PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lepew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pepe Lepew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lepew
vs
Dimont

178 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Lepew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dimont!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepew with a hook.
Lepew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lepew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimont moves away.
Lepew with a hook.
Lepew's corner calls for a 1-2. Lepew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Dimont is rocked!
Lepew cracks Dimont with a good jab.
Dimont is still on wobbly legs! Can Lepew finish him?
Lepew misses with a hook. Dimont ducked under it nicely.

Dimont ducks straight into an uppercut from Lepew and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Dimont manages to regain guard straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dimont is pulling down on Lepew's head to control his posture.
Dimont looking for a sweep. Not yet Dimont, not yet.
Dimont is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lepew has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lepew wants to stand but Dimont has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dimont seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimont managing to control the position.

Dimont escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lepew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepew won't allow Dimont to sweep him here.
Lepew would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lepew preventing the sweep.
Lepew passes Dimont's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lepew wants to stand up but Dimont is controlling the position.
Lepew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dimont makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dimont.
Lepew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lepew wanted to stand there but Dimont had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dimont manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lepew manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lepew manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dimont postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimont works over Lepew with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepew wants to sweep here but Dimont controlling him for the moment.
Lepew is striking off his back. Dimont thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dimont trying to control from half guard but Lepew is working away.
Dimont with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lepew wants to get back to full guard.
Dimont lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dimont there.
Lepew tries to roll over but Dimont keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimont scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lepew wants to get back to his feet.
Dimont moves nicely into side control.
Lepew is looking to regain half guard here but Dimont keeps moving and retains side control.
Dimont working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lepew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dimont on the ground.
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!
Lepew is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dimont is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dimont scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dimont working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dimont has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lepew can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimont trying to control but Lepew is having none of it.
Dimont looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dimont with good strikes from the mount here!
Dimont is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dimont with the ground and pound from mount.
Lepew is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimont has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lepew is in a horrible position here. Dimont smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dimont can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lepew is looking to escape.
Dimont punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Dimont will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lepew scores with a jab to the head.
Lepew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lepew misses the shot to the body.

Lepew rushes Dimont and presses him up against the cage.
Dimont is working for takedown but Lepew is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dimont looking for a takedown.
Lepew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lepew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimont.
Lepew lands with a light punch inside.
Dimont is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pepe Lepew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dimont.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lepew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lepew prevents the takedown attempt.
Lepew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lepew.
Dimont drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lepew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lepew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lepew.
Dimont can't get the takedown.
Lepew lands with a left to the head.
Dimont tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lepew.
Lepew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lepew pushes Dimont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimont is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dimont is breathing heavily.

Dimont has clasped his hands together around Lepew's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lepew pushes Dimont away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dimont gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dimont is looking to take a break and control but Lepew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dimont scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Dimont creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepew wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lepew is looking for a sweep.
Dimont advances nicely into full mount.
Lepew is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimont has a good base and remains in mount.
Lepew is working hard here to advance position.
Dimont landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dimont landing strikes from the mount.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lepew bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dan Dimont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dimont is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimont winds up and cracks Lepew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimont drops an elbow to the side of Lepew's head.
Lepew wants to get back to his feet.
Dimont seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lepew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Dimont.
Dimont prevents Lepew from improving his position.
Dimont working over Lepew with some ground and pound. Lepew looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dimont looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lepew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lepew wants to get back to full guard.
Lepew throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lepew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lepew tries to get out of the position.
Dimont scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dimont is keen to just control but Lepew is a slippery customer.
Lepew pushes Dimont off looking to stand but Dimont dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont working Lepew over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimont passes to side control.
Lepew pushes Dimont away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dimont gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lepew tries to bench press Dimont off him but Dimont keeps the position.
Dimont lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lepew is not content to let Dimont control the position.
Dimont lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepew down.
Lepew taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dimont cracks Lepew with a big elbow.
Dimont working the ground and pound.
Dimont is putting a hurting on Lepew here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimont working the ground and pound.
Dimont lands a few punches from side control.
Lepew is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dimont lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepew down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dimont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lepew moves in looking to clinch but Dimont pushes him off.
Pepe Lepew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lepew.
Lepew is looking to clinch.
Lepew with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lepew. No joy for Dimont on that attempt.

Lepew takes the fight into the clinch.
Lepew lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimont backwards.
Dimont is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lepew lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lepew.
Dimont tries to score a body lock takedown but Lepew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pepe Lepew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dimont.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimont wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Lepew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lepew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimont.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimont backwards.
Dimont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lepew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lepew lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lepew.
Lepew lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lepew.
Lepew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lepew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lepew lands a body punch.
A short right from Lepew on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lepew.
Lepew throws a big uppercut that drops Dimont! More strikes from Lepew and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dimont lies dazed against the cage as Lepew celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepe Lepew!
Pepe Lepew really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.