PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Pederson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pederson
vs
Roth

190 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Roth!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson is looking to clinch but Roth is avoiding it.
Roth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Eddie Roth has been cut.

Roth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pederson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pederson is trying to control Roth's posture but Roth avoids it.
Pederson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roth scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Pederson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pederson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pederson is trying to get back to full guard.
Roth trying to mount his opponent but Pederson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pederson sees it coming and defends easily.
Pederson is refusing to be controlled, as Roth sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pederson throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
Roth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pederson circles away.
Pederson throws a right and a left that Roth avoids nicely.

Roth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pederson is breathing heavily.
Pederson wants to get back to full guard.
Pederson is refusing to be controlled, as Roth sits in half guard.
Pederson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson is looking for a sweep. Roth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pederson wants to control the action here but instead Roth manages to pass to full mount!
Pederson wants to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Roth lands a nice shot to the head.
Roth working Pederson over with strikes here.
Pederson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Roth tries to control but Pederson wriggling away.
Pederson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roth with shots to the head and body - Pederson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pederson is in a horrible position here. Roth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
Roth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Pederson is rocked!
Roth loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pederson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Roth land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Roth stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Roth!