PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Sephus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan pejcinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sephus
vs
pejcinovic

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Sephus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ivan pejcinovic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pejcinovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sephus gets a clinch.

pejcinovic manages to break the clinch.
ivan pejcinovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sephus clinches up against the cage.
Sephus prevents the takedown attempt.

pejcinovic manages to break the clinch.

Sephus drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sephus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! pejcinovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! pejcinovic has escaped and now he's on top!
Sephus keeping full guard, as pejcinovic tries to pass.
pejcinovic stays in close to Sephus's body and controls the position.
pejcinovic stopping the sweep attempt from Sephus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephus controls pejcinovic momentarily but pejcinovic frees himself.
pejcinovic looking to pass the guard.

Sephus is working an open guard so pejcinovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

pejcinovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

pejcinovic stands up and beckons Sephus to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from pejcinovic as Sephus shoots in.
Sephus looks to land a body kick but pejcinovic moved away.

pejcinovic feints and as Sephus raises his hands in defense, pejcinovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sephus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pejcinovic is controlling him.
Sephus is breathing heavily.

pejcinovic gets to his feet - Sephus follows without any prompting.
pejcinovic tries to clinch up but Sephus circles away and keeps his distance.
pejcinovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pejcinovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sephus swivels and escapes.

pejcinovic gets a takedown into half guard.
pejcinovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
pejcinovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pejcinovic thows a huge punch but Sephus dodges it nicely.

pejcinovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sephus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time pejcinovic.
Sephus trying to control but pejcinovic postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sephus is refusing to be controlled, as pejcinovic sits in half guard.

pejcinovic stands up from half guard.
Sephus looks to clinch

and pejcinovic counters with a shoot takedown. Sephus fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan pejcinovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

pejcinovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sephus tries to bench press pejcinovic off him but pejcinovic keeps the position.
pejcinovic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sephus prevents pejcinovic from improving position.
Sephus tries to bench press pejcinovic off him but pejcinovic keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sephus pushes pejcinovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, pejcinovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pejcinovic advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephus can't escape the position.
pejcinovic controlling from mount.
Sephus is working to get back to half guard.
pejcinovic controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
pejcinovic prevents Sephus from getting the reversal.
pejcinovic controlling his opponent.
pejcinovic landing strikes from the mount and Sephus is in trouble!
Sephus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pejcinovic wants to control the pace but Sephus is squirming around nicely.
Sephus can't escape the position.
pejcinovic landing shots from mount.
pejcinovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sephus is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
pejcinovic controlling from mount.
ivan pejcinovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
pejcinovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sephus?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan pejcinovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

pejcinovic shoots in for a takedown but Sephus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
pejcinovic shoots and misses

and Sephus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sephus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

pejcinovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Sephus trying to control from the bottom.
pejcinovic content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by ivan pejcinovic.
pejcinovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sephus on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephus is looking to clinch but pejcinovic is avoiding it.
pejcinovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
pejcinovic shoots and misses

and Sephus moves into the clinch.
Bo Sephus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ivan pejcinovic.

Sephus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
pejcinovic gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Sephus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sephus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
pejcinovic trying to control the position.
Sephus trying to control the position from guard on top but pejcinovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pejcinovic trying to keep a closed guard but Sephus is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sephus trying to control but pejcinovic is working from the bottom.

pejcinovic has his feet on Sephus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

pejcinovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sephus sprawls well initially but pejcinovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sephus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pejcinovic prevents Sephus from improving his position.
Sephus taking some punishment here, with pejcinovic in his half guard.
Sephus keeping hold of pejcinovic's head, controlling as best he can.
pejcinovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sephus is looking to improve his position.

pejcinovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Bo Sephus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ivan pejcinovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

pejcinovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to ivan pejcinovic.
I've got pejcinovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ivan pejcinovic!