PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rose (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.

Peppers
vs
Rose

150 cm
30
144 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

176 cm
27
148 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Rose!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose moves away from the strike by Peppers.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Peppers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Peppers avoids it.
Peppers checks a low kick from Rose.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peppers's head backwards.
Rose tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Peppers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Peppers 's knee.

Rose clinches up with Peppers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Peppers lands a knee to the body.

Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peppers doesn't seem phased though.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
That kick from Rose tenderised Peppers's leg. Peppers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peppers. That did some damage!
Peppers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Peppers settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peppers throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose checks a low kick from Peppers.
Peppers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a one two! Peppers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peppers throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.

Peppers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands a body punch.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Rose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Peppers throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Peppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers lands a front kick.
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Rose.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Peppers tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Rose has Peppers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peppers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peppers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peppers.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peppers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Peppers pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Brian Peppers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Peppers.

Peppers breaks the clinch.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jason Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up but Peppers circles away and keeps his distance.

Rose rushes Peppers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peppers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
Peppers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rose blocks a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the cage.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working Peppers over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.

Peppers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rose is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peppers to the mat. Peppers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Peppers looking for subs off his back but Rose has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rose takes one to the chin there.
Peppers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose with a hook.
Peppers swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.

Rose closes the distance and pushes Peppers back into the cage.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Peppers misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppers gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Peppers.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.

Peppers breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers lands a lovely overhand right.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Peppers sees coming a mile off.
Peppers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose 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.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Rose misses with a low kick as Peppers jumps back.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Peppers's belly button to the back.

Peppers has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Rose working aggressively here.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Peppers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rose.
Peppers lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Peppers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peppers pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
A short right from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peppers landing knees to the body.
Peppers is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peppers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers lands with a right to the head.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers clearly takes 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.

Peppers lands with a good body shot.
Peppers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Donk. Rose catches Peppers right on the button with a cross.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rose moves into range and clinches up with Peppers.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peppers is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Peppers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peppers's brow.
Peppers connects with a knee to the head.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.

Rose is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peppers can't fight it off and eventually Rose manages to take the fight to the floor. Peppers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peppers controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Peppers just wasn't active enough.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Peppers checks a low kick from Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peppers takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.

Rose has managed to clinch.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Peppers lands a body punch.
Rose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Peppers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose wants to slow Peppers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peppers will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rose dives in and scores a takedown into Peppers's guard.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Peppers blocks nicely.
Rose postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose trying to control but Peppers is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peppers's hands.
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Peppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Peppers finds it's target.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Peppers instigates a clinch.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Peppers in his tracks for a moment.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Peppers - that landed with a thud.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose blocks a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Rose prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Peppers is trying to stall.
Rose tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose pushes Peppers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peppers is defending well.
Peppers lands a right hand.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rose.
Rose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peppers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Peppers improves position.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peppers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Brian Peppers!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Brian Peppers!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Brian Peppers!

Brian Peppers wins by unanimous decision!
Brian Peppers is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Brian Peppers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.