PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taran Chula (ranked 418 p4p, 54 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 614 p4p, 79 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chula
vs
Tepes

175 cm
35
155 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

176 cm
34
170 lbs
23 - 16 - 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chula will feel that in the morning.
A lazy left from Tepes finds it's target.
Chula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chula cracks Tepes with a good jab.
Tepes misses with a hook. Chula ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Chula is predictable there
and Tepes counters with a nice body kick.
Tepes tried to score with a low kick but Chula checks it.
Tepes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chula counters with a body kick that stops Tepes in his tracks momentarily.
Tepes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chula. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes misses with a hook.
A big left from Tepes misses.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chula.
A cross from Chula lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chula throws the kick towards the body but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tepes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chula.
Chula takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chula takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tepes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tepes throws a jab when Chula was well out of range.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chula is looking to slow Tepes down with leg kicks.
Chula looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chula throws a series of punches but Tepes avoids them all with ease.
Tepes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tepes misses with a hook. Chula ducked under it nicely.
Bruno Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chula swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Chula.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chula throws out a loose jab but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Chula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes at a distance.
Tepes throws the left hand but Chula avoids the punch easily.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Chula has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Chula throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes's shoulder, as Tepes tries to avoid the shot.
Tepes feints a counter leg kick.
Tepes throws a leg kick
and Chula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chula.
Chula connects with a single shot there.
Chula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tepes.
Tepes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Chula blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Chula.
Tepes slips a jab from Chula.
Tepes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Chula. That snapped Tepes's head back.
A big right from Tepes misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Chula.
A nice side step and Tepes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tepes takes a swing at Chula's ribcage but misses.
Chula connects with a right hand. Tepes shakes it off.
Tepes tests Chula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Chula misses the target.
Tepes throws out a loose jab but Chula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chula is looking to counter punch.
Chula takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chula misses with a body shot.
Chula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
A leg kick checked by Chula.
Chula keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chula scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Chula takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tepes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chula moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chula throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes's shoulder, as Tepes tries to avoid the shot.
Chula throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tepes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chula scrambles back to his feet.
Chula takes one to the chin there.
Tepes swings for the body but Chula moves out of range.
Chula lands with a right hand.
Chula blocks a head kick by Tepes.
Tepes throws a body punch but Chula moves out of range.
Chula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tepes misses the target.
Tepes blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes takes a swing at Chula's ribcage but misses.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Chula checks it.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taran Chula will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chula moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tepes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chula under the eye.
Chula sizes up Tepes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taran Chula is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes lands with a cross.
Chula misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Tepes misses.
Tepes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chula fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chula throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tepes on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chula lands a slapping body shot.
Tepes looks to land a left hand but Chula moved out of range nicely.
Chula misses the jab.
Tepes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chula just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes lands a nice looking body shot.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Chula there.
Tepes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Chula.
Tepes throws a one two combo.
Chula throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tepes defending well as Chula loads up on a big left hand.
Chula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chula misses with a hook.
Tepes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Chula.
Chula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes thumps Chula with a low kick.
Chula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Tepes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chula manages to avoid it.
Tepes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chula moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chula misses with the body kick
and Tepes counters with a good low kick that Chula was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Tepes.
Tepes throws a hook to the side of Chula's head but Chula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chula lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chula.
Tepes scores with a nice strike.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
Chula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Tepes works Chula's body with a nice hook.
Tepes just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chula misses the target.
Tepes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tepes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tepes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chula's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Tepes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Chula misses.
Tepes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chula at a distance.
Tepes scores with a leg kick.
Tepes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tepes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chula throws a body shot but no joy.
Chula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tepes doesn't seem bothered though.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Chula.
Chula swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chula lands a body shot.
Tepes connects with an inside leg kick.
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.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Chula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chula checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Chula.
Tepes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chula misses with a body kick.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Chula misses.
Chula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tepes.
Chula throws a series of punches but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tepes scores with a decent looking hook.
Chula tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Tepes looks for the body kick but Chula saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Tepes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepes throws a low kick, looking for Chula's leg but Chula calmly moves out of range.
Chula throwing a counter right hand but Tepes manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tepes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chula - the referee stops the clock and Tepes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chula. Tepes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chula connects with a body shot.
Chula digs a good body shot into Tepes's ribs.
Chula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Chula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Taran Chula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chula's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chula lands a two punch combo.
Tepes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Chula misses the body punch
and Tepes counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Chula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tepes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes connects with a nice looking jab.
Chula throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Chula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tepes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chula finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chula jabs Tepes right on the nose. Tepes blinks but takes it well.
Chula lands a head shot.
Tepes cracks the inside of Chula's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chula.
Chula needs to keep his hands up - Tepes had a free shot at his head there.
Chula moves into range and connects with a jab.

Tepes is rocked!
Chula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tepes is still on wobbly legs! Can Chula finish him?
Tepes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Chula tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chula takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chula.
Tepes seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
Tepes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chula under the eye.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chula.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Chula drops Tepes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tepes looks back up at him and smiles so Chula waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Chula gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taran Chula!