PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody White (ranked 2532 p4p, 4322 weight class) and Deanthony Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

White
vs
Pederson

185 cm
25
180
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
196
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White moves into range and clinches up with Pederson.
Pederson tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pederson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pederson avoids it.
Pederson misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with a shot to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pederson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
Pederson looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pederson avoids it.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pederson.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pederson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White blocking some punches.
Pederson wants to stall.
Pederson working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a body punch.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Pederson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from White.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pederson working aggressively here.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Pederson is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pederson has his back to the cage.
Pederson struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White effectively controlling the action here.
Pederson stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Pederson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pederson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
Cody White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.
Pederson is trying to stall.
White pushes Pederson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pederson misses with the head strike.
White is stalling here.
Pederson trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pederson into the cage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Pederson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from White on the inside.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedersons head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pederson avoids it.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pederson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Pederson throws a hook but White blocks it.
A big left from Pederson misses.
White looks to land a combination. Pederson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pederson looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White cracks Pederson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Pederson looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Pederson just gets out of the way.
Pederson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Pederson.
White attempts a counter takedown but Pederson avoids it well and moves away.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.

White darts in and clinches Pederson up against the cage.
Cody White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pederson into the cage.
White stalling in the clinch.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
Pederson being controlled against the cage.
A short left from White.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White stalls.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is struggling to control the position.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pederson throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
White lands with a left to the head.
White stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pederson stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White scores with a shot to the side of Pederson's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands a right hand.
The referee calls for White to work.
Pederson tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Pederson drops back down to his feet.
White works on Pederson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pederson fails to land.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pederson up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody White dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pederson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.

White clinches.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Pederson avoids the damage to the body.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pederson misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White digs a right hand underneath Pederson's ribcage. Pederson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pederson misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from White.
Pederson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.

White moves into range and clinches up with Pederson.
A short left from White.
Pederson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Pederson throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pederson throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cody White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.

White instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pederson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pederson can do to turn this around?
White lands with a light punch inside.
White lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White lands an uppercut.
Pederson looking to slow down the pace here.
White stalling against the cage.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to stall.
Pederson is trying to stall.
Pederson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and White has denied him.
Pederson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pederson is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pederson avoids it.
Pederson working aggressively here.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands an uppercut.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pederson.
Pederson jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to stall but White improves his position.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Pederson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
White scores with a shot to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson looking to stall.
Pederson tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Pederson back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
White is pressed up against the cage. Pederson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pederson swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deanthony Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pederson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pederson is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody White!
Cody White tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.