PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni has chosen Sexyama Slideshow, which has impregnated every woman here tonight...and man as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pepper
vs
Baroni

188 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Torero Clothing Inc.
Forbidden Apple

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Pepper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepper moves away.
Pepper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baroni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pepper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baroni's guard.
Baroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pepper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pepper wants to pass the guard but Baroni is keeping the position.
Baroni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pepper controls the pace.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni controlling the position.
Pepper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pepper trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Baroni is trying to control the position but Pepper postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Baroni has his feet on Pepper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Baroni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baroni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pepper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joey Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
Baroni throws a hook but Pepper blocks it.
Nice shot by Baroni.
Baroni throws a combination that misses

and Pepper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baroni keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baroni is refusing to be controlled, as Pepper sits in half guard.
Baroni wants to control but Pepper is keeping busy.
Baroni is controlling Pepper's trapped leg to prevent Pepper from advancing to side control.
Baroni tries to kick Pepper off but Pepper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Baroni lands with a nice body punch.
Pepper throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.

Baroni gets caught flat footed, as Pepper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Pepper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pepper wants to control from the top but Baroni keeps moving.
Pepper being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Baroni looking for a guillotine here but Pepper defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Pepper dominated that round.
That's time! Pepper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baroni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pepper scores with a nice head shot.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baroni as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Baroni.
Baroni lands a jab to Pepper's midsection.
Pepper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pepper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni lands the left hand.
Joey Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pepper is rocked!
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Pepper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pepper seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pepper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baroni's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Pepper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baroni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baroni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baroni!
Pepper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pepper is trying to control Baroni's posture but Baroni avoids it.
Pepper tries to buck Baroni off but Baroni is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni staying calm.

Baroni decides to stand back up.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.

Baroni tries to keep at a distance but Pepper has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pepper breaks the clinch.

Pepper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroni is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to get back to full guard.
Pepper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pepper wants to take a breather but Baroni is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni is trying to maintain the position but Pepper is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Baroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Baroni misses with a double jab

and Pepper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pepper is controlling the pace.
Pepper is keen to just control but Baroni is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Charles Pepper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baroni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pepper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pepper throws a leg kick which misses Baroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Baroni tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baroni!
Baroni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pepper rather than just go for the knockout.
Baroni lands a head shot.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pepper counters with a takedown into side control.

Baroni throws Pepper to one side and escapes!
Baroni digs a good hook to Pepper's body.
Baroni misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pepper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying to control the action in half guard but Baroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but Baroni defends it.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper misses with a double jab.
Pepper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pepper lands a jab-cross combination.
Pepper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.

Pepper takes the fight into the clinch.
Baroni wants to break free but Pepper has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pepper is trying to maintain a safe position but Baroni gets an underhook and turns Pepper into the cage.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from Pepper.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Pepper staying out of range there.
Baroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepper at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Pepper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pepper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Pepper!