PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozi Kepart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Fiasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozi Kepart looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kepart
vs
Fiasco

180 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ozi Kepart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Fiasco!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fiasco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kepart misses with a knee strike.
Fiasco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kepart tries a knee to the head but Fiasco blocks it.
Kepart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kepart is breathing heavily.
Fiasco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kepart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kepart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fiasco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fiasco throwing shots but Kepart is blocking nicely.
Fiasco controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiasco wants to free his trapped foot but Kepart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fiasco is trying to control the action in half guard but Kepart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kepart is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julian Fiasco was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Fiasco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fiasco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fiasco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fiasco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kepart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fiasco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fiasco controlling from mount.
Fiasco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco controlling the position easily from mount.
Fiasco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kepart is squirming around, avoiding Fiasco's attempts to control the action.

Fiasco is working for a guillotine from mount but Kepart frees his head quite easily.
Fiasco content just to control the position here.
Fiasco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco controlling from the full mount.
Fiasco working the ground and pound effectively.
Kepart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fiasco raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fiasco tries to control but Kepart wriggling away.
Fiasco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kepart is rocked!
Fiasco content just to control the position here.
Fiasco looking to control but Kepart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Fiasco swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kepart is now in Fiasco's guard. A big mistake from Fiasco there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kepart postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Fiasco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fiasco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Julian Fiasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiasco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kepart tries to avoid it but Fiasco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kepart to the ground. Kepart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fiasco shoots in for a double leg but Kepart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fiasco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kepart as he jumps to the side.
Ozi Kepart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Fiasco.
Kepart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kepart moves in looking to clinch but Fiasco pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fiasco is defended easily by Kepart.
Kepart stuffs the takedown.

Kepart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fiasco, pushing him back against the cage.
Fiasco is trying to pull guard but Kepart has him pressed against the cage.
Kepart tries a knee to the head but Fiasco blocks it.
Kepart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiasco blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fiasco is trying to break the clinch but Kepart is controlling him.

Fiasco gets control of Kepart's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fiasco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Kepart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fiasco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kepart has managed to get both his arms back between Fiasco's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fiasco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kepart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fiasco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiasco is trying to keep Kepart in close.
Fiasco controlling Kepart's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco wants to get back to his feet but Kepart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fiasco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fiasco throws a head kick that misses.
Ozi Kepart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiasco shoots in looking for a takedown but Kepart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fiasco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fiasco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kepart tries to close the distance and clinch but Fiasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fiasco has closed the distance and engaged Kepart in a clinch.
Fiasco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kepart is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kepart throws a knee to the head but misses.

Fiasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kepart fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kepart clinches.
Kepart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fiasco's face.
Kepart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fiasco.

Fiasco gets control of Kepart's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fiasco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fiasco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fiasco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kepart is aware though and is defending well.
Fiasco is trying to control the position but Kepart postures up.
Fiasco trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco working a defensive guard here.
Kepart preventing the sweep.
Kepart wants to get up but he can't break Fiasco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kepart postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julian Fiasco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kepart stuffs the takedown.
Kepart tries to clinch but Fiasco is having none of it.
Ozi Kepart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiasco shoots for a double leg takedown but Kepart sprawls well. He's pushed Fiasco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fiasco throws a lazy head kick
and Kepart counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kepart is looking to clinch but Fiasco is avoiding it.
Fiasco shoots in and drives through. Kepart sprawls well.
Fiasco dives in and grabs Kepart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kepart pushes down on Fiasco's head and hops out.
Kepart wants to clinch up but Fiasco keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Fiasco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fiasco gets a double leg takedown into Kepart's guard.
Kepart keeping moving, preventing Fiasco from controlling successfully.
Julian Fiasco has got the better of the ground game so far.

Fiasco gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Fiasco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fiasco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kepart tries to buck Fiasco off but he can't manage it.
Fiasco raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fiasco is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kepart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kepart shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fiasco controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiasco wants to control the pace but Kepart is squirming around nicely.
Fiasco raining down shots from the mount!

Kepart defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fiasco.
BOOM! Fiasco connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiasco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kepart really wants to buck Fiasco off and get back to his feet.
Fiasco is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco tries to control but Kepart wriggling away.
Fiasco controlling the position easily from mount.
Fiasco wants to control the pace but Kepart is squirming around nicely.
Fiasco scoring with strikes but Kepart is staying in there.
Fiasco dominating with strikes here.
Fiasco working Kepart over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco wants to control the pace but Kepart is squirming around nicely.

Fiasco working for a submission but Kepart is keeping him at bay.
Fiasco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kepart looks a forlorn figure.
Fiasco tries to control but Kepart wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kepart wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Fiasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fiasco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Fiasco!
After the fight, Julian Fiasco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.