PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Trace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Peppers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Trace's chin.

Peppers
vs
Trace

150 cm
26
144 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

176 cm
27
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $49 SALE!!!!!!!!!
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Trace!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trace fails with a takedown attempt.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses

and Trace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peppers's guard.
Trace is looking to work some ground and pound but Peppers has wrist control.
Trace is fighting to break Peppers's control of his arms but Peppers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trace is one step ahead there.
Trace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peppers's head.
Peppers wants to control but Trace is keeping busy.
Peppers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trace.
Trace thows a huge punch but Peppers dodges it nicely.
Trace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peppers defending well though.

Peppers pushes Trace off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Trace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Trace misses the target.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Trace sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Trace moves out of range.
Peppers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Trace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Trace is just out of range.
Trace avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Trace checks a low kick from Peppers.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trace manages to avoid it.
Trace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peppers.
Trace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trace moves away.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Peppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers with a nice cross.

Peppers drives through and clinches with Trace against the cage.
Peppers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trace's efforts to push away.
Trace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peppers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peppers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trace's efforts to push away.
Trace is trying to break the clinch but Peppers has him pressed against the cage.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
Trace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trace looking to throw knees to the head but Peppers is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppers prevents Trace from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trace shoots for a takedown but Peppers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trace thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
Peppers misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trace is defended easily by Peppers.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Trace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peppers throws a low kick but Trace avoids it.
Peppers swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers swings for the body but Trace moves out of range.
Jesus Trace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Trace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peppers thuds a left hand into Trace's body.
Peppers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Trace.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Trace blocks the leg kick.
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peppers tries to clinch up.
Trace misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trace tries to bum rush Peppers with a series of wild strikes but Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body. Trace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trace was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
No luck for Trace with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Peppers tries to clinch up.
Peppers pushes Trace away with a front kick.
Trace is breathing heavily.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trace's calf.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trace. That did some damage!
Trace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Trace checks it.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peppers misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck for Trace with that takedown attempt.
Trace avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers keeps Trace at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trace takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Jesus Trace has been cut.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Trace saw that one coming.
Peppers misses with the body kick
and Trace counters with a nice uppercut.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trace misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Trace.
Peppers misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Peppers as he connects with a hook.
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Trace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peppers circles away.
Peppers is looking to wear down Trace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peppers tries to clinch but Trace moves out of range.
Peppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Trace moved away.
Trace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Trace blocks the leg kick.
Trace shoots in looking for a takedown but Peppers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Trace.
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Trace pushes him off.
Peppers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Peppers pushes Trace up against the cage in a clinch.

Peppers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peppers circles away.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses
and Trace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trace. That's going to slow Peppers down.
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. Trace shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good standup being displayed there by Peppers as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peppers is looking to slow Trace down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Peppers. No joy for Trace on that attempt.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers throws a body punch but Trace moves out of range.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers misses with the body kick
and Trace counters with a two punch combo.
Peppers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trace walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Trace's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers dips to his left and cracks Trace with an uppercut!
Peppers is looking to clinch but Trace is avoiding it.
Peppers misses with a hook to the body
and Trace counters with a three punch combo that has Peppers backing up. Peppers nods at Trace to acknowledge the strikes.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trace circles away quickly and effectively.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers tries to clinch but Trace moves out of range.
Peppers thows a leg kick but Trace checks it
and Trace counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace moves out of range as Peppers throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trace is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Trace looks to land a body kick but Peppers moved away.
Peppers looks to throw the jab but Trace is out of range.
Trace moves out of range of the body kick from Peppers.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trace shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Peppers.
Peppers is looking to chop away at Trace's legs.
Some wild striking there from Trace.
Peppers connects with a body shot.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Trace sees coming a mile off.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Trace.
Trace 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trace swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers is looking to land body kicks.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trace.
Peppers lands a head kick!
Peppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trace.
Peppers struggling a bit here.
Peppers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trace laying and praying for a moment but Peppers takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peppers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trace.
Trace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peppers is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers had his way with Jesus Trace in that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Trace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trace blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Peppers as Trace shoots in.
Peppers tries to clinch there but Trace circles away.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Trace down.
Trace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peppers swings for the body but Trace moves out of range.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers misses with a combination
and Trace makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peppers tries to clinch there but Trace circles away.

Trace shoots in and gets a takedown into Peppers's guard.
Peppers trying to control the position here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Trace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers managing to control the position.
Trace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peppers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peppers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trace.
Peppers wants to sweep here but Trace controlling him for the moment.
Trace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peppers pulls Trace in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Peppers.
Trace blocks a head kick by Peppers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trace throws a head kick that Peppers semi-blocks.
Trace throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trace can do to turn this around?
Trace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers tries to clinch up
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brian Peppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Trace shoots in looking for a takedown. Peppers tries to sprawl out of it but Trace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peppers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Peppers does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus Trace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.

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 Brian Peppers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peppers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers retains his bantamweight title!