PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Tepes (ranked 491 p4p, 61 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 360 p4p, 44 weight class). Barbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nissim. Sala Barbo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tepes
vs
Barbo

176 cm
32
170 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

172 cm
31
154 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Barbo misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo thumps Tepes with a low kick.
Tepes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Tepes moved away.
Tepes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Tepes.
Barbo blocks a jab.
Barbo takes one to the side of the head.
Barbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Good shot there by Tepes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes.
Barbo looks for the body kick but Tepes saw that one coming.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Tepes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo lands a front kick.
Tepes motions for Barbo to come forward. Tepes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tepes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepes.
Barbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes checks a leg kick nicely.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tepes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tepes looks to land a left hand but Barbo moved out of range nicely.
Barbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbo's sensitive parts.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbo connects with a body shot that sends Tepes's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tepes.
Tepes cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Barbo takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Tepes throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes tried to score with a low kick but Barbo checks it.
Tepes takes one to the chin there.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tepes counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes connects with a looping right hand.
Barbo misses with an uppercut
enabling Tepes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
Tepes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbo.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo tries to land a body kick
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbo lands a nice hook to Tepes's body. Tepes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tepes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tepes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tepes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbo will feel that in the morning.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo throws a lazy body kick
and Tepes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Barbo moved away.
Tepes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Tepes scores with a nice body kick.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tepes should have avoided that one.
Tepes scores with a jab to the head.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
And Tepes counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbo blocks it.
Tepes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some bone on bone action there as Barbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tepes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbo can do to turn this around?
Tepes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tepes's calf.
Barbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruno Tepes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbo delivers a nice body kick.
Tepes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Tepes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Tepes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Tepes feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Tepes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Barbo.
Barbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes cracks Barbo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbo 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 Tepes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tepes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tepes is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbo lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes off balance momentarily.
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tepes is wise to it.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
Barbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tepes is able to avoid easily.
Tepes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tepes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbo takes a step back to recover.
Tepes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Tepes.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbo misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Tepes. Beautiful body shot.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tepes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbo wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes lands a right hook to the body.
Barbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Tepes cracks Barbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Barbo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Tepes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tepes's sensitive parts.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tepes.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tepes.
Barbo lunges at Tepes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tepes's hand.
Tepes throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Barbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tepes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Barbo.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbo pushes Tepes away with a front kick.
Tepes scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbo should have avoided that one.
Barbo avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbo looks for the body kick but Tepes saw that one coming.
Tepes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes throwing a counter right hand but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbo under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
Barbo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbo scores with a shot to the body.
Tepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Tepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Tepes swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tepes blocks it well.
Barbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tepes.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sala Barbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tepes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbo's head backwards.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Barbo moved away.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Barbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tepes lands with a right hand.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
Barbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tepes checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbo will feel that in the morning.
Tepes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbo throws a body punch but Tepes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tepes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Tepes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tepes thuds his shin into the meat of Barbo's side.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tepes. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Tepes lands.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tepes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo connects with a jab.
Barbo walks into a stiff left hand from Tepes.
Tepes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Tepes misses with a low kick as Barbo jumps back.
Tepes blocks the body kick.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbo punishes Tepes's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tepes!
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbo scores with a head kick.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes lands a leg kick that knocks Barbo off balance momentarily.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tepes throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
A low kick from Tepes is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tepes misses the target.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes lands a nice shot that snaps Barbo's head back.
Barbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barbo jabs Tepes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tepes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
Tepes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tepes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo scores with a nice right hand.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Tepes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes misses with the combination.
Barbo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Tepes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Nice jab there from Tepes.
Tepes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sala Barbo.
I think Barbo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruno Tepes!
Our winner, Bruno Tepes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.