PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between angelo broleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

broleck
vs
Pepper

195 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, angelo broleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
broleck shoots in for a double leg but Pepper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pepper avoids the head kick by broleck.
broleck keeps the fight on the outside.
broleck throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper moves in looking to clinch but broleck pushes him off.
broleck cracks the inside of Pepper's front leg.
Pepper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
broleck throws a head kick but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper tries to clinch but broleck is having none of it.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but broleck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
broleck tries to bum rush Pepper with a series of wild strikes but Pepper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pepper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pepper avoids the head kick by broleck.
Pepper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from broleck.
Pepper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepper tries to clinch up.
broleck throws a right hand that Pepper ducks under and follows up with a left that Pepper also avoids with ease.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but broleck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from broleck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for angelo broleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.

broleck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
broleck is breathing heavily.
Pepper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
broleck is not content to let Pepper control the position.
broleck wants to control but Pepper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
broleck tries to get to full guard but Pepper has control of the leg.
Pepper is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but broleck defends it.
Pepper stalling away here and it's allowed broleck to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
broleck keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper is looking to clinch.
broleck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pepper is looking to clinch but broleck is avoiding it.
Pepper fails with the takedown
and broleck counters with a body kick that stops Pepper in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
broleck throws a combination. Pepper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pepper doesn't manage to clinch there - broleck circles away.
Pepper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from broleck.
Pepper with a hook.
broleck throws a nice outside leg kick.

Pepper clinches up against the cage.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
broleck can't get the takedown.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but broleck won't allow it.

broleck decides to pull guard.
broleck keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
broleck struggling a bit here.
broleck sneaks back into half guard.
Pepper trying to control from half guard but broleck is working away.
broleck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pepper is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

angelo broleck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pepper shoots and misses
and broleck counters with an outside leg kick.
Pepper tries to clinch up
and broleck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
broleck swings for the body but Pepper moves out of range.
broleck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pepper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pepper tries to clinch up

and broleck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

broleck seems to be looking for submissions.
broleck trying to pass the guard but Pepper defending well.
Pepper taking some punishment here, with broleck in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck winds up and cracks Pepper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
broleck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pepper is trying to maintain the position but broleck is very close to passing his half guard.
Pepper works his way to full guard. Good work.
broleck looking to pass the guard.

Pepper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. broleck is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pepper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take broleck's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
broleck trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
broleck rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
broleck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pepper.
Pepper wants to free his trapped foot but broleck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
broleck keeps control of the position for the meantime.
broleck is staying active underneath Pepper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
broleck tries a head kick but it misses.

Pepper has broleck up against the cage in a clinch.
Pepper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pepper lands on the inside with an uppercut.

broleck breaks the clinch.
broleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but broleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
broleck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pepper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in broleck's guard now.
Pepper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
broleck can't keep his opponent in guard - Pepper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

broleck actively working from the bottom here.
Pepper wants to advance to full mount but broleck doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
broleck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pepper's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

angelo broleck dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pepper tries to clinch but broleck moves out of range.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but broleck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pepper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pepper trying to control the position.
Pepper pulls broleck in close to his closed guard and prevents broleck from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pepper controls broleck momentarily but broleck frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pepper is working an open guard so broleck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper throws a hook but broleck blocks it.
broleck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pepper wants to clinch
and broleck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pepper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
broleck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
broleck scores with a nice strike.
broleck misses with a few strikes there.
Pepper throws a combination that misses
and broleck counters with a good low kick that Pepper was not able to check.
broleck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikey Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pepper tries a head kick but it misses.
Pepper drops his hands momentarily and broleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper has a takedown stuffed.
broleck shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but broleck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pepper tries to clinch but broleck moves away
and broleck counters with a head kick. That will keep Pepper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Pepper forces broleck back against the cage and clinches.

Pepper breaks from the clinch.
Pepper stuffs the takedown attempt from broleck. broleck gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for angelo broleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper wants to clinch
and broleck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
broleck pushes Pepper away with a front kick.

Pepper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. broleck sprawls well initially but Pepper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pepper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pepper is trying to control the action in half guard but broleck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
broleck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pepper is working away from the top position though.
angelo broleck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pepper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so broleck is just riding it out for now. Pepper eventually gives up the hold.
Pepper trying to pass the guard but broleck defending well.
broleck is not content to let Pepper control the position.
Mikey Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
broleck keeps control of the position for the meantime.
broleck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pepper is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper needs to keep his hands up - broleck had a free shot at his head there.
Pepper moves in looking to clinch but broleck pushes him off.
broleck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.
broleck with a poor takedown

and Pepper moves into the clinch.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but broleck won't allow it.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brolecks head.
broleck blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
angelo broleck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for broleck, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... angelo broleck!