PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp has chosen Boom! Shake The Room as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Volpicelli
vs
Zepp

187 cm
33
197 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

177 cm
38
187 lbs
44 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zepp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volpicelli ducks under a wild hook from Zepp.
Zepp walks into a left hand.
Zepp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volpicelli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volpicelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Volpicelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zepp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Volpicelli with a body shot.
Zepp checks a low kick from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volpicelli has his takedown stuffed
enabling Zepp to counter with a crisp jab.
Volpicelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Volpicelli slips a jab from Zepp.
Volpicelli with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volpicelli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Bobby Zepp has been cut.
Volpicelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zepp counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Volpicelli there.
Zepp ducks under a wild hook from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zepp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianpaolo Volpicelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zepp throws an overhand right that lands on Volpicelli's shoulder, as Volpicelli tries to avoid the shot.
Volpicelli connects with a nice looking jab.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volpicelli misses with an uppercut.
Zepp throws a counter combo.
Zepp is looking to chop away at Volpicelli's legs.
Zepp misses with a straight right.
Zepp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zepp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zepp.
Zepp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volpicelli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepp avoids the head kick by Volpicelli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volpicelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Zepp is just out of range.
Zepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volpicelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Zepp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volpicelli misses with a straight right.
Volpicelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zepp.
Volpicelli shoots in and drives through. Zepp sprawls well.
Zepp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zepp tries to land a front kick but Volpicelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zepp blocks a leg kick.
Volpicelli lands a right hook to the body.
Volpicelli punishes Zepp's body with a nice straight punch.
Zepp goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli dives in for a single leg takedown but Zepp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Volpicelli scores with a jab.
Volpicelli scores with a one two! Zepp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Volpicelli.
Zepp tries to clinch but Volpicelli is having none of it.
Zepp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zepp wants it to stay on the feet.
Zepp scores with a head kick. Volpicelli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Volpicelli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Volpicelli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zepp's waist but Zepp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volpicelli off to one side.
Zepp sizes up Volpicelli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Volpicelli is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volpicelli gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Zepp!
A very excited looking Bobby Zepp 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.