PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filho has chosen Symphony Of Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pedro Filho enters the cage!

Repomies
vs
Filho

178 cm
27
144 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

173 cm
28
148 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Filho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a jab to the nose.
Repomies lands a jab.
Repomies tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Filho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repomies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Repomies fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.
Repomies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Filho will feel that in the morning.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Repomies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Filho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Repomies. Repomies obviously looking to wear him down.
Filho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filho closes the distance and clinches.

Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filho is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Repomies tries to land a leg kick but Filho saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repomies throws a jab but it's blocked by Filho.
Repomies keeps the fight on the outside.

Filho gets a clinch.
Filho slowing the pace effectively.
Filho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filho has Repomies pressed against the cage, preventing Repomies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Repomies wants to get back to striking at distance but Filho won't allow it.
Filho struggles to land a body shot inside as Repomies controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Repomies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Repomies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repomies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Repomies wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Filho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Repomies is predictable there
and Filho counters with a nice uppercut.
Filho scores with a hook to the body. Repomies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho throws a low kick but Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filho throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Filho throws a leg kick but Repomies sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Repomies lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Repomies misses.
Repomies blocks a low kick nicely.
Filho doesn't manage to clinch there - Repomies circles away.

Filho moves into the clinch.

Filho breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Filho misses.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Filho misses with a straight left.
Repomies tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho connects with a leg kick. Repomies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Filho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filho connects with a leg kick. Repomies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies is looking to chop away at Filho's legs.
Repomies lands with a nice combination. Filho backs away looking to recover.
Filho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Filho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies lands a head kick!
Repomies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filho counters with a nice body shot.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Repomies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Filho backs up against the cage.
Repomies throws out a leg kick but Filho moves out of range and Repomies only half commits.
Nice uppercut lands for Repomies. That snapped Filho's head back.
Repomies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filho is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Filho checks it.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Filho's front leg but catches the back leg as Filho tries to avoid it.
Filho throws a solid leg kick but Repomies takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Filho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Repomies throws a lazy head kick
and Filho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Repomies thinking.
Pedro Filho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Filho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies misses with a combination
and Filho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Filho moves into the clinch.
Repomies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho scores with a hook to the body.

Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but Filho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Filho swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Filho instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filho's efforts to push away.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Repomies as the two fighters clinch.
Repomies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Filho tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies has had enough of the clinch but Filho keeps him there for the moment.

Filho manages to break the clinch.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Filho's leg. Filho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies feints and then cracks Filho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filho down.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Filho's calf.
Filho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Filho throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho misses with a looping right.
Repomies throws a head kick but Filho moves out of range.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filho tries to clinch but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Filho's front leg but catches the back leg as Filho tries to avoid it.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Filho misses with a straight left.

Filho pushes Repomies up against the cage in a clinch.
Repomies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Repomies's efforts to push away.
Repomies blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Filho manages to break the clinch.
Filho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Filho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Filho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Repomies takes a step back to recover.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Filho's knee but Filho avoids it well.
Filho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filho tries to clinch but Repomies is having none of it.
Filho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repomies doesn't seem bothered though.
Repomies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filho thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Filho slams his shin into Repomies's torso.
Nice cross by Repomies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Filho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Filho blocks a leg kick.
Filho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Filho checks the leg kick.
A jab from Filho does it's job there.
Filho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Filho scores with a four punch combination!
Filho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filho blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Filho.
Filho checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Filho misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho lands a nice hook to Repomies's body. Repomies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Repomies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filho checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pedro Filho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Filho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies lands a high kick!
Filho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Filho is looking to clinch but Repomies is avoiding it.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies throws a chopping leg kick but Filho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Filho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
Filho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Repomies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Repomies throws a leg kick that misses.
Filho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Repomies misses
and Filho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies looks to clinch
and Filho counters with a good low kick that Repomies was not able to check.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Filho tries to work over Repomies's front leg with a kick but Repomies checks it.
Repomies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Filho.
Repomies checks a low kick from Filho.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Repomies's head but Repomies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to work over Filho's front leg with a kick but Filho checks it.
Filho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Filho scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repomies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Filho there.
Filho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Filho throws a low kick, looking for Repomies's leg but Repomies calmly moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filho's sensitive parts.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filho is looking to clinch but Repomies is avoiding it.
Filho misses with a leg kick.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Filho.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Filho checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Repomies's head but Repomies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies looks for the body kick but Filho saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho moves out of range easily.
Filho misses with a low kick.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Filho moves out of range easily.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Repomies's calf.
Filho throws a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Pedro Filho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Filho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Repomies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filho blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Filho misses with a double jab.
Filho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Repomies.
Filho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho with a nice cross.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Repomies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick but Filho moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filho.
Repomies throws a push kick but Filho slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Filho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repomies on the side of the head.

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 Rauno Repomies.
Well Filho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Filho!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Filho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.