PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Besslyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Caputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besslyy comes to the cage accompanied by Chuck Up The Duece. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Besslyy
vs
Caputo

170 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Besslyy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Caputo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caputo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Besslyy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caputo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Besslyy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Besslyy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caputo on the ground.
Besslyy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Caputo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caputo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Besslyy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Besslyy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Besslyy wants to pass the guard but Caputo is keeping the position.
Caputo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Besslyy has passed into side control.
Caputo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Besslyy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caputo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Besslyy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Besslyy has hold of Caputo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caputo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputo gets back to half guard.
Caputo is refusing to be controlled, as Besslyy sits in half guard.
Caputo is trying to get back to full guard.
Besslyy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Caputo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caputo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Besslyy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Besslyy with a nice head shot there.
Besslyy is working Caputo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy is in close to Caputo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Caputo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Caputo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Besslyy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Besslyy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caputo looks gassed!
Besslyy prevents Caputo from getting back to his feet.
Besslyy lands a couple of digs.
Caputo looking for a sweep. Not yet Caputo, not yet.
Caputo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Besslyy controls the pace.
Caputo keeping moving, preventing Besslyy from controlling successfully.
Caputo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Besslyy cracks Caputo with a solid left hand.
Besslyy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caputo is keeping the position for now.
Besslyy is working Caputo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy stands up over Caputo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Besslyy cracks Caputo with a solid left hand.

Caputo looking for a guillotine here but Besslyy defends easily.
Besslyy stands up over Caputo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Besslyy stopping the sweep attempt from Caputo.
Besslyy stands up over Caputo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Caputo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Besslyy is one step ahead there.
Besslyy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Caputo's head.
Besslyy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy wants to pass the guard but Caputo is keeping the position.
Caputo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Besslyy is one step ahead there.
Besslyy lands a couple of elbows.
Besslyy landing some decent shots from guard.
Besslyy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Caputo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Caputo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Besslyy gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Caputo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Caputo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caputo with a poor takedown

and Besslyy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Caputo working for a triangle but Besslyy defends it easily.
Besslyy landing with the ground and pound.
Caputo wants to get back to his feet but Besslyy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Besslyy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Besslyy stops Caputo from standing up.
Besslyy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caputo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caputo is breathing heavily.
Caputo has momentary wrist control but Besslyy slips an elbow through the middle.

Caputo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Besslyy lands a couple of elbows.
Joel Caputo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Besslyy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Besslyy tries to free his leg and advance position but Caputo is retaining full guard.
Besslyy trying to control but Caputo is working from the bottom.
Caputo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Besslyy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caputo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Besslyy has managed to get both his arms back between Caputo's legs - danger averted.
Besslyy is in close to Caputo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Caputo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Caputo keeping moving, preventing Besslyy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caputo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caputo wriggles free and stands up.

Besslyy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caputo sprawls well initially but Besslyy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Besslyy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caputo manages to get to full guard.
Caputo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Caputo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Besslyy stays in close to Caputo's body and controls the position.
Besslyy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caputo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Besslyy is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caputo is looking for a kimura but Besslyy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caputo to get the leverage.
Besslyy is trying to get back to full guard.

Caputo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Besslyy defend it? Caputo steps over the head and cranks it - Besslyy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Caputo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joel Caputo!