PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lepuc (ranked 4905 p4p, 6349 weight class) and Big Lad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lepuc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lepuc
vs
Lad

188 cm
18
265
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
245
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Lepuc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Lad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad looks to land a combination but Lepuc avoids it well.
Lad tries to clinch up.
Lepuc lands a nice shot to the body.
Lad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lepuc misses with an uppercut.
Lepuc looks to land a combination but Lad avoids it well.
Lad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lepuc misses.
Lepuc misses with a looping right.
Lepuc throws an overhand right that lands on Lad's shoulder, as Lad tries to avoid the shot.
Lad tries to clinch but Lepuc moves out of range.
Lepuc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Big Lad has been cut.
Lad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lepuc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lepuc misses with a body punch

and Lad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lepuc could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lad avoiding damage.
Lepuc swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lepuc as Lad tries to tie him up.
Lepuc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lepuc pushes Lad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lepuc tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lepuc misses with the head strike.
Come on Lad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lepuc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lepuc can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepuc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lepuc definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lepuc struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lepuc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lepuc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lepuc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lepuc fails to land.
Lad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad prevents a body shot from Lepuc.
Lad takes a shot to the head.
Lepuc misses with a punch on the inside.
Lepuc lands a left hand.
Lepuc misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepuc throws a head punch that misses.
Lad looking to slow down the pace here.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lepuc lands a nice uppercut.
Lad swings wildly with an uppercut but Lepuc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lepuc has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lepuc.
Lepuc misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Lad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lepuc fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lepuc is keeping busy.
Lepuc lands with a left to the head.
Lepuc misses with some punches.
Lepuc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lad is trying to maintain a safe position but Lepuc gets an underhook and turns Lad into the cage.
Lepuc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lepuc misses with a punch on the inside.
Lepuc lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lepuc fails to land.
Lepuc lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lepuc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Lad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lepuc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lad misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Lad.

Lad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lepuc tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lepuc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lepuc drops Lad onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lad is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Lad is rocked!
Lepuc pushes Lad against the cage. Lepuc is working some dirty boxing. Lepuc pushes off with a quick right hook! Lad goes down! Lad tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lepuc moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lepuc!