PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and diet Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Obama
vs
Pepper

225 cm
22
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, diet Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pepper lands a left and a right that sends Obama crashing to the canvas! Pepper dives into mount looking to finish!

Obama is rocked!

Pepper stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pepper misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama seems to have got his legs back now.
Pepper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepper throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama wants to clinch.
Pepper keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pepper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barack Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Pepper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pepper moves in looking to clinch but Obama pushes him off.
Obama clinches but Pepper breaks the clinch
and Pepper counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obama wants to clinch
and Pepper counters with a series of strikes. Obama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obama.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Pepper pushes him off.
Obama tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pepper looks to land a combination but Obama avoids it well.

Obama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Obama landing knees to the head.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Obama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Obama.
Obama lands a knee to the head.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.

Pepper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepper stalks Obama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obama's face. Obama staggers backwards, shaken.
Pepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Obama has Pepper up against the cage in a clinch.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Obama keeps him there for the moment.
Obama 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 is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepper blocks it with crossed arms.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepper blocks it with crossed arms.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepper's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Obama keeps him there for the moment.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

diet Pepper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepper misses with a double jab.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Pepper.
Obama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Pepper pushes him off.
Obama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama tries to clinch up but Pepper circles away and keeps his distance.
diet Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Pepper throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Obama tries to clinch but Pepper is having none of it.
Obama tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama tries to clinch but Pepper moves away
and Pepper counters with a two punch combo.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama tries to clinch up but Pepper circles away and keeps his distance.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Pepper pushes him off.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obama wants to clinch.
Pepper keeps the fight on the outside.
Barack Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama wants to clinch.

Obama rushes Pepper and presses him up against the cage.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Obama landing knees to the head.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Pepper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Pepper.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Obama gets a clinch.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepper blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Obama.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Obama keeps him there for the moment.
Obama landing knees to the head.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama lands a knee to the head.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Obama.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepper's face.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Obama tries to clinch but Pepper moves out of range.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Obama tries to clinch up but Pepper circles away and keeps his distance.
Obama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obama tries to clinch but Pepper moves out of range.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Pepper pushes him off.
Obama tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper moves in looking to clinch but Obama pushes him off.
Obama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obama slips a jab and a cross from Pepper.

Obama has managed to clinch.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepper's face.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pepper manages to break the clinch.
Pepper scores with a one two! Obama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Obama clinches.
Obama misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepper's face.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Obama with a knee to the head.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obama lands a knee to the head.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Obama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Obama keeps him there for the moment.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama misses with a knee strike.
Obama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama looking to throw knees to the head but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Pepper blocks it.

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.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pepper can't break the clinch.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Pepper blocks with his arms.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Obama scores with a knee to the head.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama keeps control of Pepper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama with a knee to the head.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepper blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Pepper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pepper wants to break free but Obama has control.
Pepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obama has him pressed against the cage.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Pepper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Obama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obama 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Obama!