PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slow Learner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Learner
vs
Peppers

175 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
36
155 lbs
25 - 21 - 2

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slow Learner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peppers.
Learner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Learner.
Learner misses the jab.
Learner throws an off balance right hand
and Peppers counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Learner. Those never looked like landing.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Learner tries to bum rush Peppers with a series of wild strikes but Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Learner throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Learner lands the left hand.
Learner just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Learner throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.

Peppers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Learner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Learner defending against the ground and pound.
Learner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Learner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peppers on the ground.
Learner tries to buck Peppers off but Peppers is having none of it.
Peppers misses with the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Peppers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Learner is avoiding damage well.
Learner tries to bench press Peppers off him but Peppers keeps the position.
Peppers takes a little break here. Learner wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Learner tries to bench press Peppers off him but Peppers keeps the position.
Peppers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Learner tries to improve position but can't.
Peppers just content to control the position.
Learner tries to bench press Peppers off him but Peppers keeps the position.
Peppers controls the position.
Learner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Learner tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julius Peppers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Learner connects with a single shot there.
Slow Learner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learner misses with a few strikes there.
Learner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peppers counters with an outside leg kick.
Learner works over Peppers's head and body with a nice combination.
Learner lands a nice shot to the body.
Learner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
Peppers swinging wildly here.
Learner scores with a one two! Peppers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Learner misses with a double jab
and Peppers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Learner.
Peppers fails to land the takedown.
Learner misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Learner misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Learner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Learner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Learner throws out the jab.
Learner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peppers throws a nice looking combination but Learner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Learner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppers circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Learner is fending him off so far but Peppers persists. Nope, Learner circles away and we're back to standing.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Learner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Learner misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Slow Learner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peppers thuds his right hand into Learner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Learner misses its intended target.
Learner scores with a hook to the body. Peppers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
Danga de danga de dang - Learner scores with a four punch combination!
Learner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Learner.
Peppers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Learner throws a sloppy body shot
and Peppers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Learner thinking.
Learner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Learner throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Peppers fails with a takedown attempt.
Learner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Learner swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Learner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peppers.
Slow Learner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Learner misses with a hook.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Learner was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Peppers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Learner tries to bum rush Peppers with a series of wild strikes but Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peppers dodges the punch combination from Learner.
Learner looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Learner scores with a nice head shot.
Peppers takes one to the side of the head.
Learner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peppers to score with a decent uppercut.
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Learner.
A combination from Peppers does no damage.
Peppers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Learner moves away from the strike by Peppers.
Learner throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Learner misses with a straight right.
Learner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peppers swats away the attempt to clinch by Learner.
Slow Learner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Learner misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Learner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Learner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Learner wants it to stay on the feet.
Slow Learner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Peppers.

Peppers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Learner!

Peppers decides to stand back up.
Learner throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Learner scores with a shot to the body.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Learner.
Learner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Learner.
Learner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Learner misses with a series of wild punches.
Learner throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Learner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Learner misses with a double jab.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peppers dodges the punch combination from Learner.
Slow Learner is winning the standup battle so far.
Peppers lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Learner.
Peppers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 Slow Learner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Learner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Learner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Learner misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Learner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Learner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Learner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Peppers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Peppers moves into full mount! Learner won't be happy about that!
Peppers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Learner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peppers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julius Peppers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Peppers lands with an uppercut that bounces Learner off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Learner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Learner throws the left hand but Peppers avoids the punch easily.
Learner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peppers throws out the jab.
Learner throws a right and a left that Peppers avoids nicely.
Peppers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Learner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Learner misses with a wild combination.
Peppers misses with a wild combination.
Learner throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julius Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learner misses with a wild body shot.
Learner throws an off balance right hand
letting Peppers counter with a right hand.
Learner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peppers dips to his left and cracks Learner with an uppercut!
A big left from Learner misses.
Peppers misses with the combination.
Peppers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Learner slaps away a takedown attempt from Peppers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Learner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Learner scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Learner throws a hook but Peppers avoids it easily.
Peppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peppers slips under a jab from Learner.
Learner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Learner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peppers.
Learner throws a series of punches but Peppers avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learner looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Peppers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peppers works over Learner's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Learner moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Learner. Beautiful body shot.
Learner throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Learner 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slow Learner!
A victorious Slow Learner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.