PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vega
vs
Repo

195 cm
30
215 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

194 cm
29
260 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Repo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vega misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vega throws a body punch but Repo moves out of range.
Vega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Repo. Repo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Repo moves forwards but Vega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands a right hook to the body.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Repo.
Repo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Repo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vega throws an overhand right that lands on Repo's shoulder, as Repo tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vega does it's job there.
A jab from Vega misses.
Vega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vega misses with an uppercut. Repo saw that one coming.
Repo takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo slips under a jab.
Vega cracks Repo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Vega misses.
Vega connects with a crisp jab.
Vega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Repo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Repo back to the cage. Vega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Repo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vega tries to bum rush Repo with a series of wild strikes but Repo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Vega dips to his left and cracks Repo with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega swings for the body but Repo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Vega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vega scores with a jab. Repo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Repo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vega , as that shot connected.
Armando Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega throws a lazy right hand but Repo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vega takes a swing at Repo's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega stuns Repo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Repo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vega throws an off balance right hand
and Repo counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vega jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses the body punch
and Repo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Armando Vega has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repo ducks under a wild hook from Vega .
Vega throws a hook but Repo avoids it easily.
Vega fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repo on the side of the head.
Repo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Repo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Repo at a distance.
Vega connects with a body shot.
Vega swings for the body but Repo moves out of range.
Vega lands a slapping body shot.
Repo avoids the body shot from Vega .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Repo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega .
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Repo is just out of range.
Vega jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega lands with an uppercut that bounces Repo off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Vega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando Vega 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repo moves away.
Repo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vega scores with a body shot.
Vega connects with a single shot there.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Repo.
Vega cracks Repo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a body punch but Repo moves out of range.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repo manages to avoid it.
Vega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vega catches Repo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vega digs a good hook to Repo's body.
Armando Vega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a shot to the body.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repo can do to turn this around?
Vega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Repo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Repo's head backwards.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Repo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vega has got the better of the exchanges.
Repo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Repo counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega feints a jab promting Repo to slip. Vega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Repo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Vega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Repo.
The fighters circling - Vega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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.
Repo ducks under a wild hook from Vega .
Repo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Repo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Repo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repo manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vega 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Vega !
A pretty intense looking Armando Vega took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.