PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 734 p4p, 842 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 87 p4p, 103 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mircea's choice of entrance music: Polo G - Be Something. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kapisi
vs
Mircea

190 cm
28
280
11 - 10 - 0

190 cm
28
247
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Mircea misses with an uppercut. Kapisi saw that one coming.
Mircea connects with a jab.
Kapisi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kapisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kapisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mircea. Mircea obviously looking to wear him down.
Mircea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kapisi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
Kapisi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kapisi closes the distance but Mircea moves to the side
and Mircea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kapisi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mircea is out of range and Kapisi settles back down.
A nice side step and Mircea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kapisi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Kapisi catches Mircea right on the button with a cross.
Kapisi misses with a right hand
and Mircea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mircea.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mircea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kapisi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mircea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Kapisi backing away here, and Mircea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mircea misses with a left hand
and Kapisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Mircea does no damage.
It looked like Kapisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mircea tries to work over Kapisi's front leg with a kick but Kapisi checks it.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Mircea moves away
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapisi misses with a hook to the body
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Kapisi swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mircea counter with a right hand.
Kapisi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kapisi catches Mircea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Kapisi cracks Mircea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kapisi ducks under a wild hook from Mircea.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kapisi misses
and Mircea counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapisi checks a low kick from Mircea.
Kapisi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mircea throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Mircea.
Kapisi throws a lazy right hand but Mircea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kapisi connects with a body shot that sends Mircea's belly button to the back.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mircea is just out of range.
We've been told by Kapisi's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Mircea misses its intended target.
Mircea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kapisi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab from Mircea.
Mircea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kapisi forces Mircea back against the cage and clinches.
Mircea working hard to break the clinch.
Kapisi misses with a knee strike.
Mircea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mircea blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with the head strike.
Kapisi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapisi misses with a knee strike.
Mircea tries to break free but Kapisi pushes him back against the cage.
Kapisi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kapisi fails to land.
Kapisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mircea breaks from the clinch.
Kapisi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mircea throws out a counter right but Kapisi avoids it with no problem.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Mircea is out of range.
Mircea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapisi is looking to wear down Mircea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kapisi moves in looking to clinch but Mircea pushes him off.
Mircea throws a fast counter high kick but Kapisi manages to duck under it in time.
Mircea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mircea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mircea throws out a counter right but Kapisi avoids it with no problem.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Mircea moves out of range.
Kapisi cracks Mircea with a good jab.
Kapisi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi lands a jab to Mircea's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Mircea.
Decent striking displayed by Mircea there.
Kapisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mircea shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Kapisi.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapisi.

Kapisi has closed the distance and engaged Mircea in a clinch.
Kapisi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mircea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi throws a jab when Mircea was well out of range.
Mircea has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea jabs at Kapisi's body.
Mircea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kapisi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mircea darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 Keone Kapisi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kapisi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kapisi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mircea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kapisi clinches up with Mircea and pushes him back against the cage.

Mircea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
Kapisi scores with a jab to the body.
Mircea throws a lazy right hand but Kapisi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kapisi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kapisi tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
Kapisi tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Mircea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kapisi tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mircea! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Kapisi rushes Mircea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mircea breaks the clinch.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
Kapisi is looking to slow Mircea down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mircea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi checks a low kick from Mircea.
Mircea lands a nice shot to the body.
Mircea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapisi connects with a right hand. Mircea shakes it off.
Kapisi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kapisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kapisi tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.

Kapisi moves into range and clinches up with Mircea.
Mircea blocks an uppercut.
Mircea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kapisi throws an elbow but misses.
Mircea working hard to break the clinch.
Kapisi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mircea breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kapisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mircea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
Mircea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mircea misses with a two punch combination.
Kapisi misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Mircea misses.
Mircea cracks Kapisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mircea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Mircea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kapisi misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Mircea does it's job there.
Kapisi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kapisi misses with a head kick.
Mircea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kapisi lunges at Mircea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mircea's hand.
Mircea throws a right hand that misses
and Kapisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mircea scores with a sloppy right hand. Kapisi should have avoided that one.
Mircea scores with a leg kick.
Mircea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapisi manages to avoid it.
Mircea connects with a single shot there.
Mircea cracks Kapisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapisi takes a swing at Mircea's ribcage but misses.
Mircea swats away the attempt to clinch by Kapisi.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mircea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mircea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kapisi throws a lazy body kick
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mircea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapisi connects with a looping right hand.
Kapisi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kapisi misses with a hook
and Mircea counters with a nice body shot.
Kapisi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mircea to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapisi tries to clinch
enabling Mircea to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapisi misses with a head kick.
Mircea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kapisi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mircea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kapisi. Kapisi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kapisi misses with a kick to the body
and Mircea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kapisi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mircea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kapisi scrambles back to his feet.
Kapisi tries to clinch up.
Kapisi wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kapisi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mircea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mircea.
Kapisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mircea manages to avoid it.
Mircea scores with a jab.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mircea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mircea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mircea is looking to chop away at Kapisi's legs.
Kapisi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mircea throws out a loose jab but Kapisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi wants to clinch up but Mircea keeps it at a distance.
Mircea is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mircea counters with a left to the body.
Kapisi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mircea counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Mircea.
Kapisi throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapisi fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kapisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
Kapisi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kapisi tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
Kapisi looks to land a left hand but Mircea moved out of range nicely.
Mircea unleashes a big counter combination but Kapisi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mircea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kapisi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mircea stuns Kapisi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kapisi misses the jab.
Kapisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kapisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kapisi cracks Mircea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mircea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kapisi lands a nice shot that snaps Mircea's head back.
Mircea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mircea cracks Kapisi with an open hand slap.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mircea. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mircea is just out of range.
Mircea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut
and Mircea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mircea misses with a low kick as Kapisi jumps back.
Kapisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mircea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mircea 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.
Kapisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mircea looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapisi is just out of range.
Kapisi misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Kapisi closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Mircea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mircea scores with a nice body kick.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mircea makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mircea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kapisi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mircea digs a good body shot into Kapisi's ribs.
Mircea moves forwards but Kapisi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mircea jabs Kapisi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Kapisi's leg. Kapisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with a body shot
letting Mircea counter with a right hand.
Kapisi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mircea counters with a series of strikes. Kapisi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mircea connects with an inside leg kick.
Kapisi slips a jab from Mircea.
Mircea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mircea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mircea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mircea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kapisi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kapisi wants to clinch
and Mircea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kapisi's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kapisi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mircea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mircea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mircea 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
An out of breath Alexandru Mircea thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.