PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Csaba Gyepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artimus Angar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyepes comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Master of Puppets. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gyepes
vs
Angar

189 cm
23
216 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
223 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Csaba Gyepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artimus Angar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gyepes.
Gyepes is looking to counter punch.
Gyepes moves away from the strike by Angar.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gyepes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Angar throws a right hand that Gyepes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gyepes also avoids with ease.
Gyepes is looking to counter punch.
Angar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gyepes.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.
Angar lands a jab to the head.
Angar misses with a few strikes there.
Artimus Angar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Angar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gyepes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Angar throws a leg kick but Gyepes checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gyepes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Angar misses with an uppercut. Gyepes saw that one coming.
Angar misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyepes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gyepes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angar misses with a series of wild punches.
Angar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angar tries to bum rush Gyepes with a series of wild strikes but Gyepes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gyepes avoids the head kick by Angar.
Angar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angar looks to land a combination but Gyepes avoids it well.
It looked like Gyepes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gyepes slips a jab and a cross from Angar.
Angar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Gyepes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angar throws a hook but Gyepes blocks it.
Gyepes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes staying out of range there.
Gyepes appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Angar misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gyepes misses the target.
Gyepes avoids the head kick by Angar.
Gyepes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Angar lands a jab to the head.
Angar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gyepes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Angar misses the jab.
Gyepes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Angar throws a hook to the side of Gyepes's head but Gyepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gyepes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angar throws a nice looking combination but Gyepes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gyepes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angar.
Gyepes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Angar misses.
Angar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gyepes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gyepes is looking to wear down Angar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Angar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gyepes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angar throws a nice looking combination but Gyepes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gyepes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Angar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gyepes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Angar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angar throws a head kick but Gyepes moves out of range.
Angar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gyepes counters with a nice body shot.
Angar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Angar connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Gyepes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyepes with a jab.
Angar throws a jab when Gyepes was well out of range.
Gyepes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Angar scores with the left hand. Gyepes knows he should have avoided that one.
Gyepes throws a series of punches but Angar avoids them all with ease.
Angar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angar moves forwards but Gyepes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Angar avoids the body shot from Gyepes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Angar!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artimus Angar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Angar just misses with a punch to the body.
Angar throws a right and a left that Gyepes avoids nicely.
Gyepes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Angar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gyepes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gyepes misses with a body shot.
Angar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gyepes.
Angar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyepes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyepes blocks a head kick by Angar.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angar misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Gyepes misses its target.
Angar tries a head kick but it misses.
Angar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gyepes blocks a head kick by Angar.
Gyepes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Angar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gyepes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Angar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Angar misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gyepes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Angar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gyepes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angar misses with a kick to the body.
Angar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gyepes throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gyepes throws a big counter combination but Angar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Angar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gyepes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Angar thinking.
Gyepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gyepes is looking for a counter combo.
Angar misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Gyepes.
Gyepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angar.
Artimus Angar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gyepes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Angar misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Gyepes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angar throws a series of punches but Gyepes avoids them all with ease.
Gyepes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gyepes. Angar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Angar.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.
Angar throws a combination that misses
letting Gyepes counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Angar misses
and Gyepes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angar is breathing heavily.
Angar is looking to land body kicks.
Gyepes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick by Angar misses
and Gyepes counters with a nice body shot.
Angar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gyepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angar throws a shot from downtown. Gyepes moves away and avoids it.
Gyepes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gyepes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Angar misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.
Gyepes scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angar throws a combination that misses
and Gyepes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gyepes dodges the punch combination from Angar.

Gyepes rushes Angar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artimus Angar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Angar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angar throws a combination that misses
and Gyepes counters with a series of strikes. Angar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Angar throws a right and a left that Gyepes avoids nicely.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gyepes throwing a counter right hand but Angar manages to avoid it.
Gyepes throws a one two combo.
Angar misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angar misses with a double jab.
Gyepes lands with a straight right. Angar didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angar throws a head kick but Gyepes moves out of range.
Angar throws a lazy body kick
and Gyepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gyepes lands an overhand right.
Angar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gyepes scores with a body shot.
Angar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angar throws a nice looking combination but Gyepes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angar misses with a looping right.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angar throws a combination that misses
and Gyepes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Angar throws a lazy body kick
and Gyepes counters with a left to the body.
Angar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gyepes counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gyepes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyepes lands a slapping body shot.
Gyepes connects with a right hand. Angar shakes it off.
Angar misses with a series of wild punches.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Gyepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gyepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angar.
Gyepes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Angar.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Angar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Angar misses.
Gyepes slips a jab and a cross from Angar.
It looked like Gyepes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angar.
Gyepes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Angar in his tracks.
Angar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angar misses with a hook. Gyepes ducked under it nicely.
Gyepes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angar missing with a left hand there. Gyepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gyepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angar misses with a combination
and Gyepes counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gyepes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angar.
Gyepes tries to clinch up.
Csaba Gyepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gyepes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Angar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gyepes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angar misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gyepes misses the target.
Angar throws a jab but it's blocked by Gyepes.
Gyepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angar misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gyepes counters with a big uppercut that knocks Angar off his feet! Gyepes dives into side control looking to finish!

Angar is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Csaba Gyepes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Angar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artimus Angar!
Artimus Angar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.