PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Peppers
vs
Kerabatsos

150 cm
32
144 lbs
29 - 8 - 1

170 cm
26
147 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

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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 29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerabatsos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Kerabatsos's knee but Kerabatsos avoids it well.
Kerabatsos misses with a straight left.
Peppers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peppers 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.
Peppers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
Peppers tries to clinch up.
Kerabatsos scores with a nice right hand.
Kerabatsos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerabatsos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peppers. That did some damage!
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerabatsos manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos staying out of range there.
Kerabatsos throws a sloppy head kick and Peppers moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peppers looking to stall.
Kerabatsos avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Peppers.

It looks like Donald Kerabatsos has been cut.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerabatsos is defending well for now.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerabatsos struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerabatsos.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerabatsos's elbow.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kerabatsos lands an uppercut.
Kerabatsos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Kerabatsos scores with a shot to the side of Peppers's head.

Peppers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerabatsos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers throws out a powerful jab.
Kerabatsos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerabatsos moves away.
Kerabatsos misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Kerabatsos checks it.
Kerabatsos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Peppers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws a one two combo.
Kerabatsos looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Kerabatsos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kerabatsos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerabatsos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peppers lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Kerabatsos misses
and Peppers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peppers moves out of range as Kerabatsos throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Peppers blocks the low kick.
Kerabatsos throws the kick towards the body but Peppers avoids it.
Kerabatsos lands a nice shot that snaps Peppers's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerabatsos checks a leg kick.
Peppers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerabatsos circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers cracks Kerabatsos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kerabatsos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peppers to score with a decent uppercut.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kerabatsos. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers checks a low kick from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerabatsos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kerabatsos checks a leg kick.
Kerabatsos avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Kerabatsos was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.

Peppers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerabatsos, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerabatsos can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
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 Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
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 avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos connects with a body shot.
Peppers scores with a head kick. Kerabatsos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Kerabatsos ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers wants to slow Kerabatsos down by chopping away at his legs.
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers tries to bum rush Kerabatsos with a series of wild strikes but Kerabatsos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerabatsos tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kerabatsos checks a leg kick.
Kerabatsos swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Peppers closes the distance and clinches.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerabatsos blocks an elbow strike from Peppers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Peppers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kerabatsos is keeping busy.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peppers obliges.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Kerabatsos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers looking to throw knees to the head but Kerabatsos is blocking nicely.
Kerabatsos avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers looking to stall.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Kerabatsos struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerabatsos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kerabatsos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppers with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Kerabatsos feints and then cracks Peppers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peppers down.
Kerabatsos blocks a head kick by Peppers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Kerabatsos counters with a thumping low kick.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Peppers lands a leg kick that knocks Kerabatsos off balance momentarily.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peppers thows a leg kick but Kerabatsos checks it
enabling Kerabatsos to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerabatsos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peppers's calf.
Peppers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerabatsos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peppers's head.
Peppers is looking to slow Kerabatsos down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Kerabatsos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kerabatsos checks it well.
Kerabatsos tests Peppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kerabatsos scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Kerabatsos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos blocks a leg kick.
Kerabatsos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peppers is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Peppers tenderised Kerabatsos's leg. Kerabatsos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerabatsos scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerabatsos.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Kerabatsos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerabatsos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Peppers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peppers throws a body punch but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but Kerabatsos saw it coming and moves away.
Peppers is looking to slow Kerabatsos down with leg kicks.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot.
Kerabatsos throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers checks a low kick from Kerabatsos.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerabatsos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peppers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerabatsos. That snapped Peppers's head back.
Kerabatsos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick but Peppers moved away.
Kerabatsos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Kerabatsos counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerabatsos. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses
and Kerabatsos counters with a nice body shot.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot.
Kerabatsos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peppers checks it well.
Kerabatsos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peppers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kerabatsos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peppers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerabatsos counters with a head kick. That will keep Peppers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kerabatsos just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kerabatsos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kerabatsos avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kerabatsos throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos checks a leg kick.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Kerabatsos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. Kerabatsos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kerabatsos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peppers is out of range and Kerabatsos settles back down.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerabatsos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerabatsos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Kerabatsos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kerabatsos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peppers rather than just go for the knockout.
Kerabatsos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos thumps Peppers with a low kick.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
Peppers thows a leg kick but Kerabatsos checks it
and Kerabatsos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kerabatsos tests Peppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Peppers clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peppers.
Kerabatsos throws a head punch that misses.
Brian Peppers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerabatsos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kerabatsos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerabatsos lands a right hand.
Kerabatsos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
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 trying to stall but Kerabatsos improves his position.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerabatsos avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Kerabatsos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerabatsos tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but Kerabatsos blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Kerabatsos fails to land.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerabatsos taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Kerabatsos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
That's time! Peppers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Peppers misses
and Kerabatsos counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerabatsos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerabatsos looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kerabatsos misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Peppers avoids the head kick by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerabatsos takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kerabatsos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peppers in his tracks.
Kerabatsos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kerabatsos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerabatsos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kerabatsos does no damage.
Kerabatsos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Peppers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick which misses Peppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Peppers tries to avoid it.
Peppers lands a jab to Kerabatsos's midsection.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers looks to land a combination. Kerabatsos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Peppers takes a swing at Kerabatsos's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Peppers misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Kerabatsos jumps back.
Kerabatsos 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.
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerabatsos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peppers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kerabatsos counters with a head kick. That will keep Peppers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerabatsos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Kerabatsos's knee but Kerabatsos avoids it well.
Kerabatsos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peppers doesn't seem bothered though.
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerabatsos.
Peppers connects with the punch.
Kerabatsos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerabatsos scores with a shot to the body.
Peppers misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerabatsos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kerabatsos throws a nice head kick!
Peppers throws a leg kick which misses Kerabatsos's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerabatsos tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kerabatsos 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 Peppers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peppers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peppers lunges at Kerabatsos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerabatsos's hand.
Kerabatsos slips a straight right by Peppers.
Kerabatsos checks a leg kick.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerabatsos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerabatsos.
Peppers moves away from the strike by Kerabatsos.
A jab from Peppers misses.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers tries to clinch but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kerabatsos is out of range.
Kerabatsos misses with an uppercut. Peppers saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos throws a shot to the body.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerabatsos's sensitive parts.
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 cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Kerabatsos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerabatsos connects with a leg kick. Peppers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kerabatsos thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Peppers.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peppers counters with a nice leg kick.
Peppers slips under a jab from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos scores with a punch to the head.
Kerabatsos punishes Peppers's body with a nice straight punch.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Kerabatsos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kerabatsos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerabatsos's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Kerabatsos avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerabatsoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peppers avoids the head kick by Kerabatsos.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kerabatsos throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Kerabatsos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kerabatsos.
Peppers thuds a left hand into Kerabatsos's body.
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.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Donald Kerabatsos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos lands a jab-cross combination.
Kerabatsos wants to slow Peppers down by chopping away at his legs.
Kerabatsos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kerabatsos thows a leg kick but Peppers checks it
and Peppers counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a lunging right hand
and Kerabatsos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peppers's knee momentarily.
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.
Kerabatsos throws a chopping leg kick but Peppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerabatsos throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerabatsos.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos tries a low kick but Peppers avoids it.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
Peppers throws the left hand but Kerabatsos avoids the punch easily.
Kerabatsos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kerabatsos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kerabatsos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerabatsos misses with a kick to the body
and Peppers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brian Peppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kerabatsos misses with a double jab.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Kerabatsos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerabatsos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerabatsos misses with a body punch
letting Peppers counter with a right hand.
Kerabatsos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerabatsos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerabatsos looks to land a body kick but Peppers moved away.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos jabs Peppers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers blocks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Kerabatsos.
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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Brian Peppers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.