PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Lepeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bastarache (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lepeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Epidémie. Bastarache is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down With The Sickness. Jason Bastarache has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lepeaux
vs
Bastarache

191 cm
26
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Lepeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Bastarache!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarache fails with the takedown
and Lepeaux counters with a left to the body.
Lepeaux jabs Bastarache to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bastarache on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lepeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Bastarache's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lepeaux pushes Bastarache up against the cage in a clinch.
Lepeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lepeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lepeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastarache avoids the damage to the body.
Lepeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lepeaux misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lepeaux.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lepeaux.
Lepeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lepeaux pushes Bastarache back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bastarache turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bastarache manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lepeaux is trying to improve his position.
Lepeaux wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Lepeaux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lepeaux is looking for a sweep.
Bastarache trying to control the position but Lepeaux is working away.
Bastarache content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lepeaux is trying to control Bastarache's posture but Bastarache avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Lepeaux's face as Bastarache controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepeaux is looking for a sweep.
Bastarache moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lepeaux stuffs the takedown attempt from Bastarache. Bastarache gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lepeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bastarache momentarily.
Lepeaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastarache, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roman Lepeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bastarache.
Lepeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastarache at a distance.
Lepeaux misses with a combination

and Bastarache counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lepeaux!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepeaux sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lepeaux trying to hold on to Bastarache's head to control him but Bastarache postures up.
Bastarache content to control rather than advance.
Lepeaux works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bastarache won't allow Lepeaux to sweep him here.
Lepeaux looking to control.
Bastarache wants to control from the top but Lepeaux keeps moving.
Lepeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lepeaux wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Roman Lepeaux wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lepeaux connects with a body shot that sends Bastarache's belly button to the back.
Bastarache dives in and grabs Lepeaux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lepeaux pushes down on Bastarache's head and hops out.
Lepeaux scores with a hook to the body. Bastarache takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lepeaux moves into the clinch.

Lepeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lepeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Lepeaux digs a good hook to Bastarache's body.
Bastarache looks gassed!
Bastarache is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lepeaux.

It looks like Jason Bastarache has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lepeaux.
Lepeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Lepeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Bastarache's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lepeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastarache drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lepeaux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab by Lepeaux.
Bastarache takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lepeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bastarache gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lepeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastarache shoots and misses
and Lepeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roman Lepeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bastarache.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarache avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bastarache is breathing heavily.
Lepeaux lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Lepeaux.
Lepeaux throws a one two combo.
Lepeaux throws a leg kick but Bastarache sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bastarache takes one to the chin there.
Roman Lepeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Bastarache is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lepeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lepeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lepeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lepeaux misses with a low kick.
Lepeaux scores with a punch to the head.
Lepeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastarache can do to turn this around?
Lepeaux lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lepeaux lands a left and a right that send Bastarache crashing to the mat, dazed. Lepeaux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bastarache dodges the punch combination from Lepeaux.
Roman Lepeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lepeaux clinches with his opponent.
Lepeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lepeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bastarache is defending well for now.

Lepeaux breaks the clinch.
Lepeaux is looking to wear down Bastarache with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lepeaux lands a jab to the nose.
Lepeaux cracks Bastarache with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lepeaux grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bastarache takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lepeaux cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Lepeaux!
Post fight, Roman Lepeaux took to the microphone: 'Et matters not who ze opponent ees! My Frenchness shall ofercome all of zis defeshon! Breeson Khan! Jaimee Piters! Archebald Andherson! Fless Nou-sans! All ouf you! I am egare to touch you with my hans, to haf your sweaty bodees lie under me and hear your groans as you submit to my maniplahons!'.