PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Magestic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LePew might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smoke Serpent- . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

LePew
vs
Magestic

172 cm
31
152 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Magestic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magestic tries a low kick but LePew avoids it.
Magestic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good work by LePew as he checks the leg kick.
LePew slips a jab and a cross from Magestic.
Magestic throws a leg kick but LePew moved away.
Magestic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LePew at a distance.
Magestic tries to clinch but LePew moves out of range.
LePew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magestic throws a left and a right that both miss

and LePew counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magestic!
LePew advances nicely into full mount.
LePew wants to control the pace but Magestic is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LePew thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Magestic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with LePew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LePew looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LePew with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
LePew looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magestic prevents LePew from taking his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LePew is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magestic is surviving well by controlling LePew's body position as best he can.

LePew looking to secure an arm triangle but Magestic defends it well.
LePew won't let Magestic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

LePew wants to finish this one by submission but Magestic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from LePew.
LePew fails to move to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magestic is looking to escape.
LePew landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magestic can do anything to dispel that myth.
LePew thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LePew looking to ground and pound but Magestic is blocking nicely.
LePew wants to control the pace but Magestic is squirming around nicely.
LePew pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
LePew controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe LePew dominated that round.
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.

LePew drives through with a takedown into guard.
LePew wants to pass the guard but Magestic is keeping the position.
LePew sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magestic's guard.

LePew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magestic is just riding it out for now. LePew eventually gives up the hold.
LePew wants to free his trapped foot but Magestic is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LePew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magestic is just riding it out for now. LePew eventually gives up the hold.
LePew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magestic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
LePew looks to land a strike but Magestic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LePew slips nicely into half guard.

LePew is trying for a kimura here. Magestic looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! LePew wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pepe LePew!
After winning the bout, Pepe LePew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Manny Magestic was interviewed post fight and said 'Man I stink. Maybe I should retire.'.