PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scampia 167 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Capotella

188 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genaro Capotella!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Capotella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Genaro Capotella has been cut.
Capotella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Capotella slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capotella! But no joy.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Capotella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Capotella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Capotella moves away and avoids it.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Capotella. Capotella circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black missing with a left hand there. Capotella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a hook but Capotella blocks it.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black closes the distance looking to clinch
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella staying out of range there.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capotella.
It seemed like Capotella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black looks to clinch
and Capotella counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capotella takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Capotella's head.
Black tries to clinch there but Capotella circles away.
Capotella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black misses with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a two punch combo.
Capotella throws a big shot that misses.
Capotella connects with a crisp jab.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Black moves into the clinch.
Capotella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Capotella breaks the clinch.
Capotella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Capotella uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Capotella circles away.
Capotella staying out of range there.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Capotella lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Capotella.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capotella misses with some punches.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Capotella breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Capotella misses.

Black gets a clinch.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but Capotella blocks it.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Capotella.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capotella.
Capotella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Sterling Black has been cut.
Capotella jumps guard but Black turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capotella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capotella misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capotella swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capotella misses with some punches.
Capotella avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Capotella dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Black drives through and clinches with Capotella against the cage.
Capotella digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black lands a right hand.
Capotella makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Capotella struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Capotella scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capotella drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Capotella ducks under a wild hook from Black.

Black has Capotella up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capotella lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capotella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Capotella's efforts to push away.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capotella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capotella's elbow.
Black pushes Capotella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Capotella is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Capotella avoids it.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capotella blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Capotella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Capotella can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Capotella lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Capotella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Capotella throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Capotella is blocking nicely.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Capotella throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capotella blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Capotella manages to break the clinch.

Black clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella lands a shoulder strike.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capotella misses with the head strike.
Capotella lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A nice left hand lands by Black.

Capotella's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black misses with a body shot.
Capotella doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capotella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capotella.
Black misses the jab.
Capotella is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Capotella scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Capotella is working Black over against the cage.
Black blocks a body shot from Capotella.
Capotella has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capotella tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Capotella drops back down to his feet.
Capotella gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Capotella drags the fight down to the ground.
Black tries to stand but Capotella is controlling from the bottom.

Capotella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Capotella controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
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 Sterling Black will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black misses with a jab to the body
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Capotella's defenses.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
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!
Black cracks Capotella with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Black misses.
Capotella now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
letting Capotella counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Black misses.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Black is rocked!
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Capotella does it's job there.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capotella.
Capotella dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Genaro Capotella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capotella lands a right hook to the body.
Capotella with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black dips to his left and cracks Capotella with an uppercut!
Capotella cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black tries to clinch up
and Capotella counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black misses with a right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black closes the distance but Capotella moves to the side
and Capotella counters with a left right combination that sends Black crashing to the mat - Capotella wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Black out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Capotella! Genaro Capotella retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Genaro Capotella misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.