PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agni Kapila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes into the arena with Alice in Chains - Here Comes the Rooster blaring out of the sound system. Kapila has chosen SGX - Composer as his entrance music. Chris Adebisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adebisi
vs
Kapila

203 cm
29
278 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

196 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agni Kapila!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adebisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapila looks to land a left hand but Adebisi moved out of range nicely.
Kapila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kapila throws an overhand right that lands on Adebisi's shoulder, as Adebisi tries to avoid the shot.
Kapila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adebisi.
Kapila moves out of range of the leg kick from Adebisi.
Adebisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Kapila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kapila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adebisi misses with a leg kick.
Adebisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kapila.
Adebisi throws a shot from downtown. Kapila moves away and avoids it.
Kapila swats away the attempt to clinch by Adebisi.
Adebisi moves out of range of the strikes.
Adebisi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kapila is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi scores with a hook to the body. Kapila takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adebisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kapila.
Kapila throws out a loose jab but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kapila throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adebisi was covering up waiting for the punch and Kapila finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adebisi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adebisi is on top in guard.
Kapila is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kapila is keeping the position for now.
Adebisi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kapila wants to get back to his feet but Adebisi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adebisi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kapila has wrist control.
Adebisi is looking to advance position but Kapila has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi is working to get back to half guard.
Adebisi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Kapila there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adebisi manages to control the position for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adebisi is bucking up trying to escape but Kapila cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kapila lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi is in a horrible position here. Kapila smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adebisi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adebisi tries to lock up and control but Kapila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kapila with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapila looking to ground and pound but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
Kapila working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kapila scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adebisi?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kapila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Kapila.
Kapila throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adebisi regains half guard.
Kapila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kapila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapila passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kapila landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agni Kapila 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.

Kapila ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
Kapila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adebisi.
Kapila slips a straight right by Adebisi.
Kapila throws a shot from downtown. Adebisi moves away and avoids it.
Kapila throws an overhand right that lands on Adebisi's shoulder, as Adebisi tries to avoid the shot.
Adebisi lands a leg kick that knocks Kapila off balance momentarily.
Kapila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Agni Kapila has been cut.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapila just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Kapila misses its intended target.
Kapila shoots in but no luck this time.
Adebisi jabs at Kapila's body.
Adebisi connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapila throws a shot from downtown. Adebisi moves away and avoids it.
Adebisi slips a jab from Kapila.
Kapila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebisi misses with a two punch combination.
Kapila is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Adebisi lands a jab to the head.
Adebisi moves out of range as Kapila strikes.
Jab by Kapila.
Kapila throws a jab but it's blocked by Adebisi.
A big right from Adebisi misses.
Adebisi wants to clinch up but Kapila keeps it at a distance.
Kapila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kapila moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Kapila misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi connects with the punch.
Kapila throws an overhand right that lands on Adebisi's shoulder, as Adebisi tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapila. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapila walks into a stiff left hand from Adebisi.
Kapila gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adebisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Kapila.
Adebisi misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Adebisi.
Kapila misses with an uppercut. Adebisi saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Adebisi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adebisi 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 Kapila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kapila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kapila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adebisi.
Adebisi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebisi motions for Kapila to come forward. Adebisi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi needs to keep his hands up - Kapila had a free shot at his head there.
Kapila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris Adebisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adebisi tries to land a leg kick but Kapila saw it coming and moves away.
Kapila looks to land a right hand but Adebisi moved out of range.

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

Kapila is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adebisi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kapila is keen to just control but Adebisi is a slippery customer.
Adebisi gets back to full guard.
Kapila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kapila throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapila throwing strikes but missing.
Adebisi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kapila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kapila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi keeping moving, preventing Kapila from controlling successfully.
Adebisi has momentary wrist control but Kapila slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapila landing with the ground and pound.
Kapila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kapila trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Agni Kapila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kapila loads up on a big right hand but Adebisi slips the punch.
Kapila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebisi.
Kapila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kapila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adebisi.
Kapila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kapila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kapila misses with a body shot.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapila manages to avoid it.
Adebisi throws a hook to the side of Kapila's head but Kapila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chris Adebisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kapila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adebisi moves away.
Adebisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapila.
Adebisi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kapila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adebisi.

Kapila is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adebisi's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapila thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kapila throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Kapila there.
Kapila wants to control but Adebisi is keeping him busy.
Kapila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kapila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adebisi tries to roll over but Kapila keeps him under control.
Kapila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adebisi defending well though.
Adebisi has hold of Kapila's hands but Kapila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapila not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adebisi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Kapila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adebisi keeps working.
Kapila lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adebisi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kapila tries to pass to full mount but Adebisi defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kapila lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adebisi taking some punishment here, with Kapila in his half guard.
Agni Kapila has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kapila is looking for a kimura but Adebisi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kapila to get the leverage.
Adebisi wants to control but Kapila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kapila winds up and cracks Adebisi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Kapila there.
Adebisi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Adebisi wants to get back to full guard.
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!

Kapila is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adebisi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kapila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to hold on to Kapila's head to control him but Kapila postures up.
Kapila working the head and body with strikes.
Adebisi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kapila throws a strike but Adebisi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kapila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapila postures up.
Kapila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Kapila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adebisi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agni Kapila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kapila 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agni Kapila!
A relieved looking Agni Kapila thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.