PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Name Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Kapaldi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Less
vs
Kapaldi

178 cm
28
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

158 cm
32
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi loads up on a big right hand but Less slips the punch.
Good shot there by Less.
Kapaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kapaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Less avoids the head kick by Kapaldi.
Less fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kapaldi throws a looping overhand right but Less ducks down to avoid it.
Less throws a quick inside leg kick.

Less gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Less lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi blocks an uppercut.
Less with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Less.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Kapaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Kapaldi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Kapaldi controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Less.
Kapaldi avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Kapaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Less.
Kapaldi lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kapaldi.
Less throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kapaldis head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kapaldi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kapaldi.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Kapaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Kapaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kapaldi stalling in the clinch but Less improves position.
Kapaldi blocks an uppercut.
Kapaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less lands with a right to the head.
Kapaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Less lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kapaldi avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapaldi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Less throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Kapaldi prevents a body shot from Less.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Kapaldi blocks with his arms.
Less misses with a body punch.
Kapaldi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kapaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kapaldi avoids the elbow strike from Less, against the cage.
Kapaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less scores with a knee to the head.
Kapaldi lands a left hand.
Kapaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Less.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Less can't find room to land a body shot as Kapaldi controls the action.
Less lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less takes a shot to the head.
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Less lands with a light punch inside.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Less lands a damaging elbow.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Less blocking some punches.
Kapaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kapaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Kapaldi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Less lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Kapaldi takes an elbow to the temple.
Less blocking some punches.
Kapaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kapaldi drops his hands momentarily and Less takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Less throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Less.
Less tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kapaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Less defending well as Kapaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Kapaldi avoids the head kick by Less.
Less feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kapaldi's calf.
Name Less is winning the standup battle so far.
Kapaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Less seems unphased.

It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Less with a nice cross.

Less gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Kapaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Less creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Less lands with a short shot to the head.
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kapaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Less tries a knee to the head but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi takes a shot to the head.
Less scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapaldi.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Less doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Less blocking some punches.
Less is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kapaldi can do to turn this around?
Kapaldi tries to stall but Less uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapaldi.
Less tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Less.
Kapaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Kapaldi is blocking nicely.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kapaldi blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Kapaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but Kapaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Kapaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapaldi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapaldi blocks an elbow strike.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Kapaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Less tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kapaldi tries to stall but Less uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kapaldi.
Less throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kapaldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kapaldi lands a left hand.
Less is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kapaldi is defending well for now.
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.
Less misses with a hook from the clinch.
Less tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kapaldi's elbow.
Kapaldi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Less is keeping busy.
Kapaldi blocking some punches.
Less swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less lands a body shot.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Kapaldi blocks an uppercut.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less can't find room to land a body shot as Kapaldi controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Less blocking some punches.
Kapaldi dodges an elbow strike from Less.
A short left from Less.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Kapaldi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kapaldi.
Less pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kapaldi.
Name Less has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Kapaldi blocks with his arms.
Less working aggressively here.
Kapaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kapaldi's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Less lands an elbow just above Kapaldi 's eye.
Less blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapaldi avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Less tries to work over Kapaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Less lands with a hook. Kapaldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Less is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapaldi moves away.
Less blocks a head kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi blocks a leg kick.
Less lands with a thumping leg kick.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Less tries to score with a low kick but Kapaldi moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Less.
Less slips under a jab.
Less throws a hook to the side of Kapaldi's head but Kapaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kapaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Less bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Less scores with a nice head shot.
Kapaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Less. Less obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Less on the side of the head.
Kapaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Less moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kapaldi needs to keep his hands up - Less had a free shot at his head there.
Less is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less cracks Kapaldi with a good jab.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Less blocks a head kick by Kapaldi.
Less dips to his left and cracks Kapaldi with an uppercut!
Kapaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Less is looking to counter the offense by Kapaldi and move into the clinch.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Kapaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Less slips under a jab.
Less punishes Kapaldi's body with a nice straight punch.

Less closes the distance and clinches.
Less misses with some punches.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kapaldi avoids it.
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kapaldi backwards.
Kapaldi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kapaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Less scores with a nice hook to the head.
Less blocks a body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapaldi.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.
Kapaldi scores with a shot to the side of Less's head.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as Kapaldi controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Less just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kapaldi's brow.
Less digs a right hand underneath Kapaldi's ribcage. Kapaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Less with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Less lands an elbow just above Kapaldi 's eye.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kapaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
A left hand lands to the body for Less.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Less as Kapaldi tries to tie him up.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapaldi is trying to stall.
Less pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro Kapaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kapaldi presses Less against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kapaldi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Less.
Kapaldi wants to stall.
Less blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kapaldi.
Less pushes Kapaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kapaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Kapaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kapaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less scores with a knee to the head.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Kapaldi misses with a body punch.
A short left from Less.
Less lands a nice shot to the body.
Less gets through Kapaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Less throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Kapaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Kapaldi in his tracks for a moment.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Kapaldi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Less prevents a body shot from Kapaldi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Name Less showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Less has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
Our winner, Name Less, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.