PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom! Shake The Room . Welsh has chosen Lets Have A War as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zepp
vs
Welsh

177 cm
36
187 lbs
39 - 15 - 0

190 cm
35
199 lbs
24 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zepp swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zepp.

Welsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zepp, pushing him back against the cage.
Welsh is trying to maintain a safe position but Zepp gets an underhook and turns Welsh into the cage.
Welsh lands with a right to the head.
Zepp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Welsh's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Welsh fails to land.
Welsh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Zepp misses with the head strike.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but Zepp blocks it.
Zepp has had enough of the clinch but Welsh keeps him there for the moment.
Zepp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zepp has a couple of punches blocked by Welsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Zepp misses with some punches.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zepp digs a right hand into Welsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Welsh's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Welsh lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zepp is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Zepp.
A nice left hand lands by Zepp.
Zepp managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
Welsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welsh.
Welsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zepp backwards.
Zepp lands a nice uppercut.
Zepp working aggressively here.
Welsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Zepp avoids the damage to the body.
Zepp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zepp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Welsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welsh.
Zepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Zepp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Welsh jumps guard but Zepp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Welsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zepp backwards.

Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zepp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zepp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Zepp pushes him off.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Zepp tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zepp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Zepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.
Welsh fails with the takedown
and Zepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zepp is defending well for now.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zepp.
Zepp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but Zepp blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Zepp fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepp pushes Welsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Welsh is rocked!

It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Zepp is working Welsh over against the cage.
Zepp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Welsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Zepp finish him?
Welsh misses with a knee strike.
Zepp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zepp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Welshs head.
Zepp is pressed up against the cage. Welsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zepp down to the mat. Zepp avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zepp lands a nice shot to the body.
Welsh looks winded!
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zepp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Welsh fails with the takedown
and Zepp counters with a crisp right that sends Welsh to the canvas! Zepp follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Zepp!
After winning the bout, Bobby Zepp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.