PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caprillo comes to the cage accompanied by The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun. Thai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deadly Muay Thai Skills. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cesar Caprillo
vs
Thai

208 cm
43
246 lbs
28 - 36 - 1

225 cm
43
300 lbs
22 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 28 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 31 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thai moves into the clinch.
Caprillo has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.
Caprillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Caprillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Caprillo blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai has Caprillo pushed against the cage.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai closes the distance but Caprillo moves to the side
and Caprillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caprillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Caprillo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caprillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
Thai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Caprillo is controlling him well.
Caprillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Caprillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
Caprillo lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caprillo controls the position.
Thai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Caprillo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thai to his feet.

Caprillo tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caprillo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Cesar Caprillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Caprillo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thai to the mat. Thai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caprillo stops Thai from standing up.
Caprillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to stand but Caprillo is controlling the position.
Caprillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Thai pushes Caprillo off and gets back to his feet.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caprillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Thai tries to sprawl out of it but Caprillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thai misses with a jab, cross combination.

Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caprillo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Caprillo advances position into side control!

Caprillo decides to stand back up. Caprillo steps back and let's Thai get back to his feet.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai closes the distance but Caprillo moves to the side
and Caprillo counters with a nice body shot.
Thai wants to clinch up but Caprillo keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai throws a right and a left that Caprillo avoids nicely.
Caprillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thai as he jumps to the side.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Caprillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caprillo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thai tries to clinch up.
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 Caio Cesar Caprillo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caprillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thai is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Caprillo misses the target.
Caprillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Thai sprawls well. He's pushed Caprillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Caprillo.
Caprillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Caprillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caprillo shoots in for a takedown but Thai shows good takedown defense.
Caprillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caprillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caprillo closes the distance and clinches up with Thai, looking for a takedown. Caprillo pushes Thai against the cage but Thai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Cesar Caprillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Caprillo circles away.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caprillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caprillo throws a push kick but Thai slaps the foot to one side.
Thai tries to clinch there but Caprillo circles away.
Caprillo misses with a takedown attempt - Thai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo misses with a double jab.
Caprillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai pinned against the cage. Thai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Caio Cesar Caprillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai tries to clinch up but Caprillo circles away and keeps his distance.

Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caprillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caprillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caprillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caprillo is looking for a counter combo.
Thai throws a right and a left that Caprillo avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Caprillo misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch there but Caprillo circles away.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Caprillo circles away.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caprillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caprillo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo is having none of it.
Caprillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caprillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thai misses with a double jab

and Caprillo counters by moving into the clinch.
Thai trying to stall but Caprillo improves his position.
Thai is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Caprillo circles away.
Caprillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Caprillo tries to counter with a takedown but Thai is quick to defend against it.
Thai wants to clinch up but Caprillo keeps it at a distance.

Caprillo clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo tries to pull guard but Thai won't allow it.
Caprillo tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
Thai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Caprillo avoids the damage to the body.
Thai prevents the takedown attempt.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
Thai wants to clinch.
Caprillo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Caprillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Caprillo tries to counter by clinching up but Thai breaks away and moves out of range.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thai is looking to clinch but Caprillo is avoiding it.
Caprillo throwing a counter right hand but Thai manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
Thai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caprillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Caprillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caprillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo moves out of range.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thai wants to clinch.
Caprillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai's waist but Thai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caprillo off to one side.
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 Caio Cesar Caprillo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thai is looking to clinch but Caprillo is avoiding it.
Caprillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Caprillo fails to land the takedown.

Thai instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Caprillo blocks it.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai taking a breather.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thai prevents it.
Caprillo is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Cesar Caprillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Caprillo does no damage.
As Caprillo backs off Thai throws a huge counter combo but Caprillo manages to avoid it all.
Caprillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caprillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caprillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo moves out of range.
Thai closes the distance but Caprillo moves to the side
and Caprillo counters with a right hand to the body.

Thai closes the distance and pushes Caprillo back into the cage.

Caprillo manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Thai tries to get set, Caprillo tries to push him back and clinch up but Thai manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai wants to clinch up but Caprillo keeps it at a distance.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai stalling.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Caprillo is blocking nicely.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caprillo avoids it.
Caprillo tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caprillo blocks an elbow strike.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Caprillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thai's knee momentarily.
Thai looks to clinch
and Caprillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caprillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caprillo somewhat.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Caprillo shakes him off and moves away.
Caio Cesar Caprillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick from Caprillo.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caprillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caprillo misses with a takedown attempt - Thai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Caio Cesar Caprillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai closes the distance but Caprillo moves to the side
and Caprillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Caprillo moves out of range.
Caprillo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Caprillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thai thinking.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Caprillo pushes him off.
Caprillo misses with the combination.
Thai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Caprillo circles away.
Thai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caprillo.
Caprillo is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caprillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caprillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caio Cesar Caprillo!
After winning the bout, Caio Cesar Caprillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.