PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lepeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Coples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Coples struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lepeon
vs
Coples

195 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Lepeon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Coples!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepeon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Coples fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lepeon sprawls well initially but Coples persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Coples stalling.
Lepeon is trying to stand back up but Coples is controlling him
Lepeon is breathing heavily.
Coples thows a huge punch but Lepeon dodges it nicely.

Coples postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lepeon to stand up.

Coples shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coples was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coples lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coples controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coples scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lepeon?
Coples controlling the pace for now.
Lepeon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coples on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Coples might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
A nice elbow there by Coples.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepeon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coples controlling the position easily from mount.
Coples lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coples tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coples breaks from Lepeon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coples landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lepeon is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Coples dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coples lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lepeon at a distance.

Coples throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lepeon was covering up waiting for the punch and Coples finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coples with a nice head shot there.
Coples sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coples pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lepeon is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Coples stands up and waves to Lepeon to follow him.

Coples decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fred Coples has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coples is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coples works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coples controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coples gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Coples tries to clinch but Lepeon moves out of range.

Coples drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coples postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coples passes Lepeon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coples is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lepeon won't allow Coples to pass to mount.
Lepeon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coples moves into full mount! Lepeon won't be happy about that!
Lepeon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Coples showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coples wants to clinch up but Lepeon keeps it at a distance.
Kyle Lepeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coples moves out of range as Lepeon strikes.
Coples wants to clinch
and Lepeon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lepeon has his takedown stuffed

and Coples counters with a shoot takedown. Lepeon fights it but they end up in guard.
Coples works over Lepeon with some ground and pound from guard.
Coples postures up in Lepeon's guard and throws a big left but Lepeon blocks it.
Coples stays in close to Lepeon's body and controls the position.
Coples with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coples is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coples forces his way into half guard.
Coples tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lepeon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coples sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coples working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coples trying to control the pace.

Coples is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lepeon defends it well.
Still in half guard, Coples seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coples has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fred Coples wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coples throws a head kick but Lepeon moves out of range.

Coples takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Coples tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lepeon prevents the takedown attempt.
Coples content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coples tries to score a body lock takedown but Lepeon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kyle Lepeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Coples.
Lepeon prevents the takedown attempt.
Lepeon is trying to break free.

Lepeon manages to break the clinch.
Coples tries to clinch but Lepeon moves out of range.
Lepeon misses with a takedown attempt

and Coples counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coples.
Lepeon wants to get back to his feet but Coples passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lepeon defending well as Coples loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coples.

Coples shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lepeon is trying to defend but Coples finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coples trying to control the pace.

Coples is working for a kimura but Lepeon is defending it quite comfortably.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coples is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lepeon is in trouble now - Coples has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lepeon is trying to stand.
Coples looking to control and managing it successfully.

Coples working for a submission but Lepeon is keeping him at bay.
Coples punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coples looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Lepeon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Coples unloading with bombs!

Coples stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coples fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lepeon sprawls well initially but Coples persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lepeon wants to get back to his feet.
Coples keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Coples stands up and beckons Lepeon to join him on the feet.
Lepeon throws a jab when Coples was well out of range.

Coples drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lepeon keeping moving, preventing Coples from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Coples dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Coples fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lepeon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Coples drives through and clinches with Lepeon against the cage.
Coples tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lepeon smiles and moves away.
Lepeon keeps the fight on the outside.

Coples gets a takedown into half guard.

Coples decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coples shoots in and bounces Lepeon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coples pushes down on Lepeon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lepeon pushes Coples off looking to stand but Coples dives back in and keeps control.
Lepeon is trying to escape back to his feet but Coples uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Coples stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepeon throws a head kick but Coples moves out of range.
Lepeon misses with a hook.
Lepeon shoots and misses

and Coples counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coples controlling the action here.

Lepeon manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepeon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lepeon misses with the combination.
Kyle Lepeon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lepeon enables Coples to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lepeon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coples controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kyle Lepeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lepeon wants to get back to his feet but Coples is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lepeon keeping moving, preventing Coples from controlling successfully.

Coples gets to his feet - Lepeon follows without any prompting.

Coples looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lepeon wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Coples comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coples 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Coples!
Fred Coples is the new light heavyweight champion!