PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Hymn . Peppers has chosen Day N Nite-Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Julius Peppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacLeod
vs
Peppers

180 cm
25
160 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

174 cm
31
155 lbs
18 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Peppers.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that Peppers avoids nicely.
Peppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peppers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
MacLeod scores with a nice right hand.
MacLeod slips a jab from Peppers.
MacLeod moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from MacLeod misses.
Crunch! Peppers slams his shin into MacLeod's torso.
MacLeod throws a series of strikes that have Peppers backpedaling.
Peppers thumps MacLeod with a low kick.
Peppers throws a good cross that connects.
Peppers fails with the takedown.
Peppers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacLeods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers connects with a looping right hand.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peppers lands the left hand.
MacLeod checks the leg kick.
MacLeod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Peppers thuds a left hand into MacLeod's body.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod tries to bum rush Peppers with a series of wild strikes but Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacLeod on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacLeod throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
A cross from Peppers lands.
MacLeod misses with a hook.
Peppers misses the jab.
MacLeod lands a glancing blow to the side of Peppers's head.
MacLeod scores with a hook.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peppers moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Peppers coming out on top.
MacLeod on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacLeod jabs at Peppers's body.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. MacLeod looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLeod sizes up Peppers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Peppers tenderised MacLeod's leg. MacLeod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peppers moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacLeod takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
Peppers moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
Peppers throws a jab when MacLeod was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Peppers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peppers throws a leg kick but MacLeod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peppers throws an overhand right that lands on MacLeod's shoulder, as MacLeod tries to avoid the shot.
MacLeod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
MacLeod throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers slips under a jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a wild combination.
Peppers misses with a combination
enabling MacLeod to counter with a crisp jab.
MacLeod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacLeod throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacLeod throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peppers wants to slow MacLeod down by chopping away at his legs.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut.
MacLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacLeod moves out of range of the leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MacLeod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacLeod takes a step back to recover.
MacLeod moves away from the strike by Peppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
Peppers throws a leg kick but MacLeod checks it.
Peppers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacLeods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacLeod takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peppers connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped MacLeod's head back.
MacLeod scores with a nice head shot.
MacLeod takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacLeod looks to land a combination but Peppers avoids it well.
Peppers scores with a jab. MacLeod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers throws a wild body kick that MacLeod sees coming a mile off.
A jab from MacLeod misses.
MacLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacLeod misses with a double jab
and Peppers counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julius Peppers will probably get the nod.
That's time! MacLeod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peppers misses with a body shot.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from MacLeod.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacLeod. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacLeod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
MacLeod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacLeod.
Julius Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacLeod's head.
MacLeod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from MacLeod. Those never looked like landing.
MacLeod looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but MacLeod saw it coming and moves away.
Peppers defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
Peppers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacLeod goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
MacLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacLeod misses with a wild combination.
Peppers clobbers MacLeod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from MacLeod misses.
Peppers swings for the body but MacLeod moves out of range.
Peppers connects with a body shot that sends MacLeod's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Peppers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. MacLeod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peppers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacLeod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacLeod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peppers misses with a hook.
MacLeod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peppers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peppers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacLeod scrambles back to his feet.
MacLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
Connor MacLeod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacLeod dips to his left and cracks Peppers with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by MacLeod - just one landing.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
MacLeod thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers scores with a head kick. MacLeod tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
MacLeod scores with a punch to the head.
Peppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MacLeod lands a really nice looking cross but Peppers seems unphased.
Peppers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MacLeod if he has to take too many more of those.
Peppers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peppers scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacLeod in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
MacLeod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peppers doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Peppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peppers.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacLeod, as that shot connected.
MacLeod misses the jab.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacLeod.
Peppers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers slips under a jab from MacLeod.
A left lands for Peppers.
MacLeod misses with a straight left.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from MacLeod.
MacLeod gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peppers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Peppers misses.
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 lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacLeod misses with a few strikes there.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
MacLeod misses with a hook
and Peppers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers connects with a single shot there.

Peppers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MacLeod to the mat! MacLeod manages to get full guard.
Peppers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peppers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers stands and throws MacLeod's legs to the side, diving into side control.
MacLeod is not content to let Peppers control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Peppers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

MacLeod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peppers on the side of the head.
MacLeod dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Peppers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peppers wants to slow MacLeod down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from MacLeod misses the target.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
MacLeod throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Peppers misses.
MacLeod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peppers throws out the jab.
MacLeod closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Peppers shoots in but MacLeod avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacLeod is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacLeod missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLeod takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peppers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peppers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacLeod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacLeod connects with a nice looking jab.
MacLeod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peppers looks to land a right hand but MacLeod moved out of range.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
MacLeod looks to land a combination. Peppers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
MacLeod scores with a nice right hand.
Peppers's corner calls for a 1-2. Peppers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Peppers as he connects with a hook.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacLeod's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
Peppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacLeod sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Peppers throws a push kick but MacLeod slaps the foot to one side.
Connor MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from MacLeod does no damage.
Peppers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peppers.
Peppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacLeod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
MacLeod misses with a straight right.

Peppers looking to score a takedown here. MacLeod is defending well but Peppers drives through and ends up in MacLeod's guard.
Peppers trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.
Peppers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peppers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Peppers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peppers throwing strikes from guard but MacLeod blocks nicely.
MacLeod is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Julius Peppers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Connor MacLeod just wasn't active enough.
Nice body kick there by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a body shot.
Peppers catches MacLeod with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacLeod connects with a body shot.

Peppers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching MacLeod on his heels. He'll look to pass MacLeod's guard now, I'm sure.
Peppers tries to free his leg and advance position but MacLeod is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peppers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Peppers!
Julius Peppers gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).