PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes to the cage accompanied by Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peppers
vs
Falco

174 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

175 cm
30
157 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Falco!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco scores with a punch to the head.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Falco stuns Peppers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
Shane Falco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers throws a body punch but Falco moves out of range.
Falco lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Falco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Falco misses with a looping right.
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Falco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falco scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers throws a right and a left that Falco avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Peppers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco misses with a body shot.
Falco throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Falco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Falco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falco, right into the meat.
Falco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falco.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Falco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falco moves out of range as Peppers strikes.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and Peppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peppers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Falco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Falco finds it's target.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Falco moved away.
Falco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Falco counters with a low kick, right behind Peppers 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
Peppers is looking to land body kicks.
Peppers looks to throw the jab but Falco is out of range.
Peppers tries a low kick but Falco avoids it.
Peppers cracks Falco with an open hand slap.
Falco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falco lands with a hook. Peppers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws the left hand but Falco avoids the punch easily.
Falco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Peppers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falco.
An inside leg kick lands from Falco.
Falco throws a front kick aimed at Peppers's knee but Peppers avoids it well.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers cracks the inside of Falco's front leg.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falco.
Falco tries to score with a low kick but Peppers moves his leg out of the way.
Peppers throws a low kick but Falco moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco checks a leg kick.
Falco doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falco.
Falco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peppers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falco misses with a low kick as Peppers jumps back.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falco jabs Peppers right on the nose. Peppers blinks but takes it well.
Falco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peppers counters with a nice uppercut.
Peppers checks a low kick from Falco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falco checks a leg kick nicely.

Falco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Falco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Falco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Falco misses with a kick to the body.
Peppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Peppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shane Falco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Falco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falco just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers takes one to the side of the head.
Peppers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Falco blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falco manages to avoid it.
Falco just misses with a punch to the body.
Falco misses with a body shot.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Falco.
Falco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers scores with a body shot.
Falco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Falco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falco. That one must have hurt.
Peppers is looking to wear down Falco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Falco blocks the low kick.
Falco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers jabs Falco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falco.
Falco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick that misses.
Peppers walks into a straight right hand from Falco.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Falco throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Peppers blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
Peppers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Falco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Falco as he connects with a hook.
Falco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Falco lands a nice shot to the body.
Falco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falco dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Falco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falco moves away.
Falco stalks Peppers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peppers's face. Peppers staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppers connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falco throws out the jab.
Good work by Falco as he checks the leg kick.
Peppers looks to throw the jab but Falco is out of range.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers misses with a left hand
and Falco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Falco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falco with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco scores with a punch to the head.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Falco misses the jab.
Falco looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Falco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Falco misses with a head kick.
Falco tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Falco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falco moves to clinch but Peppers breaks away
and Peppers counters with a left to the body.
Falco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Falco.
Falco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Falco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falco lands a nice looking body shot.
Peppers misses with an uppercut
and Falco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falco throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Peppers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peppers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Falco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Falco throws a head kick but Peppers moves out of range.
Falco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Falco checks a leg kick.
Peppers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falco has time to react.
Falco is looking to clinch but Peppers is avoiding it.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Falco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peppers misses the jab.
Falco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falco ducks right into an uppercut from Peppers.
Peppers connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Falco. Those never looked like landing.
Falco throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Falco misses with a hook.
Peppers moves out of range as Falco strikes.
Falco lands a nice hook to Peppers's body. Peppers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers blocks a leg kick.
Falco throws a head kick that misses
and Peppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falco.
Julius Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers checks a leg kick nicely.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
Falco misses the shot to the body.
Peppers dodges the punch combination from Falco.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falco.
Falco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
Falco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peppers momentarily.
Falco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peppers counters with an inside leg kick.
Falco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falco's calf.
Peppers punishes Falco's body with a nice straight punch.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shane Falco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Peppers.
Falco is looking to score with low kicks.
Peppers throws a jab when Falco was well out of range.
Falco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body. Falco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Falco moved out of range nicely.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Falco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Falco!