PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergeant Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 835 - SLAPDASH. Peppers has chosen Wanton Song -- Led Zepplin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Alec Dimanche has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alec Dimanche seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dimanche
vs
Peppers

190 cm
26
275 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

195 cm
32
275 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergeant Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimanche misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimanche throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppers paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Peppers gets tackled into the cage by Dimanche. Dimanche maintains the clinch.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
Dimanche can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Dimanche throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Dimanche is looking to break free of the clinch but Peppers has double underhooks.
Dimanche scores with a hook to the body.
Peppers has had enough of the clinch but Dimanche keeps him there for the moment.

Peppers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peppers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dimanche stuns Peppers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers misses with an uppercut.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimanche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimanche scores with a decent looking hook.

Peppers tries to keep at a distance but Dimanche has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dimanche wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche pushes Peppers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peppers throws a head punch that misses.
Peppers prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Peppers.
Dimanche is trying to force a seperation but Peppers has the dominant position.
Peppers tries a body shot but Dimanche blocks it.
Peppers prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Peppers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimanche has him pressed against the cage.
Dimanche lands a body shot.
Peppers looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers tries a body shot but Dimanche blocks it.
Dimanche keeps control of Peppers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimanche gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers misses with a body punch.
Dimanche misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Dimanche.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimanche.
Dimanche misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Peppers. Those never looked like landing.
Dimanche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Sergeant Peppers has been cut.
Peppers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimanche at a distance.
Dimanche misses with an uppercut. Peppers saw that one coming.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Dimanche lands a glancing blow to the side of Peppers's head.
Dimanche throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Peppers.
Dimanche throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Peppers shoots in looking for a takedown. Dimanche tries to sprawl out of it but Peppers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dimanche manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dimanche tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimanche misses with a few strikes there.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimanche.

Peppers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peppers showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dimanche regains full guard. Nicely done.

Peppers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dimanche has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peppers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peppers is looking to work some ground and pound but Dimanche has wrist control.
Peppers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers wants to control from the top but Dimanche keeps moving.

Dimanche working for submissions but it's allowed Peppers to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peppers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dimanche defending well though.

Dimanche looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimanche is staying active underneath Peppers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dimanche avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Dimanche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergeant Peppers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimanche takes one to the side of the head.
Dimanche rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peppers counters with a left to the body.
Peppers misses with a two punch combination.
Dimanche throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peppers 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 Dimanche has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dimanche and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alec Dimanche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimanche tries to clinch but Peppers moves out of range.
Dimanche throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Dimanche.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimanche scores with a nice strike.
Dimanche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peppers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimanche.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche is looking to clinch.
Peppers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimanche circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimanche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Dimanche tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimanche tries to clinch but Peppers is having none of it.
Peppers motions for Dimanche to come forward. Peppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimanche keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimanche avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers cracks Dimanche with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
Peppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alec Dimanche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche misses with a straight left.
Peppers throws a head kick that Dimanche semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dimanche misses with a jab to the body
and Peppers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peppers thuds his right hand into Dimanche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimanche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dimanche has Peppers up against the cage in a clinch.

Peppers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peppers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Peppers gets tackled into the cage by Dimanche. Dimanche maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Peppers digs a right hand underneath Dimanche's ribcage. Dimanche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimanche tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
Dimanche can't break the clinch.
Dimanche cracks Peppers with a nice body shot.

Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Dimanche's head back.
Dimanche tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimanche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peppers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimanche.
Dimanche tries to clinch but Peppers moves away
and Peppers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dimanche is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Peppers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimanche wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimanche takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimanche throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Peppers throws a hook but Dimanche avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a right hand that Dimanche ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimanche also avoids with ease.
Dimanche misses with an uppercut.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dimanche's sensitive parts.
Dimanche scores with a punch to the head.
Peppers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sergeant Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimanche dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Dimanche saw that one coming.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimanche is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergeant Peppers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Peppers finds it's target.
Dimanche drops his hands momentarily and Peppers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peppers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimanche tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimanche tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimanche's knee momentarily.
Dimanche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peppers momentarily.
Crunch! Peppers slams his shin into Dimanche's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimanche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimanche misses with a wild combination.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dimanche counters with a stiff right hand.
Peppers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Alec Dimanche's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Peppers misses.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimanche.
Peppers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dimanche finds it's way round the side to connect with Peppers's head.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimanche moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimanche looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimanche takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimanche fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimanche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers throws a low kick but Dimanche moves out of range easily.
Dimanche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimanche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peppers on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dimanche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Dimanche's head back.
Dimanche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimanche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peppers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Dimanche moved away.
Dimanche doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimanche looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peppers is looking to slow Dimanche down with leg kicks.
Dimanche is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dimanche on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimanche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Dimanche takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peppers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dimanche tries to reverse the position but Peppers maintains control.
Peppers lands a big shot to the head and Dimanche winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sergeant Peppers!
A very excited looking Sergeant Peppers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.