PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Tepes (ranked 329 p4p, 47 weight class) and Robin Yount (ranked 159 p4p, 30 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tepes
vs
Yount

176 cm
28
170 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

195 cm
32
183 lbs
31 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yount avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yount unleashes a big counter combination but Tepes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That kick from Yount tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yount throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been informed that Yount has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yount misses with a left hand
and Tepes counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Robin Yount has been cut.
Yount takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Yount tries to clinch up but Tepes circles away and keeps his distance.
Tepes looks to throw a body kick
and Yount counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tepes moves out of range of the body kick.
Yount buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yount.
Yount checks a leg kick.
Yount connects with an inside leg kick.
Yount cracks Tepes with a good jab.
Yount misses with a head kick.
Tepes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yount takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes wants to slow Yount down by chopping away at his legs.
Yount bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes's head backwards.
Yount throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yount just misses with a punch to the body.

Yount instigates a clinch.
A short left from Yount.
Yount has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes.
Yount lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tepes presses Yount against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yount is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tepes tries to break free but Yount pushes him back against the cage.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yount.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yount obliges.
Tepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yount.
Yount lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yount blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Tepes throws a punch but it's blocked by Yount.
Tepes dodges an elbow strike from Yount.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yount.
Yount tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yount goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Yount - that landed with a thud.
Yount prevents a body shot from Tepes.
Yount tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tepes's elbow.
Tepes lands a hook that snaps the head of Yount backwards.
Yount lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tepes misses with a body punch.

Tepes breaks from the clinch.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tepes, as that shot connected.
Yount shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tepes tried to counter with a leg kick but Yount avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount staying out of range there.
Yount misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Yount.
Yount with a nice cross.
Yount moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Yount is out of range.
Yount checks the leg kick.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Yount moved away.
Yount throws a fast counter high kick but Tepes manages to duck under it in time.
The fighters circling - Yount throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Yount.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Yount slips the punch.
Tepes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yount counters with a head kick. That will keep Tepes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yount throws a head kick that misses.
Tepes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yount misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yount steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Tepes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yount connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tepes scrambles back to his feet.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yount is looking to clinch.
Yount misses with a low kick.
Tepes walks into a straight right hand from Yount.
Yount looks to land a body kick but Tepes moved away.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yount was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Yount ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Tepes throws out a leg kick but Yount moves out of range and Tepes only half commits.
Yount cracks Tepes with an open hand slap.
Tepes scores with a leg kick.
Yount throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yount is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Yount avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Yount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Yount's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tepes misses with a low kick.
Tepes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yount lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yount fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Yount swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yount has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yount lands with a nice body kick.
Yount bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes throws a right hand that Yount ducks under and follows up with a left that Yount also avoids with ease.
Yount moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Tepes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yount slips under a jab from Tepes.
Tepes lands with a nice body punch.
Tepes lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes tries to land a front kick but Yount steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tepes misses with a lunging right hand
and Yount counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yount fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yount throws a shot from downtown. Tepes moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yount connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tepes scrambles back to his feet.
Yount scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Tepes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yount throws a counter combo.
Tepes throws a sloppy body shot
and Yount counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes connects with an inside leg kick.
Tepes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Robin Yount seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tepes misses.
Yount replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tepes blocks it well.
Tepes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yount to score with a decent uppercut.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Yount sees coming a mile off.
Tepes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yount.
Yount takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Yount darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yount wants to clinch up but Tepes keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Tepes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yount takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yount fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yount is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yount with a hook.
Yount moves in looking to clinch but Tepes pushes him off.
Robin Yount seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yount lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yount tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes digs a good body shot into Yount's ribs.
Yount lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yount closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yount lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tepes will feel that in the morning.
Yount punishes Tepes's body with a nice straight punch.
Yount throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yount swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yount misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
Yount scores with a jab. Tepes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tepes looks to land a left hand but Yount moved out of range nicely.
Tepes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yount counters with a stiff right hand.
Yount throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yount feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tepess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tepes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yount looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yount. Yount obviously looking to wear him down.
Yount throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Yount.
Yount avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Yount fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yount lands a nice shot that snaps Tepes's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Tepes misses.
Tepes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yount's sensitive parts.
Tepes connects with an inside leg kick.
Yount fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Yount throws a lazy head kick
and Tepes counters with a body kick.
Yount avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Yount tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yount has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Yount there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tepes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yount swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Yount sees coming a mile off.
Tepes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yount looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Good leg kick by Tepes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yount connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robin Yount will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Yount's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tepes throws a poor cross that misses
and Yount counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Yount.
Yount throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yount takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yount walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tepes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Yount on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tepes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yount misses with a lunging right hand
and Tepes counters with a stiff right hand.
Yount tries to clinch but Tepes moves out of range.
Yount fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Yount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Yount slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Yount there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yount misses with a kick to the body.
Yount walks into a jab.
Tepes checks a low kick from Yount.
Tepes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yount just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yount.
Tepes scores with a jab.
Yount swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yount looks for the body kick but Tepes saw that one coming.
Yount fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yount misses with a low kick.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yount.
Yount tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Yount takes the fight into the clinch.
Yount tries to land a knee to the head but Tepes blocks with his arms.
Tepes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yount.
Yount stalling in the clinch.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yount throws an elbow but it misses.
Tepes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yount uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yount backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tepes.
A short uppercut from Yount.
Tepes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tepes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yount is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Yount fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Yount pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tepes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yount pushes off an throws an elbow but Tepes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Yount avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Yount misses with a body punch.
Yount misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yount lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tepes.
Tepes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Younts head.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yount misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Yount swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Yount.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.
Tepes working hard to break the clinch.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yount.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yount creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tepes.
Tepes is working Yount over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yount lands an elbow inside.
Yount landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yount blocks a body shot from Tepes.
Tepes digs a right hand into Yount's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yount's gas tank.
Yount takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yount struggles to land a body shot inside as Tepes controls his hands.
Tepes avoiding damage as Yount throws knees to the body.
Tepes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yount.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Yount can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Yount working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robin Yount.
Well Yount has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Yount!
After winning the bout, Robin Yount thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.