PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Tepes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Vegas
vs
Tepes

173 cm
21
161 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

House of Valor
Aspire Nutrition

Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Tepes.
Vegas throws a low kick but Tepes avoids it.
Vegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Tepes throws a front kick aimed at Vegas's knee but Vegas avoids it well.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tepes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tepes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tepes lands a slapping body shot.
Vegas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas throws a shot from downtown. Tepes moves away and avoids it.

Vegas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes, pushing him back against the cage.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes digs a right hand underneath Vegas's ribcage. Vegas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes scores with a hook to the body.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vegas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tepes can turn it around.

Tepes manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tepes.
Tepes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
Vegas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tepes checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Tepes.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vegas is looking to slow Tepes down with leg kicks.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas throws a low kick but Tepes avoids it.
Vegas throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Vegas throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vegas moves away from the strike by Tepes.
Tepes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Tepes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vegas pushes Tepes up against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas lands a nice uppercut.

Tepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vegas counters with a good low kick that Tepes was not able to check.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepes looks for the body kick but Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes moves out of range as Vegas throws a body kick.
Vegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Tepes punishes Vegas's body with a nice straight punch.
Tepes throws a leg kick
and Vegas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vegas lands with a cross.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tepes checks a low kick from Vegas.
Tepes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vegas wants to slow Tepes down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab lands there for Vegas.
Vegas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tepes takes a step back to recover.
Vegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes.
Tepes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vegas finds it's way round the side to connect with Tepes's head.
Vegas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
Tepes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Tepes tries to get set, Vegas tries to push him back and clinch up but Tepes manages to avoid the attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tepes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes misses.
Vegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Vegas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegas. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas defending well as Tepes loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
An inside leg kick from Vegas misses.
Tepes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tepes dips to his left and cracks Vegas with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tepes backs up against the cage.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.

Vegas clinches.

Tepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Vegas catches Tepes right on the button with a cross.
Vegas lands a head shot.
Tepes misses with an uppercut

and Vegas counters by clinching up.
Tepes misses with a body punch.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tepes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tepes working aggressively here.
Tepes pushes Vegas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body.
Vegas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tepes lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Tepes.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
Tepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Tepes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tepes lands with a light punch inside.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas working aggressively here.
A short right from Tepes on the inside.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Tepes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Vegas.
Tepes is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas prevents Tepes from breaking the clinch.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tepes's elbow.
Tepes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the body.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tepess head.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas is trying to pull guard but Tepes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Tepes breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Tepes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegas scores with a leg kick.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Tepes unleashes a big counter combination but Vegas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tepes misses with a wild combination.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Tepes counters with a low kick, right behind Vegas 's knee.
Tepes throws a sloppy body shot
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes misses with an uppercut.
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
Vegas wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes takes one on the button.
Tepes throws a lazy body kick
and Vegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vegas.
Vegas keeps Tepes at a distance using the push kick.
Vegas throws a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
Vegas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tepes.
Tepes walks into a stiff left hand from Vegas.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vegas.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Tepes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vegas backs up against the cage.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Vegas misses with a jab to the body
and Tepes counters with a body kick that stops Vegas in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas blocks a head kick by Tepes.
Tepes throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas throwing a counter right hand but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Tepes with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas defending well as Tepes loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tepes does no damage.
Vegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Vegas misses.
Tepes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vegas darts in trying to clinch
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vegas's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Tepes scores with a head kick.
Vegas misses with a body kick.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Vegas misses with a body kick.
Vegas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
Vegas lands a jab to the nose.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vegas thumps Tepes with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Tepes. Those never looked like landing.
Vegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vegas, as that shot connected.
Vegas tries to clinch but Tepes is having none of it.
Tepes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tepes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vegas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Tepes.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Tepes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes throws a series of punches but Vegas moves out of range.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Vegas.
Tepes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tepes throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas is looking to slow Tepes down with leg kicks.
Tepes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vegas circles away quickly and effectively.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Vegas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tepes's sensitive parts.
Tepes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Tepes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Tepes.
I think Vegas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Vegas!
A victorious Johnny Vegas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.