PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 156 p4p, 22 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 300 p4p, 41 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Vibe Killer blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Ricard
vs
Tepes

172 cm
32
155 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

176 cm
33
170 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Ricard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ricard dives in and grabs Tepes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tepes pushes down on Ricard's head and hops out.
Tepes connects with a right hand. Ricard shakes it off.
Ricard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricard. Ricard obviously looking to wear him down.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Tepes avoids it.
Ricard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard scores with a kick to the body.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricard tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ricard.
Tepes misses with a leg kick.
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Ricard lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Bruno Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard scores with a hook.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricard throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes misses.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard throws a front kick that sends Tepes stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a body kick that stops Ricard in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Tepes throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tepes.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Ricard counters with a left to the body.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a right hand to the body.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Tepes moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
Ricard throws a lazy uppercut
and Tepes counters with a thumping low kick.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tepes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ricard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes lands a slapping body shot.
Ricard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tepes just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Tepes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepes checks the leg kick.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricard tried to counter with a leg kick but Tepes avoided it.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Tepes jumps back.
Ricard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ricard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tepes wants to slow Ricard down by chopping away at his legs.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricard is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
It seemed like Tepes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard checks the leg kick.
Tepes scores with a nice strike.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard shoots and misses
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.

Ricard shoots in and bounces Tepes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ricard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ricard connects with the punch.
Tepes wants to land a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard is looking to counter punch.
Tepes lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tepes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws a front kick aimed at Tepes's knee but Tepes avoids it well.
Tepes moves out of range as Ricard throws a body kick.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricard swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ricard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes can do to turn this around?
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricard.
Ricard lands with a straight right. Tepes didn't see that one coming.
Tepes tries to score with a low kick but Ricard moves his leg out of the way.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricard.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Tepes misses
and Ricard counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Ricard throws a sloppy body shot
and Tepes counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ricard throws a lazy body kick
and Tepes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tepes misses with a looping right.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Ricard misses the jab.
Tepes scores with a body shot.
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Tepes sees coming a mile off.
Tepes throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Ricard's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ricard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Tepes.
Tepes throws a shot to the body.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ricard misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes counters with a low kick, right behind Ricard 's knee.
Tepes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricard.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
Tepes slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Ricard digs a good hook to Tepes's body.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard scores with a sloppy right hand. Tepes should have avoided that one.
Ricard throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses
and Tepes counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard throws a leg kick but Tepes sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricard.

Tepes throws Ricard to one side and escapes!
Tepes throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Ricard jabs at Tepes's body.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Tepes checks it.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Tepes.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
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 Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tepes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes doesn't seem phased though.
Tepes throws a leg kick
and Ricard counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes off balance momentarily.
Ricard cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes moves away.
Ricard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ricard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Tepes misses.
Tepes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes motions for Ricard to come forward. Tepes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Tepes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Ricard throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard 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.
A jab lands there for Tepes.
Tepes throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Tepes throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes misses with a leg kick.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepes circles away.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes. Tepes obviously looking to wear him down.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes counters with a body kick.
Tepes swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Tepes thumps Ricard with a low kick.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ricard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tepes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ricard scrambles back to his feet.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes slips under a jab from Ricard.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Ricard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ricard takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Ricard 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.
Ricard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tepes gets caught napping as Ricard dives in and scores a takedown. Tepes manages to retain guard.
Tepes controls Ricard momentarily but Ricard frees himself.
Ricard trying to control but Tepes is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
Ricard is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Ricard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving.
Tepes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tepes connects with the punch.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.

Ricard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricard's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricard's elbow.
Ricard lands with a right to the head.

Ricard jumps guard.
Ricard wants to improve his position but instead Tepes has moved into half guard.
Ricard trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ricard tries to lock up and control but Tepes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ricard is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Tepes.
I think Ricard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Farboleous Ricard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Farboleous Ricard made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.