PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cargot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Lepine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Lepine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cargot
vs
Lepine

181 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Cargot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Lepine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cargot gets caught flat footed, as Lepine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lepine stands up from Cargot's guard - Lepine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lepine keeps the fight on the outside.
Lepine tries to clinch up.

Lepine has managed to clinch.

Lepine manages to break the clinch.
Cargot wants to clinch.
Lepine tries a head kick but it misses.
Cargot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lepine darts in and clinches Cargot up against the cage.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lepine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lepine continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lepine tries to land knees in the clinch but Cargot avoids the damage to the body.
Lepine trying to land knees to the body.

Lepine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lepine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lepine paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lepine moves into the clinch.

Lepine manages to break the clinch.
Lepine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lepine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cargot moves away.
Cargot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cargot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lepine was covering up waiting for the punch and Cargot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lepine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cargot wants to stand but Lepine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lepine kicks Cargot off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepine looks to clinch

and Cargot counters by moving into the clinch.

Lepine breaks from the clinch.

Lepine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.
Cargot lands a nice knee to the body.
Cargot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lepine's efforts to push away.
Lepine digs a right hand underneath Cargot's ribcage. Cargot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lepine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lepine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cargot.
Cargot trying to land knees to the body.
Cargot avoids the elbow strike from Lepine, against the cage.
Lepine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cargot.
Lepine lands a good knee to the midsection. Cargot won't want to take too many of those.
Cargot is breathing heavily.
Lepine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cargot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lepine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lepine throws a sloppy head kick and Cargot moves out of range easily.

Cargot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cargot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cargot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lepine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Lepine.

Cargot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Lepine has one foot on Cargot's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cargot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lepine.
Lepine works Cargot's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lepine has Cargot up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Lepine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lepine has managed to clinch.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.
Cargot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lepine.
Lepine trying to land knees to the body.

Lepine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lepine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cargot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lepine.
Cargot moves in looking to clinch but Lepine pushes him off.
Lepine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cargot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lepine is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lepine moves in looking to clinch but Cargot pushes him off.
A big left from Cargot misses.
Cargot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cargot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lepine.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cargot looks to clinch
and Lepine counters with a stiff right hand.
Cargot is looking to clinch but Lepine is avoiding it.
Lepine lands a head kick. Cargot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lepine tries to clinch up.
Cargot tries to clinch but Lepine is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cargot is defended easily by Lepine.
Lepine tries to clinch up but Cargot circles away and keeps his distance.
Lepine throws a sloppy head kick and Cargot moves out of range easily.

Cargot moves into the clinch successfully.
Cargot blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lepine managing to block the knees to the body from Cargot.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
Lepine lands an elbow inside that Cargot shrugs off.

Lepine breaks from the clinch.

Lepine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cargot, pushing him back against the cage.
Lepine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lepine wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cargot missing with knees to the body.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
Lepine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lepine breaks the clinch.
Lepine tries to clinch but Cargot is having none of it.
Al Lepine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cargot looks to clinch

and Lepine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cargot wants to stand and escape but Lepine is having none of it.

Lepine stands up from Cargot's guard - Lepine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cargot closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lepine counters with a single leg into guard. Cargot didn't expect that.

Lepine gets to his feet. Cargot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lepine circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lepine moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cargot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lepine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lepine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cargot is fending him off so far but Lepine persists. Nope, Cargot circles away and we're back to standing.
Lepine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cargot wants to clinch.
Cargot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cargot tries a head kick but it misses.
Cargot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lepine.
Lepine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cargot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lepine.

Cargot has closed the distance and engaged Lepine in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lepine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lepine lands an elbow just above Cargot 's eye.
Lepine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lepine connects with a knee to the head.
Cargot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lepine is defending well for now.
Cargot trying to land knees to the body.
Cargot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lepine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cargot's defenses.

Lepine breaks the clinch.
Lepine fails to land with a series of punches.

Lepine clinches.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.

Lepine breaks the clinch.
Cargot tries to clinch but Lepine moves away

and Lepine counters by clinching up.
Lepine lands a body punch.
Lepine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lepine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lepine has closed the distance and engaged Cargot in a clinch.
Cargot missing with knees to the body.

Lepine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lepine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lepine tries to close the distance and clinch but Cargot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Lepine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lepine tries to keep at a distance but Cargot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lepine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lepine looking to throw knees to the head but Cargot is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Lepine.
Cargot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lepine avoids it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lepine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lepine can't get the takedown.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.
Cargot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lepine.
A hook to the body from Cargot.
A knee to the head by Lepine.

Cargot breaks from the clinch.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch but Lepine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lepine tries to clinch there but Cargot circles away.
Al Lepine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cargot darts in and clinches Lepine up against the cage.
Cargot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lepine is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lepine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Lepine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lepine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lepine tries to land knees in the clinch but Cargot avoids the damage to the body.
Lepine looking to stall.
Cargot missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepine trying to stall but Cargot improves his position.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
Cargot missing with knees to the body.
Lepine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lepine managing to block the knees to the body from Cargot.
Cargot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lepine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.
Cargot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lepine.
Lepine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cargot's defenses.
Cargot wants to break free but Lepine has control.

Lepine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cargot works Lepine's body with a nice hook.
Lepine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cargot paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cargot pushes Lepine up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lepine lands an elbow inside that Cargot shrugs off.
Lepine avoiding damage as Cargot throws knees to the body.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cargot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lepine prevents it.
Lepine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lepine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lepine tries a knee to the head but Cargot blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Cargot.
Lepine tries to land a knee to the head but Cargot blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Lepine.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.
Cargot trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cargot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cargot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lepine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lepine has hold of one of Cargot's legs. Cargot is fighting the takedown attempt but Lepine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lepine scoring with some ground and pound.

Lepine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cargot, up you get!
Cargot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lepine rushes Cargot and presses him up against the cage.
Cargot trying to land knees to the body.

Lepine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cargot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lepine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cargot wants to clinch but Lepine slips to the side

and Lepine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cargot's guard now.

Lepine gets to his feet - Cargot follows without any prompting.
Cargot tries to clinch but Lepine is having none of it.

Lepine takes the fight into the clinch.
Lepine lands a left hand.
Lepine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lepine prevents a body shot from Cargot.

Lepine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cargot wants to clinch.
Lepine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lepine duly obliges.
Cargot clinches but Lepine breaks the clinch

and Lepine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cargot's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lepine gets to his feet. Cargot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lepine tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Cargot moves into the clinch.

Lepine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lepine moves into range and clinches up with Cargot.
Cargot wants a takedown.
Cargot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cargot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lepine avoids the damage to the body.

Lepine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephen Cargot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cargot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cargot wants to clinch

and Lepine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cargot's guard now.

Lepine stands and steps away. Cargot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lepine forces Cargot back against the cage and clinches.
Lepine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Al Lepine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cargot missing with knees to the body.
Cargot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Cargot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cargot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lepine prevents it.
Cargot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Lepine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lepine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Lepine!