PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Pepper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Kaplan's chin.

Pepper
vs
Kaplan

190 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaplan misses with a wild combination.
Kaplan throws a combination. Pepper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pepper clinches.
Pepper lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Dave Kaplan has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
Pepper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaplan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper tries to land a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks with his arms.
Pepper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pepper pushes Kaplan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Dave Kaplan's cut even more.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaplan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaplan.
Kaplan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaplan takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaplan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pepper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kaplan is rocked!

The cut above Dave Kaplan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepper.
Pepper scores a nice knee to the body.
Pepper taking a breather.
Kaplan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaplan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaplan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pepper finish him?

Dave Kaplan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Kaplan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Pepper!