PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Day N Nite-Kid Cudi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Julius Peppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Teeto
vs
Peppers

173 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
37
155 lbs
25 - 22 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teeto fails to land with a series of punches.
Teeto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Teeto.
Peppers moves out of range as Teeto throws a body kick.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Teeto tries to clinch up.
Peppers scores with a jab. Teeto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.

Peppers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teeto wants to sweep here but Peppers controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers is stalling in the full guard.
Teeto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Teeto being controlled here, momentarily.
Peppers passes Teeto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peppers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Teeto is looking to escape.
Peppers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Teeto is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Morbid Conditioning School $150 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julius Peppers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peppers tests Teeto's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto walks into a stiff left hand from Peppers.

Peppers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Peppers has control of an arm but Teeto manages to advance to Peppers's back!
Teeto punches the canvas rather than the man.
Peppers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Peppers is refusing to be controlled, as Teeto sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peppers has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Teeto is on him like a limpet, forcing Peppers back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers avoids a wild elbow strike from Teeto.

Peppers breaks the clinch.
Peppers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teeto misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Peppers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teeto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
Teeto throws a leg kick
and Peppers counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Teeto defends well and Peppers ends up having to push Teeto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Teeto misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Peppers dominated 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.

Teeto throws a half hearted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Peppers.
Teeto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teeto tries a low kick but Peppers avoids it.
Teeto misses with a double jab
and Peppers counters with a one-two to the body.
Peppers connects with a right hand. Teeto shakes it off.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teeto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Teeto saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers with a jab.
Teeto cracks Peppers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teeto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Julius Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teeto misses with the body kick
and Peppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Peppers scores with a four punch combination!
Mr Teeto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Peppers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Teeto to the ground. Peppers is now in Teeto's guard.
Peppers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teeto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peppers controls the pace.
Teeto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peppers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julius Peppers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Peppers. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Teeto does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Teeto moves to clinch but Peppers breaks away
and Peppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Peppers shoots in and bounces Teeto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peppers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peppers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teeto swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julius Peppers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Peppers blocks the body kick.
Teeto looks to throw a body kick
letting Peppers counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teeto tries to land a leg kick but Peppers saw it coming and moves away.
Teeto misses with a few strikes there.
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! This is the final round!

Teeto throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Peppers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teeto backs up against the cage.
Teeto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peppers counters with a right hand to the body.

Peppers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teeto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peppers on the ground.
Peppers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Peppers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Teeto is trying to buck Peppers off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers controlling the position from side mount.
Teeto tries to bench press Peppers off him but Peppers keeps the position.

Peppers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teeto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peppers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Teeto seems a little lost for a moment, as Peppers dominates the positioning.
Teeto tries to improve position but can't.
Teeto is trying to strike from the bottom but Peppers has passed into full mount.
Teeto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers controlling from mount.
Teeto tries to reverse the position but Peppers maintains control.
Peppers avoids the attempt from Teeto to control.
Julius Peppers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teeto is desperately trying to improve his position but Peppers has a good base and remains in mount.
Peppers raining down shots from the mount!
Teeto is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
Teeto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peppers content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teeto tries to reverse the position but Peppers maintains control.

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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Peppers!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Julius Peppers made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs - 10% Laundry commission, along with how happy he was to win his fight.