PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haris Bajric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Third Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen Slayer - Here comes the pain as his entrance music. Haris Bajric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bajric
vs
The Third Tepes

178 cm
20
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haris Bajric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad The Third Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bajric!
Bajric misses with a body shot.
Bajric scores with a jab to the body.
Bajric looks to land a body kick but Tepes moved away.
A head kick misses from Bajric.
Bajric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tepes on the side of the head.

It looks like Vlad The Third Tepes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bajric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bajric looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tepes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tepes looks gassed!
It looks like Bajric is going to stand back up.
Tepes is controlling Bajric's trapped leg to prevent Bajric from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajric tries to pass to full mount but Tepes defends it.

Bajric decides to stand up.
Bajric with a poor takedown
and Tepes counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body kick there by Bajric.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bajric's hands.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bajric connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes walks into a left hand.
Bajric tries to bum rush Tepes with a series of wild strikes but Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bajric manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bajric misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajric is looking to score with low kicks.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Bajric.
Bajric throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Tepes is rocked!
Bajric takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Tepes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bajric finish him?
Bajric misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Tepes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bajric throws a lazy head kick
letting Tepes counter with a right hand.
Bajric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bajric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tepes misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Tepes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tepes scores with a hook to the body. Bajric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bajric wants to slow Tepes down by chopping away at his legs.
Bajric moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Bajric does no damage.
Bajric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haris Bajric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bajric throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes digs a good body shot into Bajric's ribs.
Bajric misses with a lunging right hand
and Tepes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bajric throws out a leg kick but Tepes moves out of range and Bajric only half commits.
Bajric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bajric.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bajric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajric misses with a head kick.

Tepes gets a clinch.
Tepes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tepes landing knees to the head.
Tepes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tepes lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tepes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tepes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bajric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bajric is trying to maintain a safe position but Tepes gets an underhook and turns Bajric into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haris Bajric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad The Third Tepes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tepes, as that shot connected.
Tepes checks the leg kick.
Bajric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
Bajric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Good exchange - Tepes coming out on top.
Tepes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bajric throws a push kick but Tepes slaps the foot to one side.
Bajric shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tepes counters with a series of strikes. Bajric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bajric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bajric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bajric misses with a hook to the body
letting Tepes counter with a right hand.
Bajric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bajric throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tepes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajric wants to break free but Tepes has control.
Tepes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bajric is looking to break free of the clinch but Tepes has double underhooks.
Bajric avoids a wild elbow strike from Tepes.

Tepes breaks the clinch.
Bajric thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tepes if he has to take too many more of those.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tepes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bajric is trying to break the clinch but Tepes is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tepes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bajric is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajric tries to stall but Tepes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tepes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bajric tries to break free but Tepes pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Bajric working hard to break the clinch.
Tepes is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajric is trying to push Tepes away but Tepes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bajric wants to get back to striking at distance but Tepes won't allow it.
Tepes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bajric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bajric is trying to force a seperation but Tepes has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tepes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bajric up against the cage.
Tepes lands a nice knee to the body.
Tepes leaning against his opponent.

Tepes pulls Bajric into guard.
Bajric in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bajric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes seems keen to control Bajric's posture.
Tepes wants to sweep but no luck.
Bajric connects with a couple of short punches.
Bajric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajric is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Bajric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bajric misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bajric tries to advance to mount but Tepes instead regains half guard.
Tepes is looking for a sweep. Bajric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bajric has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Bajric is going to stand back up.
Bajric throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Third Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad The Third Tepes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tepes blocks a leg kick.
Tepes lands a lovely overhand right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bajric!
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Tepes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Bajric lands but Tepes takes it in his stride.
Tepes moves out of range as Bajric throws a body kick.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Bajric slips the punch.
Bajric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepes.
Bajric avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Bajric and Tepes are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bajric throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tepes into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bajric knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haris Bajric!
Haris Bajric was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.