PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Tepes (ranked 720 p4p, 90 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 626 p4p, 80 weight class). Mac Airt has chosen Wolf Blood as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tepes
vs
Mac Airt

176 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

180 cm
36
175 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.

Mac Airt tries to keep at a distance but Tepes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt blocks a body shot from Tepes.

Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes cracks Mac Airt with a good jab.
Tepes misses with a straight left.
Mac Airt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes can pounce on him.
Mac Airt checks a leg kick.
Tepes misses the jab.
Tepes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Tepes lands a slapping body shot.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mac Airt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes misses with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tepes lands the left hand.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Nice body kick from Tepes.
Nice uppercut there from Tepes.
Bruno Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes throws a push kick but Mac Airt slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes throws a leg kick
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tepes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Tepes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mac Airts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes misses with a hook
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes.
Tepes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mac Airt. Mac Airt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Tepes closes the distance and clinches.
Tepes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mac Airt's efforts to push away.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Tepes misses the body punch
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Mac Airt looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Mac Airt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tepes. That one must have hurt.
Tepes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tepes thumps Mac Airt with a low kick.
Tepes misses with a few strikes there.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tepes.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Tepes misses the body punch
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Tepes finds it's way through Mac Airt's defenses.
Mac Airt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes scores with a hook to the body. Mac Airt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tepes takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac Airt moves away from the strike by Tepes.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Tepes throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a one-two to the body.
Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a right hand to the body.
Tepes lands with a hook. Mac Airt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tepes tries to clinch up
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Tepes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Tepes works the jab nicely.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Mac Airt's ribs.
Mac Airt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes circles away quickly and effectively.
Tepes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tepes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac Airt can do to turn this around?
Tepes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mac Airt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
Tepes wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Tepes.
Tepes scores with a sloppy right hand. Mac Airt should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes wants to land a leg kick but Mac Airt is out of range.
Jab from Mac Airt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Mac Airt.
Tepes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
Tepes punishes Mac Airt's body with a nice straight punch.
Mac Airt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes at a distance.
Tepes is looking to score with low kicks.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Tepes slips under a jab from Mac Airt.
It looked like Tepes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tepes lands a leg kick that knocks Mac Airt off balance momentarily.
Mac Airt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac Airt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Tepes misses with the body kick
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Mac Airt.
Tepes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tepes tries to clinch up.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Mac Airt.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mac Airt.
Tepes throws out a leg kick but Mac Airt moves out of range and Tepes only half commits.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mac Airt swats away the attempt to clinch by Tepes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt walks into a jab.
Tepes lands with a hook. Mac Airt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepes scores with a decent looking hook.
Mac Airt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tepes misses the jab.
Tepes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mac Airts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mac Airt misses the jab.
Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a three punch combo that has Tepes backing up. Tepes nods at Mac Airt to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
Tepes scores with the left hand. Mac Airt knows he should have avoided that one.
Tepes defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mac Airt will feel that in the morning.
Tepes scores with a punch to the head.
Mac Airt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes at a distance.
Tepes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepes wants to clinch.
No joy there for Mac Airt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tepes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Tepes misses with a body punch
and Mac Airt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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 Bruno Tepes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes is looking to counter punch.
Tepes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mac Airt's hands.
Tepes slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mac Airt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mac Airt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tepess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Mac Airt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tepes lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes.
Tepes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mac Airt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tepes - the referee stops the clock and Mac Airt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tepes. Mac Airt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
Bruno Tepes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mac Airt defending well as Tepes loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes keeps Mac Airt at a distance using the push kick.
Tepes is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
Mac Airt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes feints and then cracks Mac Airt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mac Airt down.
Tepes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mac Airt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac Airt.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes looks to land a left hand but Mac Airt moved out of range nicely.
Mac Airt with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick.
Mac Airt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes connects with a single shot there.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tepes misses with a leg kick
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Tepes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mac Airt moves away from the strike by Tepes.
Tepes slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Tepes lands with a straight right. Mac Airt didn't see that one coming.
Tepes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruno Tepes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt throws a hook but Tepes avoids it easily.
A jab from Tepes misses.
Mac Airt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mac Airt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mac Airt's corner calls for a 1-2. Mac Airt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mac Airt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Tepes
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mac Airt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tepes.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Tepes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Tepes.
Well Tepes 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Tepes!
An out of breath Bruno Tepes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Cormac Mac Airt spoke after the fight, saying '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.