PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fonseca has chosen "Chokechain" - 3oh!3 as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Peppers
vs
da Fonseca

150 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
140 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Fonseca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peppers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
da Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Peppers. No joy for da Fonseca on that attempt.
da Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Fonseca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
da Fonseca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
da Fonseca shoots in but Peppers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
da Fonseca misses with a straight right.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of da Fonseca's head.
da Fonseca thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers lands a jab to da Fonseca's midsection.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
da Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Peppers slaps away a takedown attempt from da Fonseca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Estacio da Fonseca.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Fonseca has a takedown stuffed.
Peppers throws a body punch but da Fonseca moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
da Fonseca shoots in but no luck this time.
da Fonseca looks gassed!
da Fonseca swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
da Fonseca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peppers circles away.
da Fonseca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peppers jabs at da Fonseca's body.

Peppers moves into the clinch.

Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Peppers slams his shin into da Fonseca's torso.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
da Fonseca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Fonseca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
da Fonseca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
da Fonseca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
da Fonseca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. da Fonseca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

da Fonseca is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Peppers and da Fonseca falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Peppers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Peppers!