PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 2093 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Justis
vs
Pepo

189 cm
40
183
29 - 18 - 1

190 cm
26
175
8 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pepo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Justis avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Justis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pepo.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Pepo ducks down to avoid it.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Justis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pepo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justis circles away quickly and effectively.
Justis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepo.
Pepo feints a jab promting Justis to slip. Pepo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Justis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Justis moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepo misses with the combination.
Justis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Pepo tries to clinch but Justis moves away
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pepo.
Bate Pepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Pepo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pepo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justis.
Pepo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Pepo.
Justis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pepo looks winded!
Justis throws a series of punches but Pepo avoids them all with ease.
And Pepo tries to counter it with a takedown but Justis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Justis avoids it well.
Justis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pepo thinking.
Justis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Pepo.
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
Justis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Pepo tries to keep at a distance but Justis has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Justis.
Justis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Justis has had enough of the clinch but Pepo keeps him there for the moment.

Justis manages to break the clinch.
Pepo avoids the head kick by Justis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pepo darts in trying to clinch
and Justis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pepo connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Justis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justis.
Pepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Justis swings for the body but Pepo moves out of range.
Pepo throws a nice looking combination but Justis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Pepo works over Justis's head and body with a nice combination.
Pepo misses with a double jab
and Justis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Justis dominated that round.
That's time! Justis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis is looking to wear down Pepo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Pepo lands a lovely overhand right.
Pepo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.

Pepo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justis scores with a shot to the side of Pepo's head.
Pepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis lands a body shot.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Pepo has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
A head punch on the inside from Pepo fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Pepo.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Justis avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
A short right from Pepo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis taking a breather.
Justis is trying to force a seperation but Pepo has the dominant position.
Pepo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Justis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pepo misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Logan Justis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Pepo.
Pepo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justis.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pepo has closed the distance and engaged Justis in a clinch.
Justis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pepo lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo lands with a light punch inside.
Justis works on Pepo's body with a couple of short punches.
Justis blocking some punches.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justis stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bate Pepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pepo tries to clinch but Justis moves out of range.
Justis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pepo misses with a wild combination.
Pepo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pepo throws a right hand that Justis ducks under and follows up with a left that Justis also avoids with ease.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pepo tries to clinch
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis throws a good cross that connects.
Pepo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Pepo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepo misses with a left hand
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pepo misses with a combination
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Pepo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pepo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pepo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Justis back to the cage. Pepo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Justis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pepo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justis.
Pepo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Justis closes the distance and clinches.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Justis avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepo blocking some punches.
Justis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justis blocking some punches.

Justis breaks the clinch.
Justis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pepo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justis has closed the distance and engaged Pepo in a clinch.
Pepo misses with some punches.
Justis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Justis breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pepo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepo.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Pepo throws a head punch that misses.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pepo tries to work over Justis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Logan Justis.
I think Justis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!