PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 472 p4p, 68 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 462 p4p, 65 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corson
vs
Tepes

185 cm
36
178 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

176 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson stuns Tepes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tepes slips a jab from Corson.
Tepes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corson lands a nice hook to Tepes's body. Tepes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tepes!
Tepes lands an overhand right.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
Tepes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corson clobbers Tepes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tepes tries to land a front kick but Corson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corson throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corson throws a right hand that Tepes ducks under and follows up with a left that Tepes also avoids with ease.
Tepes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corson momentarily.
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Corson back to the cage. Tepes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tepes misses with a straight right.
Tepes misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Nice body punch from Corson.
Tepes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tepes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tepes throws a right hand that misses
and Corson counters with a straight right hand.
Corson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corson.
Corson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Corson misses the target.
Tepes throws out a leg kick but Corson moves out of range and Tepes only half commits.
Corson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes on the side of the head.
Corson swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tepes defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Corson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corson checks a leg kick.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Tepes finds it's target.
Corson scores with a shot to the body.
Corson lands a jab to the head.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson blocks the body kick.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Corson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes tries to land a leg kick but Corson saw it coming and moves away.
Corson misses with a straight right.
Tepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tepes misses with a two punch combination.
Tepes throws a series of punches but Corson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tepes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corson throws a body kick that misses.
Corson misses with a low kick.
Corson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tepes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Corson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes doesn't seem phased though.
Tepes cracks Corson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruno Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corson misses with a kick to the body
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Corson slips the punch.
Corson is looking to slow Tepes down with leg kicks.
Corson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tepes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes throws a push kick but Corson slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Corson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Tepes misses
and Corson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Corson tries to move into range but Tepes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corson connects with a body shot.
Corson cracks Tepes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tepes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corson counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Corson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corson throws a quick counter head kick but Tepes was just out of range.
Good leg kick by Corson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corson blocks a leg kick.
Corson takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Corson lands a nice hook to Tepes's body. Tepes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tepes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corson.
A big right from Corson misses.
Corson backing away here, and Tepes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corson blocks a low kick nicely.
Corson throws a head kick that half lands.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tepes.
Tepes connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes throws a low kick but Corson moves out of range easily.
Tepes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tepes walks into a straight right hand from Corson.
Corson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Shayne Corson is winning the standup battle so far.
Corson tests Tepes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Corson as he connects with a hook.
Tepes misses with the body kick
and Corson counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes takes a swing at Corson's ribcage but misses.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Corson.
Tepes flicks out a counter leg kick but Corson steps away.
Corson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Corson slips a jab from Tepes.
Tepes misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tepes looks to throw a body kick
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Tepes takes one to the side of the head.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Corson moved away.
Tepes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
Tepes takes one on the button.
Corson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Corson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tepes checks it well.
Corson lands an overhand right.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes throws a front kick aimed at Corson's knee but Corson avoids it well.
Tepes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tepes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corson if he has to take too many more of those.
Corson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tepes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corson has got the better of the exchanges.
Corson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes lands with a straight right. Corson didn't see that one coming.
Corson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corson misses with a body shot
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Corson!
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes's corner calls for a 1-2. Tepes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tepes throws a front kick that sends Corson stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corson avoids the body shot from Tepes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab from Corson.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corson looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corson moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tepes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tepes moves out of range as Corson strikes.
Tepes misses with a leg kick
and Corson counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Corson moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Tepes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corson lands with an overhand left.
Corson tests Tepes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tepes throws the left hand but Corson avoids the punch easily.
Corson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes's head backwards.
Corson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corson throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tepes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tepes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes scores with a kick to the body.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Corson throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
Corson misses with a hook
and Tepes counters with a good low kick that Corson was not able to check.
Corson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Corson misses its target.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tepes cracks Corson with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Tepes. That snapped Corson's head back.
Tepes scores with a hook.
Corson walks into a straight right hand from Tepes.
Corson avoids the head kick by Tepes.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Corson.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes scores with a sloppy right hand. Corson should have avoided that one.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corson is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Corson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corson works Tepes's body with a nice hook.
Corson misses with a hook.
Corson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tepes connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corson misses with a looping right.
Corson lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes off balance momentarily.
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Corson backing away here, and Tepes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corson cracks Tepes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throws an off balance right hand
and Corson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corson lands with a cross.
Corson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corson.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shayne Corson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corson punishes Tepes's body with a nice straight punch.
Tepes misses with a right hand
and Corson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corson throws a leg kick which misses Tepes's front leg but catches the back leg as Tepes tries to avoid it.
Tepes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Corson counters with a stiff right hand.
Corson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corson connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corson.
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Corson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes can pounce on him.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tepes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tepes throws a poor cross that misses
and Corson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes misses with a right hand
and Corson counters with a left to the body.
Corson cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
Tepes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Corson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Corson tests Tepes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corson connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shayne Corson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Corson!
A relieved looking Shayne Corson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.