PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Percy Destepolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destepolo comes into the arena with Link blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Destepolo
vs
Florian

180 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Percy Destepolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Florian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destepolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destepolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch but Destepolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Florian tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Destepolo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Florian fails in his attempt to clinch.

Florian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Destepolo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destepolo prevents Florian from getting back to his feet.
Destepolo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Destepolo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Florian wants to clinch up but Destepolo keeps it at a distance.

Destepolo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Destepolo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Destepolo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Florian for as long as he can get away with.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Florian keeping full guard, as Destepolo tries to pass.
Destepolo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Destepolo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's six 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Percy Destepolo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Florian doesn't manage to clinch there - Destepolo circles away.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destepolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Destepolo scores with a takedown into Florian's guard.
Destepolo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Florian is keeping the position for now.
Destepolo controlling from the top position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Destepolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Florian is retaining full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Destepolo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Destepolo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Florian to the mat! Florian manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destepolo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Florian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Destepolo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Percy Destepolo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Florian doesn't manage to clinch there - Destepolo circles away.

Destepolo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Florian napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Florian being controlled for a moment.
Destepolo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Destepolo stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destepolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destepolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florian moves in looking to clinch but Destepolo pushes him off.
Destepolo scores with a jab to the head.
Destepolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian tries to clinch up but Destepolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Florian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destepolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Florian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clay Florian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.

Destepolo gets a takedown into half guard.
Destepolo slows the pace down in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

That's six 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.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo trying to pass the guard but Florian defending well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Destepolo in particular looking to stall.
Florian wants to get back to his feet.
Destepolo slows the pace down in half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Destepolo dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Destepolo shoots in and bounces Florian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Percy Destepolo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Florian gets caught flat footed, as Destepolo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Destepolo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.
Florian keeping full guard, as Destepolo tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo content to stall in guard here.

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.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Percy Destepolo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Destepolo shoots in and bounces Florian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Destepolo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Florian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clay Florian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Destepolo won't allow Florian to get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Destepolo stays in close to Florian's body and controls the position.
Destepolo slips nicely into half guard.
Percy Destepolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Destepolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Destepolo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Percy Destepolo!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Percy Destepolo!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Percy Destepolo!

Percy Destepolo wins by unanimous decision!