PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lepew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lepew
vs
Silva

178 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Lepew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lepew moves into the clinch.
Lepew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Rafael Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lepew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lepew to keep the fight standing.
Good body shot from Lepew.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Lepew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pepe Lepew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
A shot in the inside from Lepew.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lepew walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lepew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lepew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lepew lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lepew.
Lepew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Lepew lands an uppercut.

Silva is rocked!
Lepew is working Silva over against the cage.
Lepew pushes Silva against the cage. Lepew is working some dirty boxing. Lepew pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lepew moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepe Lepew!
Pepe Lepew retains his lightweight title!
Pepe Lepew very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.