PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pepper
vs
Valdez

185 cm
29
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

182 cm
33
117 lbs
2 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Valdez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Pepper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pepper shoots in for a double leg but Valdez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Pepper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Valdez gets tackled into the cage by Pepper. Pepper maintains the clinch.

Pepper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valdez avoids it really well and circles away.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peter Pepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Pepper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Pepper as he connects with a hook.

Pepper drives through and clinches with Valdez against the cage.
Pepper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pepper pulls guard successfully.
Valdez won't allow Pepper to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pepper is looking for a triangle but Valdez pushes his legs off easily.
Valdez passes Pepper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Valdez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pepper is looking to escape.
Valdez trying to control the action but Pepper is working from the bottom.
Pepper is trying to stand back up but Valdez is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper trying to control from the bottom.
Pepper is trying to get back to full guard.
Valdez stops Pepper from getting back to his feet.
Pepper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Valdez manages to move to mount!
Pepper wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is working to get back to half guard.
Pepper tries to lock up and control but Valdez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valdez content just to control the position here.
Valdez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez won't let Pepper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pepper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pepper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pepper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pepper dominated that round.
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.

Valdez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pepper swivels and escapes.
German Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pepper instigates a clinch.
Valdez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pepper walks away with a smile on his face. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peter Pepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Pepper leaves Valdez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valdez slaps away a takedown attempt from Pepper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pepper as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Valdez as Pepper shoots in.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valdez dives in and grabs Pepper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pepper pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pepper lands with an uppercut that bounces Valdez off the cage and back into range.
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pepper's waist but Pepper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.

Pepper rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pepper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper lands with a short shot to the head.

Pepper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pepper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pepper is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Pepper circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Pepper as Valdez shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Pepper.
Pepper slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pepper shoots in for a double leg but Valdez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pepper closes the distance and pushes Valdez back into the cage.

Pepper jumps into guard, dragging Valdez to the mat.
Pepper wants to get back to his feet but Valdez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is wriggling around but Valdez manages to pass to half guard.
Pepper tries to kick Valdez off but Valdez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Valdez is trying to control the action in half guard but Pepper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper wants to get back to his feet.
Valdez is trying to control the action in half guard but Pepper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. German Valdez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Valdez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pepper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pepper.
A swing and a miss from Pepper.
Pepper scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Valdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez shoots in for a double leg but Pepper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pepper closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valdez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez wants to stand and escape but Pepper is having none of it.

Valdez kicks Pepper off and gets to his feet.
Valdez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horrible takedown by Valdez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pepper which made him look bad.
Pepper tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pepper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pepper.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pepper is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Pepper circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pepper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pepper fails to land the takedown.
Pepper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pepper wants it to stay on the feet.
Pepper shoots for a double leg takedown but Valdez sprawls well. He's pushed Pepper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pepper looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepper as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pepper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pepper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper stuffs the takedown.
Pepper leaves Valdez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Pepper.
Nice uppercut there from Pepper.
Valdez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pepper swivels and escapes.
Valdez blocks a leg kick.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pepper.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Pepper, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Pepper against the cage but Pepper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valdez shoots in and drives through. Pepper sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pepper.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pepper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valdez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Pepper rushes Valdez and presses him up against the cage.

Pepper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pepper tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pepper to the ground. Pepper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pepper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.
Pepper digs a good hook to Valdez's body.
Pepper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Pepper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez blocking the ground and pound.
Pepper sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Valdez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pepper looking to finish with strikes here!
Pepper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valdez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Valdez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pepper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez dives in and grabs Pepper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pepper pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
Valdez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pepper.
Valdez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pepper to counter with a crisp jab.
Peter Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Pepper shows good takedown defense.

Valdez gets caught napping as Pepper dives in and scores a takedown. Valdez manages to retain guard.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet but Pepper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throwing strikes from guard but Valdez blocks nicely.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet but Pepper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valdez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pepper.
Pepper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pepper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valdez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pepper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pepper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valdez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.
Pepper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valdez wants to stand up but Pepper is controlling him.
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Pepper.
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Peter Pepper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepper misses with a kick to the body.
German Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valdez shoots in but Pepper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pepper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pepper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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