PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Lepa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ad Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lepa
vs
Jansen

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Lepa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ad Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepa keeps the fight on the outside.
Lepa throws a one two combo.

Lepa has closed the distance and engaged Jansen in a clinch.
Lepa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Lepa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lepa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jansen's defenses.

Lepa pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lepa keeping full guard, as Jansen tries to pass.
Lepa wants to stand but Jansen is controlling the position.
Jansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lepa is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lepa is on top in guard.
Jansen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lepa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jansen keeping moving, preventing Lepa from controlling successfully.
Jansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jansen, not yet.
Lepa wants to control from the top but Jansen keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Stefan Lepa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jansen tries to clinch but Lepa is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Lepa.
Lepa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lepa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lepa tries to bum rush Jansen with a series of wild strikes but Jansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lepa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lepa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jansen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Lepa 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jansen wants to control but Lepa is keeping busy.

Lepa is looking for a kimura but Jansen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lepa to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lepa is trying to work for a kimura but Jansen is defending well.
Lepa is breathing heavily.

Lepa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jansen defends it well.

Jansen is defending against the submission attempts here by Lepa.
Jansen is trying to get back to full guard.

Lepa is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen is not content to let Lepa control the position.
Jansen is looking to improve his position.
Jansen trying to control but Lepa postures up.
Jansen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lepa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jansen tries to get to full guard but Lepa has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jansen controlling the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jansen wants to sweep but Lepa has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Lepa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jansen tries to clinch but Lepa is having none of it.
Lepa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jansen closes the distance but Lepa moves to the side
and Lepa counters with a good, hard body kick but Jansen shrugs it off.
Lepa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lepa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jansen.

Jansen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lepa is trying to break free.
Lepa is pressed up against the cage. Jansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lepa down to the mat. Lepa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jansen tries to clinch up
and Lepa counters with a straight right hand.

Lepa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jansen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lepa is in Jansen's guard.
Jansen pulls Lepa in close to prevent any damage.
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!

Jansen working for a triangle but Lepa defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lepa drops back looking for a leg! Jansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jansen manages to kick Lepa off! Lepa jumps back into Jansen's guard.
Jansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lepa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lepa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lepa passes into half guard.
Jansen desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen is not content to let Lepa control the position.

Lepa is working for a submission of some sort.
Lepa wants to take a breather but Jansen is having none of it.
Jansen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Lepa 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen trying to control here.

Lepa is working for a submission of some sort.

Lepa is looking for a kimura here.

That's four 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.
Lepa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jansen defending well though.
Jansen wants to get back to full guard.

Lepa is working for a kimura but Jansen is defending it quite comfortably.
Lepa prevents Jansen from improving his position.
Jansen trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lepa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jansen is just riding it out for now. Lepa eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Lepa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lepa wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Lepa misses.

Lepa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lepa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jansen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lepa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lepa's back!

Jansen working for a choke but Lepa is defending well.
Jansen is trying to stick to Lepa's back but Lepa is turning into Jansen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jansen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lepa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepa is looking to advance position but Jansen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lepa tries to reverse the position but Jansen maintains control.
Lepa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lepa wants to control but Jansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jansen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lepa's thigh. Lepa counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lepa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Jansen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lepa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jansen, into his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jansen 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.
Lepa preventing the sweep.
Jansen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ad Jansen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jansen slips a jab and a cross from Lepa.
Stefan Lepa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lepa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jansen is trying to improve his position.
Lepa trying to control the position but Jansen is working away.

Lepa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jansen looks to move to half guard but instead Lepa has passed into mount! Damn!
Jansen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lepa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jansen is looking to get to half guard.
Lepa avoids the attempt from Jansen to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen is looking to improve his position but Lepa isn't that keen on the idea.
Jansen tries to hold on but Lepa pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Lepa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lepa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Lepa!