PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc comes to the cage accompanied by I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. Kyle Le Blanc had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Le Blanc
vs
Pep

170 cm
34
136 lbs
25 - 8 - 1

169 cm
35
145 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Blanc manages to avoid it.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Le Blanc saw that one coming.
Le Blanc slips under a jab from Pep.
Pep lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pep lands with a good body shot.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Blanc pushes Pep away with a front kick.
Pep throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
Le Blanc lands a nice hook to Pep's body. Pep takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Blanc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pep.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
Le Blanc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep fails with the takedown.
Le Blanc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Le Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Blanc slips a jab and a cross from Pep.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
Le Blanc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pep scores with a jab. Le Blanc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep throws a hook to the side of Le Blanc's head but Le Blanc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pep walks into a stiff left hand from Le Blanc.
Pep tries to clinch there but Le Blanc circles away.

Pep moves into the clinch successfully.
Pep tries to work over Le Blanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
Le Blanc lands a hook that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Le Blanc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep trying to stall but Le Blanc improves his position.
Pep working aggressively here.
Pep has a couple of punches blocked by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc tries to work over Pep's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Le Blanc breaks the clinch.
Le Blanc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Blanc was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Pep misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Blanc. Pep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Le Blanc is out of range.
Le Blanc is looking to wear down Pep with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc moves away from the strike by Pep.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Blanc walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Blanc drops his hands momentarily and Pep takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le Blanc with a jab.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Blanc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Pep.
Pep throws a shot from downtown. Le Blanc moves away and avoids it.
Le Blanc looks to land a right hand but Pep moved out of range.
Le Blanc throws a low kick but Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc cracks Pep with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pep moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Pep has closed the distance and engaged Le Blanc in a clinch.
Pep stalling against the cage.
Le Blanc is leaning against Pep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands with a right to the head.
Pep throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Blanc.
Pep takes a shot to the head.
Le Blanc swings wildly with an uppercut but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Blanc lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Blanc.
Pep tries to throw a body punch but Le Blanc avoids it by throwing Pep back against the cage.
Pep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
Pep swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Blanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pep tries to throw a body punch but Le Blanc avoids it by throwing Pep back against the cage.
Pep stalling.
Le Blanc misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Le Blanc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le Blanc as Pep tries to tie him up.
Le Blanc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Blanc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le Blanc presses Pep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le Blanc is looking to control Pep's arms but Pep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le Blanc has his back to the cage.
Le Blanc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pep working aggressively here.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Le Blanc on the inside.
Le Blanc throws a punch but it's blocked by Pep.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Blanc taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
Le Blanc gets through Pep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Blanc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Blanc thumps Pep with a low kick.
Pep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Blanc.
Pep slips under a jab from Le Blanc.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Blanc stuns Pep with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Blanc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Pep misses.
Le Blanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Blanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Blanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Le Blanc lands a jab to Pep's midsection.
Le Blanc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Blanc scores with a leg kick.
Pep misses with a hook. Le Blanc ducked under it nicely.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Le Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Blanc stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Blanc, right into the meat.
Pep misses with a hook
and Le Blanc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Blanc scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
Pep shoots in but no luck this time.
Pep has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Pep.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Pep takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Le Blanc moves out of range as Pep strikes.
Le Blanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pep has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
Le Blanc scores with a jab.
Le Blanc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pep is out of range.
Le Blanc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
A big right from Pep misses.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Le Blanc saw that one coming.
Le Blanc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Le Blanc dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Le Blanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le Blanc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Le Blanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Le Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Le Blanc thuds a left hand into Pep's body.
Pep steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kyle Le Blanc is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Pep misses.
Pep jabs Le Blanc to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Pep darts in and clinches Le Blanc up against the cage.
Le Blanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Blanc lands a body punch.
Pep misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Le Blanc.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc blocks a body shot from Pep.
Le Blanc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Blanc wants to stall.
Le Blanc pushes Pep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Blanc is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pep.
Pep lands a shot to the body.
Le Blanc letting Pep take a breather here.
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pep lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Blanc backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pep scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep tries a body shot but Le Blanc blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le Blanc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pep lands with a left to the head.
Le Blanc scores with a shoulder strike.
Pep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Blanc's elbow.
Le Blanc tries to stall but Pep uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Le Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Blanc. That snapped Pep's head back.
Pep connects with a right hand. Le Blanc shakes it off.
Le Blanc misses with a body kick.
Pep pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Le Blanc back to the cage. Pep follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Blanc ducks right into an uppercut from Pep.
Pep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pep rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Blanc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Le Blanc misses its intended target.
Pep tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Le Blanc will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Pep wants to clinch.
Le Blanc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pep is out of range.
Pep misses with a looping right.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Le Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Blanc lands with a kick to the temple. Pep shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pep throws a jab when Le Blanc was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Le Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Blanc with a hook.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Blanc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Nice shot lands for Le Blanc.
Pep throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Le Blanc's shoulder, as Le Blanc tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Le Blanc.
Pep fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Pep fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le Blanc avoids it really well and circles away.
Pep throws a hook to the side of Le Blanc's head but Le Blanc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pep ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Blanc.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Blanc.
Pep jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pep misses with a looping left.
Pep avoids the head kick by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Le Blanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Le Blanc pushes him off.
Le Blanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Pep misses with a few strikes there.
Le Blanc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Pep misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep staying out of range there.
Pep throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Blanc.
Pep cracks Le Blanc with an open hand slap.
Le Blanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pep on the side of the head.
Le Blanc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Blanc misses with a low kick as Pep jumps back.
Pep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Blanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Blanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Le Blanc dips to his left and cracks Pep with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Le Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Pep.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Le Blanc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Blanc.
A thudding body kick lands there by Le Blanc!
Le Blanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Blanc throws the left hand but Pep avoids the punch easily.
Pep with a hook.
Le Blanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pep scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Blanc gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Le Blanc trying to control from the bottom.
Le Blanc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Le Blanc.
Le Blanc has his hands on Pep's head, controlling the position.
Pep wants to control from the top but Le Blanc keeps moving.
Pep postures up.
Le Blanc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pep.
Le Blanc has control of Pep's left arm, preventing Pep from doing any damage.
Le Blanc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Le Blanc just wasn't active enough.
Pep throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Le Blanc.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Le Blanc's shoulder, as Le Blanc tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Blanc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pep tries to bum rush Le Blanc with a series of wild strikes but Le Blanc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Le Blanc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pep swings for the body but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Pep lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pep ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pep clinches up against the cage.
Pep gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Le Blanc.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le Blanc as Pep tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Le Blanc.
I think Le Blanc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
A very excited looking Kyle Le Blanc made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.