PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Januszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Repetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repetto has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! David Repetto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Januszewski
vs
Repetto

197 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

196 cm
34
248 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Januszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Repetto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Januszewski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Repetto looks gassed!

Januszewski moves into the clinch.
Januszewski is working for takedown but Repetto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Januszewski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Januszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Januszewski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Januszewski is working for takedown but Repetto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Repetto is pressed up against the cage. Januszewski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Repetto down to the mat. Repetto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Januszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Januszewski dives in and grabs Repetto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Repetto pushes down on Januszewski's head and hops out.
Repetto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Januszewski wants to clinch
and Repetto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Januszewski thinking.
Januszewski tries to clinch
letting Repetto counter with a right hand.
Januszewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Januszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Januszewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Januszewski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Repetto.
Bartosz Januszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Januszewski.

Januszewski clinches up against the cage.
Januszewski has Repetto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Repetto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Januszewski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Januszewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Januszewski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Repetto prevents it.
Januszewski is looking to take this one to the mat.

Repetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Repetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Januszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Januszewski is looking to clinch.
Januszewski fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Januszewski shoots and misses
enabling Repetto to counter with a crisp jab.
Januszewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Januszewski tries to clinch but Repetto moves away
letting Repetto counter with a right hand.
Januszewski throws a right hand that Repetto ducks under and follows up with a left that Repetto also avoids with ease.
Repetto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Januszewski. Januszewski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Repetto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repetto throws a series of punches but Januszewski moves out of range.
Repetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Januszewski.
Repetto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Repetto sizes up Januszewski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Januszewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Januszewski does no damage.
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Repetto sprawls well. Repetto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Januszewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Repetto lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto swings for the body but Januszewski moves out of range.
Repetto throws a series of punches but Januszewski moves out of range.
Januszewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repetto throws out the jab.
Repetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Januszewski.
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Repetto but Repetto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Januszewski tries to clinch but Repetto is having none of it.
Januszewski tries to clinch there but Repetto circles away.
Januszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Januszewski misses with a left hand
enabling Repetto to counter with a crisp jab.

Januszewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Repetto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Repetto lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repetto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Januszewski.
Januszewski is looking for a takedown.
Januszewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Repetto lands a takedown into guard.

Repetto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repetto's corner calls for a 1-2. Repetto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Januszewski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Repetto counters with a three punch combo that has Januszewski backing up. Januszewski nods at Repetto to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Januszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Januszewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bartosz Januszewski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Repetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Januszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Repetto.
Januszewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Januszewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Januszewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Januszewski lands with an uppercut that bounces Repetto off the cage and back into range.
Januszewski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Repetto's waist but Repetto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Januszewski off to one side.
Januszewski wants to clinch.
Januszewski wants to clinch
and Repetto counters with a nice body shot.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Repetto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Januszewski wants to clinch up but Repetto keeps it at a distance.
Januszewski dives in and grabs Repetto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Repetto pushes down on Januszewski's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Repetto misses its intended target.
Januszewski lands with a nice combination. Repetto backs away looking to recover.
Repetto keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Januszewski.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Januszewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Repetto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Januszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repetto slips a straight right by Januszewski.
Januszewski catches Repetto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Januszewski throws a series of punches but Repetto moves out of range.
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Repetto sprawls well. Repetto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Januszewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Repetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Repetto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Januszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Januszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Repetto.
Januszewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repetto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repetto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Repetto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Januszewski wants to clinch.
Januszewski wants to clinch up but Repetto keeps it at a distance.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Januszewski shoots in and drives through. Repetto sprawls well.
Januszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repetto dips to his left and cracks Januszewski with an uppercut!
Januszewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Repetto circles away.
Januszewski moves in looking to clinch but Repetto pushes him off.
Januszewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Januszewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto looks to land a combination. Januszewski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Januszewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Januszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Januszewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Repetto circles away.
Repetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Januszewski.
Repetto swings for the body but Januszewski moves out of range.
Bartosz Januszewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Januszewski tries to clinch there but Repetto circles away.
Januszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Repetto.
Januszewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repetto throws out the jab.
Januszewski throws a combination that misses
and Repetto counters with a nice uppercut.
Januszewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Repetto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Repetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Januszewski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repetto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Januszewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Repetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Januszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repetto takes a swing at Januszewski's ribcage but misses.
Repetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Januszewski manages to avoid it.
Januszewski looks to clinch
and Repetto counters with a three punch combo that has Januszewski backing up. Januszewski nods at Repetto to acknowledge the strikes.
Januszewski tries to clinch up.
Januszewski misses with a double jab.
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Repetto sprawls well. Repetto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Januszewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Januszewski wants to clinch up but Repetto keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Repetto as he connects with a hook.
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Repetto cracks Januszewski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Repetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Januszewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Januszewski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Januszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repetto throws a hook but Januszewski avoids it easily.
Repetto keeps the fight on the outside.
Januszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Januszewski tries to clinch up but Repetto circles away and keeps his distance.
Januszewski tries to clinch but Repetto is having none of it.
Repetto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Repetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Januszewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Januszewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Repetto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Januszewski shoots in for a double leg but Repetto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Januszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Januszewski tries to clinch but Repetto moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Repetto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Januszewski misses.
Januszewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Januszewski tries to clinch up but Repetto circles away and keeps his distance.
Repetto cracks a nice hook into Januszewski's ribs.
Januszewski wants to clinch up but Repetto keeps it at a distance.
Januszewski throws a right and a left that Repetto avoids nicely.
Repetto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Januszewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repetto.
Repetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartosz Januszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Januszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Repetto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Januszewski wants to clinch.
Januszewski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Januszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Repetto.
Januszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Januszewski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Januszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Januszewski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Repetto.

Januszewski pushes Repetto up against the cage in a clinch.

Repetto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Januszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Januszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Januszewski shoots in for a takedown but Repetto shows good takedown defense.
Repetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Repetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Januszewski.
Januszewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto throws a shot to the body.
Repetto shoots in but Januszewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Repetto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Januszewski is looking to clinch but Repetto is avoiding it.
Repetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Januszewski.
Januszewski misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Januszewski. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Repetto. That snapped Januszewski's head back.
Januszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Januszewski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Repetto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Januszewski somewhat.
Repetto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Januszewski throws a lazy right hand but Repetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Januszewski moves into the clinch successfully.

Repetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Januszewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Repetto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Januszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Januszewski fails to land the takedown.
Repetto throws out a powerful jab.
David Repetto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartosz Januszewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Januszewski wants to clinch but Repetto slips to the side
letting Repetto counter with a right hand.
Repetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Januszewski.
Januszewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Repetto circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Januszewski.
Januszewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Repetto circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Januszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Repetto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Januszewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Januszewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Januszewski!