PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baxter Pepe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michalak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 cent-Ready for war. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michalak
vs
Pepe Jr

188 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Radoslaw Michalak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baxter Pepe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepe Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pepe Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalak circles away.
Michalak swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Michalak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michalak.
Michalak shoots for a takedown but Pepe Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pepe Jr fails with the takedown.

Pepe Jr pushes Michalak up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pepe Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pepe Jr tries to pull guard but Michalak won't allow it.
Pepe Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Michalak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Radoslaw Michalak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baxter Pepe Jr.
Pepe Jr looking to stall.

Pepe Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak throws a right and a left that Pepe Jr avoids nicely.
Michalak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Baxter Pepe Jr has been cut.
Michalak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pepe Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pepe Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Pepe Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Pepe Jr misses.
Horrible takedown by Pepe Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Michalak which made him look bad.
Pepe Jr looks gassed!

Michalak has managed to clinch.
Michalak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepe Jr's face.

Michalak jumps guard and drags Pepe Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pepe Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pepe Jr postures up.
Pepe Jr wants to control from the top but Michalak keeps moving.
Michalak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalak controls Pepe Jr momentarily but Pepe Jr frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pepe Jr.
Michalak shoots in for a takedown but Pepe Jr shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pepe Jr clinches up with Michalak and pushes him back against the cage.
Michalak can't get the takedown.

Michalak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pepe Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michalak manages to avoid it.
Michalak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pepe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pepe Jr throws a series of punches but Michalak avoids them all with ease.
Pepe Jr moves to clinch but Michalak breaks away
and Michalak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Michalak closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepe Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Michalak has double underhooks.
Michalak misses with a knee to the head.
Michalak has Pepe Jr pressed against the cage.
Pepe Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michalak to keep the fight standing.

Michalak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michalak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepe Jr with a jab.
Michalak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michalak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pepe Jr.

Michalak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Michalak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baxter Pepe Jr's cut.
That's time! Michalak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Michalak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepe Jr misses with a leg kick.
Michalak moves to clinch but Pepe Jr breaks away

and Pepe Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pepe Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michalak to keep the fight standing.

Michalak manages to pull guard.
Michalak keeping full guard, as Pepe Jr tries to pass.
Michalak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pepe Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Michalak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michalak is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepe Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Michalak looks for a takedown but Pepe Jr sprawls well.
Michalak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pepe Jr circles away.
Pepe Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pepe Jr is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pepe Jr.
Michalak throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pepe Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pepe Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michalak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michalak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepe Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michalak.
Good leg kick by Michalak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pepe Jr tries to clinch up but Michalak circles away and keeps his distance.
Pepe Jr stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radoslaw Michalak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michalak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Michalak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michalak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepe Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Radoslaw Michalak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Michalak has Pepe Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pepe Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pepe Jr drives through and clinches with Michalak against the cage.
Pepe Jr tries to circle away but Michalak has him pinned against the cage.

Michalak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pepe Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michalak circles away.

Michalak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepe Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pepe Jr tries to pull guard but Michalak holds him up against the cage and eventually Pepe Jr drops back down to his feet.

Michalak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Michalak scores with a takedown into Pepe Jr's guard.

Michalak gets to his feet - Pepe Jr follows without any prompting.
Pepe Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michalak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Pepe Jr with that takedown attempt.
Michalak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pepe Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Michalak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baxter Pepe Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Michalak shoots in for a takedown but Pepe Jr shows good takedown defense.
Michalak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pepe Jr gets tackled into the cage by Michalak. Michalak maintains the clinch.
Pepe Jr is working Michalak over against the cage.
Pepe Jr is pushing Michalak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michalak taking a breather.
Michalak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepe Jr.

Pepe Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Pepe Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michalak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalak postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Michalak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michalak stopping the sweep attempt from Pepe Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Baxter Pepe Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Michalak tries to clinch up but Pepe Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Michalak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pepe Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe Jr blocks a head kick by Michalak.
Michalak lands a high kick!
Pepe Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michalak scores with a jab to the head.
Michalak throws a sloppy head kick and Pepe Jr moves out of range easily.

Michalak instigates a clinch.
Michalak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pepe Jr is trying to pull guard but Michalak has him pressed against the cage.
Pepe Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michalak to keep the fight standing.
Radoslaw Michalak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baxter Pepe Jr.
Michalak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michalak prevents Pepe Jr from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michalak is looking for a takedown.
Pepe Jr tries to pull guard but Michalak holds him up against the cage and eventually Pepe Jr drops back down to his feet.
Pepe Jr is trying to break free.
Michalak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Michalak breaks from the clinch.

Michalak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pepe Jr's guard.
Michalak wants to control from the top but Pepe Jr keeps moving.

Pepe Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Michalak has picked Pepe Jr up and slammed him! Pepe Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Michalak manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepe Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Michalak controlling the action here.
Pepe Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michalak.

Pepe Jr has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Michalak escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Michalak!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Michalak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radoslaw Michalak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michalak 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radoslaw Michalak!
After winning the bout, Radoslaw Michalak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.