PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tywin Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lolo Pepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lannister
vs
Pepe

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

5th Round Clothing

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tywin Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolo Pepe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lannister gets tackled into the ropes by Pepe. Pepe maintains the clinch.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pepe looks gassed!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.

Lannister breaks from the clinch.
Pepe looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.

Lannister darts in and clinches Pepe up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lannister obliges.

Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pepe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Lannister breaks from the clinch.

Lannister clinches with his opponent.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Lolo Pepe has been cut.

Lannister has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pepe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pepe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lannister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pepe could be in trouble here!
Lannister loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pepe hold on?
Lannister is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Lannister gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Lannister gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Lannister apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Pepe tries to keep at a distance but Lannister has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lannister closes the distance and pushes Pepe back into the ropes.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.

Lannister has Pepe pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lannister pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Pepe tumbling to the mat - Lannister dives into Pepe's guard.
Lannister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lannister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pepe has Lannister pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister content to stall in guard here.
Lannister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lannister is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lannister throwing strikes from guard but Pepe blocks nicely.
Pepe keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.

Lannister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pepe wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tywin Lannister just wasn't active enough.

Lannister has Pepe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Lannister.

Lannister has picked Pepe up - he's going for a ride! Lannister dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pepe defending well though.
Pepe is looking to escape.
Lannister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pepe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lannister.
Lannister wants to control but Pepe is keeping him busy.
Pepe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lannister.
Pepe wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lannister there.
Lannister scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister controlling the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lannister slips a nice elbow through Pepe's hands, connecting with Pepe's forehead.
Pepe wants to get back to his feet.
Pepe wants to get back to full guard.
Pepe taking some punishment here, with Lannister in his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pepe defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Pepe defends it.
Pepe looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tywin Lannister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lolo Pepe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lannister looks for a takedown but Pepe sprawls well.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Pepe keeps it at a distance.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lannister clinches up with Pepe and pushes him back against the ropes.

Lannister breaks from the clinch.
Tywin Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pepe swinging wildly here.

Lannister rushes Pepe and presses him up against the ropes.
Lannister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Lannister.
Pepe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Pepe is breathing heavily.
Lannister will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pepe up against the ropes.

Lannister gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lannister trying to control but Pepe is working from the bottom.
Pepe trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Pepe keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Pepe wants to stand but Lannister is controlling the position.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepe can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Pepe has wrist control.
Lannister postures up in Pepe's guard and throws a big left but Pepe blocks it.
Lannister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepe on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lannister!

Pepe is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pepe scores with a nice head shot.
Pepe keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepe tries to clinch up but Lannister circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe leaves Lannister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lannister pushes Pepe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lannister lands an elbow that stopped Pepe in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Pepe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pepe fails to land.

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

Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Pepe in a clinch.

Lannister gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pepe is on top in guard.

Pepe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pepe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pepe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lannister's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pepe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lannister drives through and clinches with Pepe against the ropes.

Pepe decides to pull guard.
Lannister is in close to Pepe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pepe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepe wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.
Lannister scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tywin Lannister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lolo Pepe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pepe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pepe scores with a nice right hand.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
Pepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lannister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Pepe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.
Lannister tries to clinch but Pepe is having none of it.
Pepe misses with the combination.
No joy there for Pepe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Pepe keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Pepe. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe keeps the fight on the outside.

Lannister has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister stalling in the clinch.

Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pepe keeps the fight on the outside.

Lannister pushes Pepe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lannister wants to take the fight to the mat but Pepe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lannister with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepe is trying to force a seperation but Lannister has the dominant position.
Pepe is trying to force a seperation but Lannister has the dominant position.

Lannister manages to break the clinch.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pepe lunges at Lannister with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lannister's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Pepe circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Pepe scores with a four punch combination!
Pepe misses with a wild combination.

Lannister closes the distance and pushes Pepe back into the ropes.
Lannister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pepe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lannister smiles and moves away.

Lannister looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.
Pepe is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Pepe won't allow it.
Pepe pushes Lannister off looking to stand but Lannister dives back in and keeps control.
Lannister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pepe taking some punishment here, with Lannister in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Lannister there.
Lannister trying to control the pace.
Pepe pushes Lannister off looking to stand but Lannister dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister controlling the action here.
Pepe is trying to stand back up but Lannister is controlling him
Lannister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lannister looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lannister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepe is looking to escape.
Lannister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lolo Pepe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tywin Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepe punching from the bottom.

Pepe actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tywin Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lannister 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 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tywin Lannister!