PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joern Otto Bondesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Pedrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Otto Bondesen
vs
Pedrosyan

168 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joern Otto Bondesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Pedrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondesen darts in trying to clinch
and Pedrosyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bondesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bondesen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pedrosyan counters with a left to the body.
Bondesen wants to clinch

and Pedrosyan lands a stunning uppercut that sends Bondesen to the mat!
Pedrosyan trying to control the action but Bondesen is working from the bottom.
Bondesen is in trouble now - Pedrosyan has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosyan looking to finish Bondesen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bondesen!
Pedrosyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pedrosyan prevents Bondesen from getting the reversal.

Pedrosyan working for a guillotine from mount but Bondesen is in no mood to give up.
Pedrosyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondesen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pedrosyan content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Pedrosyan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pedrosyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pedrosyan with shots to the head and body - Bondesen looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bondesen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pedrosyan with a couple of short strikes.
Pedrosyan controlling the pace for now.
Bondesen tries to hold on but Pedrosyan postures up.
Bondesen is squirming around, avoiding Pedrosyan's attempts to control the action.
Bondesen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Pedrosyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bondesen is squirming around, avoiding Pedrosyan's attempts to control the action.
Pedrosyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Pedrosyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pedrosyan fails with the takedown.
Pedrosyan throws a poor cross that misses

and Bondesen counters by moving into the clinch.
Pedrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Bondesen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pedrosyan jumps guard and drags Bondesen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pedrosyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Pedrosyan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bondesen is fighting to break Pedrosyan's control of his arms but Pedrosyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondesen looking to sit in guard and control but Pedrosyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedrosyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Bondesen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedrosyan on the ground.
Bondesen working a defensive guard here.
Bondesen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedrosyan's guard.
Pedrosyan is pulling down on Bondesen's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Pedrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pedrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Joern Otto Bondesen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedrosyan misses with a hook

and Bondesen counters by clinching up.
Pedrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedrosyan.
Bondesen misses with some punches.
Pedrosyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedrosyan pushes Bondesen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedrosyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bondesen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pedrosyan tries to pull guard but Bondesen won't allow it.
Joern Otto Bondesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Pedrosyan.
Bondesen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan scores with a shot to the side of Bondesen's head.
Bondesen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bondesen.
A head punch on the inside from Bondesen fails to land.
Bondesen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pedrosyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondesen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedrosyan stalling the fight.
Pedrosyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Pedrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosyan misses with a right hand

and Bondesen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bondesen misses with a punch on the inside.

Pedrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bondesen.
Pedrosyan throws out a loose jab but Bondesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondesen closes the distance but Pedrosyan moves to the side
and Pedrosyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan looks to throw the jab but Bondesen is out of range.
Pedrosyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joern Otto Bondesen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bondesen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pedrosyan counters with a series of strikes. Bondesen will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bondesen is rocked!

Pedrosyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Pedrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bondesen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pedrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bondesen is just out of range.
Pedrosyan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Bondesen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedrosyan throws a series of punches but Bondesen moves out of range.
Bondesen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pedrosyan misses with a looping left.
Pedrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Bondesen moves away and avoids it.
Bondesen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedrosyan.
Bondesen moves to clinch but Pedrosyan breaks away
and Pedrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondesen looks to clinch
and Pedrosyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedrosyan throws a lazy uppercut

and Bondesen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bondesen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedrosyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bondesen backwards.
Pedrosyan fails to pull guard.
Pedrosyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondesen backwards.
Pedrosyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bondesen's face.
Pedrosyan presses Bondesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pedrosyan lands with a short shot to the head.

Pedrosyan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bondesen wants to get back to full guard.
Pedrosyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondesen trying to get back to full guard but Pedrosyan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedrosyan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pedrosyan landing punches.
Pedrosyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondesen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pedrosyan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bondesen looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pedrosyan controlling his opponent.
Pedrosyan looking to finish Bondesen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bondesen!
Bondesen is looking to improve his position but Pedrosyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Bondesen trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan has control of Bondesen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bondesen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pedrosyan is landing with some decent strikes but Bondesen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joern Otto Bondesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bondesen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pedrosyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan with shots to the head and body - Bondesen looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pedrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pedrosyan 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Pedrosyan!