PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen Lil Terror as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Peppers
vs
Teixeira

150 cm
27
144 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
142 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Australian Xtreme - All 159 Video Proof.

Conviction
Adam's NORTHERN WILD $10 Sale

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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers lands a nice looking body kick.
Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teixeira lands a lovely overhand right.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teixeira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers is looking to land body kicks.
Peppers throws a low kick, looking for Teixeira's leg but Teixeira calmly moves out of range.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira moves out of range of the leg kick from Peppers.
Teixeira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teixeira checks a leg kick.
Peppers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
Nice cross by Teixeira.
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Teixeira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Peppers connects with a body shot.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peppers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Peppers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teixeira misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Teixeira moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Teixeira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers scores with a spinning back kick!
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teixeira checks it well.
Teixeira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peppers throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teixeira checks it well.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teixeira's calf.
Peppers wants to slow Teixeira down by chopping away at his legs.
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Teixeira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Teixeira misses the jab.

Peppers darts in and clinches Teixeira up against the cage.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peppers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Teixeira controls his hands.
Peppers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teixeira gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teixeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teixeira has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Teixeira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Peppers has had enough of the clinch but Teixeira keeps him there for the moment.
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!
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Teixeira misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Teixeira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.

Peppers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peppers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Teixeira will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Teixeira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Richard Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Teixeira is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Teixeira throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Teixeira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peppers. That one must have hurt.
Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Peppers saw that one coming.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teixeira's sensitive parts.
Teixeira moves out of range of the leg kick from Peppers.
Teixeira looks to land a combination but Peppers avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peppers - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teixeira duly obliges.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teixeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peppers is looking to wear down Teixeira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Peppers clinches up against the cage.
Teixeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peppers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teixeira avoids it.
Teixeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
A right handed body shot lands from Teixeira.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teixeira.
Teixeira takes a shot to the head.
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 tries a body shot but Teixeira blocks it.
Teixeira prevents Peppers from breaking the clinch.

Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers doesn't manage to clinch there - Teixeira circles away.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers works Teixeira's body with a nice hook.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teixeira lands the left hand.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Teixeira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teixeira doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Peppers. Those never looked like landing.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Teixeira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peppers's head.
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Teixeira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peppers in his tracks.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers wants to slow Teixeira down by chopping away at his legs.
Teixeira blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Teixeira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Peppers is looking to land body kicks.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teixeira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teixeira lands a slapping body shot.
Peppers throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Peppers wants to slow Teixeira down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Peppers tenderised Teixeira's leg. Teixeira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teixeira lands a jab.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Teixeira ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teixeira tests Peppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Peppers is rocked!
Peppers misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Teixeira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Teixeira misses with a right hand
and Peppers counters with an outside leg kick.
Peppers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Teixeira.
Oh Peppers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teixeira moves out of range of the body kick.
Peppers seems to have got his legs back now.
Peppers walks into a left hand.
Peppers connects with a single shot there.
Teixeira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peppers counters with a low kick, right behind Teixeira 's knee.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers misses with a combination
and Teixeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the head.
Peppers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teixeira misses with a body shot
and Peppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that Peppers avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Peppers.
A punch combination from Teixeira misses.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Peppers lands a leg kick that knocks Teixeira off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Teixeira coming out on top.
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teixeira throws out the jab.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Peppers lands a front kick.
Peppers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Peppers.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Teixeira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the head.
Teixeira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Teixeira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peppers.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Teixeira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira stalks Peppers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peppers's face. Peppers staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Peppers moves away from the strike by Teixeira.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Peppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teixeira throws the left hand but Peppers avoids the punch easily.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira clobbers Peppers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Teixeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Peppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Teixeira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peppers at a distance.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teixeira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teixeira avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Richard Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teixeira throws the left hand but Peppers avoids the punch easily.
Teixeira throws a poor cross that misses
and Peppers counters with a big head kick but Teixeira shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Teixeira.
I've got Teixeira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Richard Teixeira!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Richard Teixeira!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Richard Teixeira!

Richard Teixeira wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Richard Teixeira said 'I would like to thank Brian Peppers for this fight. A lot of people didn't give me any chance in this fight. Now I know I have proven my worth as the best bantamweight in the world. I am headed back to TTFC if anyone wants to prove be wrong.'.