PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 714 p4p, 88 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 1091 p4p, 135 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where Is My Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Durden
vs
Tepes

180 cm
38
161 lbs
27 - 15 - 2

176 cm
35
170 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden cracks Tepes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Tepes moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tepes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden lands a right hook to the body.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Tepes walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Nice uppercut lands for Tepes. That snapped Durden's head back.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Durden.
Tepes throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes lands a jab to the head.
Durden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tepes blocks the leg kick.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Tepes moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Tepes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tepes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Tepes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Tepes blocks the low kick.
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Tepes dodges the punch combination from Durden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tepes - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Tepes sees coming a mile off.
Tepes moves out of range as Durden throws a body kick.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Tepes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Tepes counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Tepes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden scores with a hook to the body. Tepes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Durden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
Tepes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tepes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tepes lands with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes.
Jab by Durden.
Durden punishes Tepes's body with a nice straight punch.
Tepes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Durden throws a body punch but Tepes moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tepes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tepes stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Durden finds it's target.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Tepes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Durden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tepes lands with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tepes. Durden shrugs it off though.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Tepes misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durden checks it well.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
Tepes tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
Durden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tepes thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Tepes's knee but Tepes avoids it well.
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 Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Tepes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden throws a lazy body kick
and Tepes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Tepes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Tepes misses with a left hand
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Tepes lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Durden if he has to take too many more of those.
Tepes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durden.
Durden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Durden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tepes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durden scrambles back to his feet.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Tepes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tepes misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Tepes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Tepes lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Durden with a nice cross.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Tepes unleashes a big counter combination but Durden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tepes misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tepes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
Durden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durden scores with a hook.
Durden throws a low kick but Tepes moves out of range easily.
A jab from Durden misses.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Durden throws a leg kick but Tepes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tepes misses with a straight right.
Durden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tepes just manages to avoid it.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes blocks a head kick by Durden.
Tepes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes thumps Durden with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes blocks a head kick by Durden.
Danga de danga de dang - Tepes scores with a four punch combination!
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Tepes lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden misses with a jab to the body
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden stalks Tepes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tepes's face. Tepes staggers backwards, shaken.
Durden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes. Tepes obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Durden misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
Tepes misses with a looping right.
Durden tried to score with a low kick but Tepes checks it.
A big right from Durden misses.
Tepes slips under a jab.
Tepes blocks a low kick nicely.
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Tepes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden scores with a hook to the body. Tepes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Tepes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tepes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDurden.
That kick from Durden tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Durden.
A good leg kick by Tepes.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden backing away here, and Tepes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tepes scores with a kick to the body.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Tepes moved out of range.
Tepes thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Tepes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden throws a leg kick but Tepes moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Tepes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tepes works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tepes.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden throws a low kick but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tepes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Tepes misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Durden tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Tepes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes checks the leg kick.
Tepes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
Tepes scores with a hook to the body. Durden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Tepes moved out of range nicely.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
And Tepes responds with a good body kick, but Durden manages to step out the way in time.
Tepes misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tepes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durden momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Tepes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tepes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tepes misses with a straight right.
Durden works Tepes's body with a nice hook.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durden at a distance.
Tepes throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Tepes counters with a good low kick that Durden was not able to check.
A big left from Durden misses.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Tepes slams his shin into Durden's torso.
Tepes lands a leg kick that knocks Durden off balance momentarily.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Tepes's knee but Tepes avoids it well.
Tepes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Tepes.
Tepes wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tepes.
Tepes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tepes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden backing away here, and Tepes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Tepes's leg but Tepes calmly moves out of range.
Durden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durden throws a series of punches but Tepes avoids them all with ease.
Tepes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Tepes.
Nice body kick there by Tepes.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden defending well as Tepes loads up on a big left hand.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tepes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Durden takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Durden misses
and Tepes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
Despite the aggression on Tepes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Durden throws a body punch but Tepes moves out of range.
Durden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes.
Tepes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tepes connects with a right hand. Durden shakes it off.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Tepes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tepes lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
Tepes slips under a jab.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Tepes blocks a low kick nicely.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden 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 throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Tepes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tepes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Tepes!
Bruno Tepes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.