PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 574 p4p, 485 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 82 p4p, 72 weight class). Kluba comes into the arena with Kiss The Girl blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kluba
vs
Pepo

179 cm
32
177
19 - 17 - 0

190 cm
24
175
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Conquer

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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kluba.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kluba lands a nice shot to the body.
Kluba throws a big shot that misses.
Pepo throws a right and a left that Kluba avoids nicely.
Pepo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kluba slips a jab and a cross from Pepo.
Kluba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kluba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pepo throws out a powerful jab.
Pepo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Pepo does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepo throws a series of punches but Kluba moves out of range.
Pepo blocks a jab.
Pepo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kluba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Pepo.

It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Kluba stuns Pepo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Pepo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kluba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pepo up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba tries to throw a body punch but Pepo avoids it by throwing Kluba back against the cage.
Kluba's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kluba throws a head punch that misses.
Kluba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluba can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Kluba tries a body shot but Pepo blocks it.
Kluba swings wildly with an uppercut but Pepo uses good head movement to avoid it.

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 blocks a body shot from Kluba.
Pepo has a couple of punches blocked by Kluba.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Kluba misses with a punch to the body.
Pepo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kluba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepo misses with the head strike.
Kluba misses with a body punch.
Pepo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba swings wildly with an uppercut but Pepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Pepo.
A shot in the inside from Pepo.
Kluba is pushing Pepo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Kluba taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Kluba.
A nice left hand lands by Kluba.
Kluba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluba misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Pepo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kluba stalling against the cage.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sebastian Kluba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pepo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bate Pepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kluba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pepo.
Kluba throws out a powerful jab.

Pepo drops Kluba with a beautiful combination! Kluba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pepo is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kluba tries to bum rush Pepo with a series of wild strikes but Pepo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kluba moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Kluba has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pepo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pepo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Pepo. Those never looked like landing.
Pepo tries to bum rush Kluba with a series of wild strikes but Kluba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluba misses the target.
Pepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kluba.
Pepo feints the counter takedown.
Pepo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kluba to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kluba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kluba trying to stall but Pepo improves his position.
Kluba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Kluba.
Pepo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kluba digs a right hand underneath Pepo's ribcage. Pepo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kluba struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Kluba blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Kluba as the two fighters clinch.
Pepo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pepo working aggressively here.
Kluba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Pepo misses with some punches.
Pepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kluba seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pepo can turn it around.
Pepo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepo.
Kluba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluba misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
Kluba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Kluba.
Kluba stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Kluba.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kluba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kluba can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pepo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepo tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kluba struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Kluba.
Pepo stalls.
Kluba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluba tries a body shot but Pepo blocks it.
Kluba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kluba taking a breather.
Kluba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluba.
Pepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Kluba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sebastian Kluba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pepo looks to land a combination but Kluba avoids it well.
Pepo misses with a body shot.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kluba to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pepo closes the distance but Kluba moves to the side
and Kluba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kluba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bate Pepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pepo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kluba counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Pepo! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Kluba!
After winning the bout, Sebastian Kluba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.