PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monk Gorfne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk Gorfne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tepes
vs
Gorfne

165 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Star & Star .Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monk Gorfne!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes shoots in but Gorfne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gorfne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tepes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tepes cracks Gorfne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tepes is chipping away with strikes.
Gorfne can't do much from the bottom here.
Tepes is working Gorfne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gorfne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Tepes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gorfne looks to move to half guard but instead Tepes has passed into mount! Damn!
Tepes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gorfne?
Tepes landing strikes from the mount and Gorfne is in trouble!
Gorfne taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tepes landing strikes from the mount and Gorfne is in trouble!

Gorfne is rocked!
Gorfne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tepes prevents Gorfne from getting the reversal.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the head.
Gorfne really wants to buck Tepes off and get back to his feet.
Tepes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gorfne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gorfne is trying to escape the mount.
Tepes is breathing heavily.
Gorfne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tepes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tepes scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tepes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gorfne tries to reverse the position but Tepes maintains control.

Tepes has control of Gorfne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gorfne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gorfne tries to reverse the position but Tepes maintains control.
Gorfne tries to hold on but Tepes postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tepes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gorfne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tepes looking to ground and pound but Gorfne is blocking nicely.
Gorfne tries to hold on but Tepes postures up.
Tepes throwing strikes here but Gorfne is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tepes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gorfne wants to hold on but Tepes pushes him away.
Gorfne is desperately trying to improve his position but Tepes has a good base and remains in mount.
Gorfne tries to hold on but Tepes postures up.
Gorfne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tepes avoids the attempt from Gorfne to control.
Gorfne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tepes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tepes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gorfne's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tepes unloads with some shots from mount but Gorfne bucks and avoids them well.
Tepes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gorfne is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danga de danga de dang - Gorfne scores with a four punch combination!
Gorfne wants to clinch.
Gorfne looks for the body kick but Tepes saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Gorfne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes doesn't seem phased though.

Tepes scores with a takedown into Gorfne's guard.
Vlad Tepes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorfne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tepes landing some decent shots from guard.
Gorfne is looking to stand up but Tepes isn't so interested in that idea.
Tepes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gorfne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tepes.
Gorfne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gorfne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tepes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorfne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfne slaps away a takedown attempt from Tepes, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gorfne darts in and clinches Tepes up against the cage.

Gorfne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes needs to keep his hands up - Gorfne had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gorfne scores with a hook.
Gorfne lands a nice looking body shot.

Tepes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tepes cracks Gorfne with a big elbow.
Gorfne is trying to control Tepes's posture but Tepes avoids it.
Tepes looks up at the clock and then as Gorfne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tepes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Gorfne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gorfne is looking to reverse the position.
Tepes working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gorfne tries to buck Tepes off but Tepes is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Gorfne finds it's target.

Tepes shoots in and bounces Gorfne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gorfne throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tepes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gorfne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gorfne working a defensive guard here.
Gorfne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gorfne trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tepes won't allow Gorfne to get back to his feet.
Tepes connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tepes swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorfne.
Gorfne scores with a three punch combo!

Gorfne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tepes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gorfne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tepes is keeping the position for now.
Gorfne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gorfne is fighting to break Tepes's control of his arms but Tepes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gorfne won't allow Tepes to sweep him here.
Gorfne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Vlad Tepes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gorfne tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes shoots in for a takedown but Gorfne shows good takedown defense.
Tepes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gorfne.

Gorfne rushes Tepes and presses him up against the cage.
Tepes wants a takedown but no success here.

Gorfne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vlad Tepes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfne works over Tepes's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorfne scores with a decent looking hook.
Gorfne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Gorfne has closed the distance and engaged Tepes in a clinch.
Tepes tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorfne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gorfne manages to break the clinch.
Gorfne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorfne shoots for a takedown but Tepes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gorfne looks to land a combination. Tepes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tepes.
Tepes scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tepes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gorfne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tepes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gorfne wants to get back to his feet but Tepes drags him back down.
Gorfne struggling a bit here.
Tepes scoring with punches and elbows.
Tepes lands a few punches from side control.
Gorfne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tepes is controlling him well.
Gorfne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tepes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gorfne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tepes cracks Gorfne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gorfne is looking to get to half guard.
Gorfne is bucking up trying to escape but Tepes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gorfne tries to lock up and control but Tepes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tepes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tepes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tepes with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne tries to hold on but Tepes postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gorfne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tepes cracks Gorfne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tepes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tepes unloading with bombs!
Tepes lands a heavy elbow.
Tepes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tepes throws some wild stikes that Gorfne manages to avoid easily.
Tepes throws some wild stikes that Gorfne manages to avoid easily.
Gorfne tries to lock up and control but Tepes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gorfne is squirming around, avoiding Tepes's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tepes punching from mount but Gorfne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gorfne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tepes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gorfne?
Gorfne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monk Gorfne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tepes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gorfne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tepes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gorfne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tepes tries to control but Gorfne wriggling away.
Gorfne throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tepes. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tepes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes!