PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Not Sure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Peppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sure
vs
Peppers

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Not Sure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Peppers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sure misses with a head kick.
Peppers takes a swing at Sure's ribcage but misses.
Peppers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sure pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers swinging wilding here.

Sure clinches.
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peppers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peppers has had enough of the clinch but Sure keeps him there for the moment.
Sure stalling in the clinch.
Sure could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peppers blocks the elbow strike.
Sure tries a knee to the head but Peppers blocks it.
Sure is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sure throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers goes for a takedown attempt but Sure pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peppers closes the distance but Sure moves to the side

and Sure counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sure pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peppers looking for a takedown.
Sure taking a breather.
Sure seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sure throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peppers tries to pull guard but Sure won't allow it.
Not Sure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Peppers.
Sure missing with knees to the body.
Peppers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sure gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers avoiding damage as Sure throws knees to the body.
Sure taking a breather.
Peppers has Sure pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sure manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sure misses with a knee to the head.
Sure taking a breather.
Peppers looking for a takedown.
Sure lands an elbow inside that Peppers shrugs off.
Sure lands an elbow inside that Peppers shrugs off.
Sure prevents the takedown attempt.
Peppers takes an elbow to the temple.
Sure missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sure scores a nice knee to the body.
Sure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sure looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peppers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sure is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Sure.
Sure throws an elbow that misses.
Sure misses with a knee to the head.
Sure has Peppers pressed against the cage.
Sure is breathing heavily.
Sure lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Sure.
Sure misses with an elbow over the top.
Sure creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike.
Peppers avoiding damage as Sure throws knees to the body.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Sure.
Sure gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peppers.
Sure stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peppers blocks it with crossed arms.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Sure.
Sure tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Not Sure dominated that round.
That's time! Sure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peppers shoots in but Sure avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peppers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sure throws an elbow but it misses.
Sure missing with knees to the body.
Sure lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sure.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sure for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peppers avoiding damage as Sure throws knees to the body.
Sure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peppers.
Knees to the body from Sure.
Peppers jumps guard but Sure stands there with Peppers around his waist. Peppers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Not Sure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Peppers.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sure lands a nice knee to the body.
Sure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peppers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sure tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
Sure is looking to control Peppers's arms but Peppers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sure has his back to the cage.
Peppers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sure gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sure content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Peppers drags the fight down to the ground.

Peppers working for a triangle but Sure defends it easily.
Sure looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peppers is on top in guard.

Peppers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peppers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sure is keeping the position for now.
Peppers trying to control but Sure is working from the bottom.
Peppers pushing down on Sure's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sure is looking to control Peppers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sure avoid being mounted?
Sure wants to improve his position but Peppers is controlling well.
Sure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peppers is working for a kimura but Sure is defending it quite comfortably.

Peppers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sure defends it well.

Peppers is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sure as he works his way to full guard.
Peppers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sure can't keep his opponent in guard - Peppers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

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

Peppers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peppers moves into full mount! Sure won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Peppers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Sure defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peppers.
Sure can't escape the position.
Sure is working hard here to advance position.

Peppers looking to isolate an arm here. Sure doesn't see it coming and as Peppers extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Peppers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Peppers!