PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedersen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dee Nice enters the cage!

Pedersen
vs
Nice

188 cm
30
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
204 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Nice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pedersen counter with a right hand.
Pedersen walks into a jab.
Nice throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nice circles away.
Pedersen throws the left hand but Nice avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nice! But no joy.
Nice shot by Pedersen.
Nice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersen.
Nice cracks Pedersen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pedersen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pedersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pedersen throws a hook but Nice blocks it.
Pedersen moves out of range of the leg kick from Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Nice misses.
Nice ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
It seemed like Nice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nice.
Nice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedersen.
Pedersen with a hook.
Pedersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Pedersen coming out on top.
Pedersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nice.
Nice throws a shot to the body.
Nice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedersen.
A jab from Pedersen finds it's way through Nice's defenses.

It looks like Dee Nice has been cut.
Nice misses with a hook. Pedersen ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Pedersen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nice.

Pedersen clinches up against the cage.
Pedersen lands an uppercut.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice tries a body shot but Pedersen blocks it.
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!
Nice lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedersen.
Pedersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedersen.
Pedersen lands an elbow inside.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Pedersen has Nice pressed against the cage, preventing Nice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedersen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Nice breaks from the clinch.
Nice lands a nice looking body shot.

Pedersen clinches up with Nice and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nice.

Nice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice lands the left hand.
It looks like Pedersen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice connects with a jab.

Pedersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedersen is keeping busy.
A short right from Pedersen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedersen has double underhooks.
Pedersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedersen misses with a body punch.
Pedersen prevents a body shot from Nice.
Nice tries to work over Pedersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Pedersen.
Pedersen misses with some punches.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedersen controls his hands.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Dee Nice's cut even more.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedersen's elbow.
Pedersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedersen cracks Nice with a nice body shot.
Nice working hard to break the clinch.
Nice blocking some punches.
Nice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Pedersen - that landed with a thud.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow.
Pedersen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pedersen on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pedersen.
Nice wants to break free but Pedersen has control.
Pedersen scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Dee Nice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow.
Pedersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedersen's elbow.
Nice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pedersen.
Pedersen has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
Pedersen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nice's defenses.

Dee Nice's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice is trying to force a seperation but Pedersen has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nice's efforts to push away.
Nice takes a shot to the head.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedersen controls his hands.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pedersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dee Nice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pedersen tries to clinch up but Nice circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice lands with a nice body punch.
Pedersen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nice manages to avoid it.
Nice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersen.
Nice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pedersen throws a jab when Nice was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pedersen cracks Nice with a good jab.
Nice ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
Pedersen sizes up Nice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pedersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nice can do to turn this around?
Pedersen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pedersen under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedersen is looking to clinch.
Nice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedersen looks to throw the jab but Nice is out of range.
Nice throws a jab when Pedersen was well out of range.
Pedersen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a lazy right hand but Nice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Nice misses its intended target.
Pedersen takes a swing at Nice's ribcage but misses.
Nice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice scores with a body shot.
Pedersen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A swing and a miss from Nice.
Pedersen is looking to counter punch.
Pedersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nice.
Pedersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nice manages to avoid it.
Nice with a jab.
Nice just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice avoids the body shot from Pedersen.
Nice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedersen thuds his right hand into Nice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Pedersen clinches with his opponent.
Nice is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedersen has double underhooks.
Pedersen lands a left hand.
Pedersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedersen has Nice pressed against the cage, preventing Nice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Pedersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedersen lands a hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dee Nice's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jens Pedersen!
Jens Pedersen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.