PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Pepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Chapman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chapman
vs
Pepe

178 cm
28
177 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Pepe!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Chapman.
Chapman lands with a good body shot.
Chapman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman swinging wildly here.
Chapman thows a body shot but no joy.

Chapman gets a clinch.
Pepe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chapman goes for a takedown attempt but Pepe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chapman throws a right hand that Pepe ducks under and follows up with a left that Pepe also avoids with ease.
Chapman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pepe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chapman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pepe circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Pepe with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pepe shoots in but no luck this time.
Jonny Chapman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pepe.
Chapman slaps away a takedown attempt from Pepe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chapman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pepe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pepe looks gassed!
Chapman leaves Pepe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chapman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pepe throws a combination. Chapman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pepe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Chapman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pepe eats them both and turns towards Chapman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman is looking to clinch.
Chapman looks to land a combination but Pepe avoids it well.
Jonny Chapman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pepe is defended easily by Chapman.
Pepe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pepe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.

Chapman pushes Pepe up against the cage in a clinch.
Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pepe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chapman has had enough of the clinch but Pepe keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chapman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pepe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chapman is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Pepe.
Chapman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pepe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chapman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pepe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chapman as he jumps to the side.
Pepe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pepe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapman was well out of range. Poor timing from Pepe.
Pepe walks into a straight right hand from Chapman.
Pepe misses with a double jab.
Chapman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pepe. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chapman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chapman swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Chapman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chapman misses with the combination.
Chapman looks to land a combination but Pepe avoids it well.
Pepe misses with a takedown attempt - Chapman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chapman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pepe.
Chapman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chapman wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonny Chapman is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Pepe avoids nicely.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Pepe moves out of range.
Pepe shoots in looking for a takedown but Chapman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pepe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonny Chapman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pepe.
Pepe scores with a one two! Chapman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chapman!
Pepe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pepe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chapman as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapman wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chapman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapman throws a nice looking combination but Pepe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chapman throws a nice looking combination but Pepe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepe throws a right and a left that Chapman avoids nicely.
Chapman slips a jab and a cross from Pepe.
Chapman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pepe circles away quickly and effectively.
Pepe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pepe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.

Pepe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chapman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pepe is in Chapman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pepe cracks Chapman with a solid left hand.
Pepe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Chapman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pepe landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepe with a nice head shot there.
Pepe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chapman has hold of Pepe's hands but Pepe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pepe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pepe unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pepe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chapman is trying to escape the mount.
Pepe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pepe lands a nice shot to the head.
Pepe with good strikes from the mount here!
Pepe looking to control but Chapman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pepe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pepe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chapman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chapman is desperately trying to improve his position but Pepe has a good base and remains in mount.
Pepe unloading with bombs!
Pepe cracks Chapman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman is bucking up trying to escape but Pepe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pepe lands with some strikes.
Pepe with shots to the head and body - Chapman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chapman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pepe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chapman hang on?
Pepe lands a nice shot to the head.
Chapman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chapman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mario Pepe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pepe breaks from Chapman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pepe cracks Chapman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pepe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pepe cracks Chapman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Pepe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pepe.
No luck for Pepe with that takedown attempt.
Pepe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chapman.
Pepe throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range.
Jonny Chapman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Chapman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepe scores with a three punch combo!
Chapman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pepe.
Jonny Chapman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pepe.
Chapman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapman wants to clinch up but Pepe keeps it at a distance.
Chapman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pepe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chapman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pepe is defended easily by Chapman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pepe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chapman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pepe eats them both and turns towards Chapman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chapman stuffs the takedown.
Chapman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chapman moves in looking to clinch but Pepe pushes him off.
No joy there for Pepe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Chapman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Chapman is looking for a triangle but Pepe pushes his legs off easily.

Chapman has his foot on Pepe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pepe works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe stands up over Chapman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pepe trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepe throwing strikes from guard but Chapman blocks nicely.
Pepe trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chapman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman is looking to stand up but Pepe isn't so interested in that idea.

Pepe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pepe works over Chapman with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pepe is putting a hurting on Chapman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chapman is pushing Pepe's head away, looking to escape. Pepe manages to hold on to the position though.
Pepe scoring with punches from side control.
Pepe advances nicely into full mount.
Chapman is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pepe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pepe dominating with strikes here.
Pepe lands a nice shot to the head.
Chapman is looking to improve his position but Pepe isn't that keen on the idea.
Chapman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chapman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pepe content just to control the position here.
Chapman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chapman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pepe dominating with strikes here.
Pepe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pepe with the ground and pound from mount.
Pepe wants to control the pace but Chapman is squirming around nicely.
Chapman is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapman is squirming around, avoiding Pepe's attempts to control the action.
Pepe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Pepe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pepe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pepe!