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
Capone connects with a leg kick. Zaire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone misses with a straight left.
Capone lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire tries to clinch there but Capone circles away.
Capone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaire takes one to the side of the head.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Capone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Capone throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Capone looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Zaire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Capone throws a leg kick

and Zaire counters with a takedown into side control.
Zaire cracks Capone with a big right hand but Capone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capone wants to get back to his feet but Zaire drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone is looking for a sweep.
Zaire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zaire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Capone taking a bit of punishment here - Zaire scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capone parries the strikes from Zaire easily there. Zaire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Capone to escape.
Zaire misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Capone dodges the ground and pound from Zaire.
Capone is looking to regain half guard here but Zaire keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaire.
Zaire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Capone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone struggling a bit here.
Zaire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Capone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Capone is not content to let Zaire control the position.
Zaire laying and praying for a moment but Capone takes advantage and regains half guard.
Zaire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Capone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zaire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaire wants to pass to mount but Capone is defending the position.
Zaire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zaire is looking to advance position but Capone won't allow it.
Mikey Capone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zaire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Capone is trying to control but can't.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Capone is defending well.
Zaire is trying to control. Capone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Zaire is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Capone is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.