PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bate Pepo (ranked 24300 p4p, 24696 weight class) and Pepper Mint (ranked 705 p4p, 690 weight class). Mint has chosen Robert Whittaker as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pepper Mint enters the cage!

Pepo
vs
Mint

190 cm
20
175
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
182
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pepper Mint!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mint misses with a head kick.
Mint has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pepo lands with a good body shot.
Mint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Pepo closes the distance and clinches.
Pepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mint's elbow.
Pepo misses with a punch to the body.
Pepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepo misses with a punch to the body.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Mint misses with a body punch.
Mint is looking to break free of the clinch but Pepo has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint misses with a punch to the body.
Pepo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mint can't break the clinch.
Mint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Pepo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pepo tries a body shot but Mint blocks it.
Mint wants to break free but Pepo has control.
Mint misses with a body punch.
Mint is trying to break the clinch but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Mint wants to break free but Pepo has control.

That's two 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.
Pepo digs a right hand underneath Mint's ribcage. Mint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepo keeps control of Mint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Pepo breaks the clinch.

Pepo gets a clinch.
Mint is trying to break the clinch but Pepo is controlling him.

Pepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mint scores with a body shot.
Mint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pepo moves into the clinch successfully.
Mint wants to get back to striking at distance but Pepo won't allow it.
I was talking to Pepo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mint misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Pepo breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mint.
Mint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepo throwing a counter right hand but Mint manages to avoid it.

Pepo closes the distance and clinches.
Mint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Mint controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Pepo lands a body shot.
Mint tries to break free but Pepo pushes him back against the cage.
Pepo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mint misses with a knee strike.
Mint wants to break free but Pepo has control.
Mint wants to get back to striking at distance but Pepo won't allow it.

Mint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bate Pepo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mint misses with a two punch combination.
Mint looks to land a right hand but Pepo moved out of range.

Pepo moves into the clinch successfully.

Mint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mint gets tackled into the cage by Pepo. Pepo maintains the clinch.
Mint is looking to break free of the clinch but Pepo has double underhooks.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Mint controls the action.
Pepo prevents Mint from breaking the clinch.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Mint controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mint can't break the clinch.
Mint prevents a body shot from Pepo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mint tries to break the clinch but Pepo is controlling the position.
Bate Pepo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pepo keeps control of Mint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mint is trying to break free.
Mint tries to break the clinch but Pepo is controlling the position.
Mint is trying to break free.
Pepo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mint.
Mint is trying to break free.
Pepo keeps control of Mint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two 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.
Mint tries to throw a body punch but Pepo avoids it by throwing Mint back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mint has had enough of the clinch but Pepo keeps him there for the moment.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mint controls his hands.
Mint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Pepo as the two fighters clinch.

Mint manages to break the clinch.
Mint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pepo moves into range and clinches up with Mint.

Pepo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pepo rushes Mint and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pepo closes the distance and pushes Mint back into the cage.
Pepo misses with a punch to the body.
Mint is trying to force a seperation but Pepo has the dominant position.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mint is trying to break free.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Mint controls the action.
Pepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mint backwards.
Pepo being controlled against the cage.
Mint misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint has had enough of the clinch but Pepo keeps him there for the moment.
Pepo has Mint pressed against the cage, preventing Mint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pepo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mint tries to keep at a distance but Pepo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mint is looking to break free of the clinch but Pepo has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mint blocks a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bate Pepo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pepo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pepo blocks the body kick.
Pepo cracks a nice hook into Mint's ribs.
Mint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mint. Those never looked like landing.
Pepo scores with a hook to the body. Mint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Mint tries to keep at a distance but Pepo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mint wants to break free but Pepo has control.
Mint is trying to break the clinch but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Mint wants to break free but Pepo has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mint has had enough of the clinch but Pepo keeps him there for the moment.
Mint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Pepo is leaning against Mint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mint working hard to break the clinch.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepo lands a body punch.
Mint is trying to force a seperation but Pepo has the dominant position.
Pepo managing to block the knees to the body from Mint.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mint can do to turn this around?
Pepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepo tries to work over Mint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pepo prevents Mint from breaking the clinch.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Mint controls the action.
Mint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pepo.
Mint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mint is trying to force a seperation but Pepo has the dominant position.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mint tries to circle away but Pepo has him pinned against the cage.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mint controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mint is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Mint has had enough of the clinch but Pepo keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mint throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepo.
A frustrated look appears on Mint's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepo is working Mint over against the cage.
Mint wants to get back to striking at distance but Pepo won't allow it.
Mint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mint tries to land knees in the clinch but Pepo avoids the damage to the body.
Pepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mint's elbow.
Good body shot from Pepo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mint prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Pepper Mint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate Pepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mint misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bate Pepo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pepo, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bate Pepo!
Pepper Mint spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to the organisation Collision Course Combat Club (360K+) for giving me the chance to fight here tonight, a big sorry but my opponent was better as myself tonight, i'll be back better and stronger !! I need to gain more experience ! Congrats to my opponent !'.