PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernt Albertsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pepper
vs
Albertsson

174 cm
28
169 lbs
11 - 14 - 2

169 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 11 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertsson looks for the body kick but Pepper saw that one coming.
Albertsson takes a swing at Pepper's ribcage but misses.
Pepper thinks about countering with a head kick.
A low kick from Albertsson misses
and Pepper counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albertsson.
Albertsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pepper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Albertsson throws the left hand but Pepper avoids the punch easily.
Pepper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Albertsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albertsson throws a head kick but Pepper moves out of range.
Albertsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pepper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Pepper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Albertsson throws a hook to the side of Pepper's head but Pepper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepper.
Pepper slips under a jab from Albertsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albertsson. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepper is just out of range.
Pepper moves out of range of the body kick.
Pepper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albertsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pepper has time to react.
Albertsson throws a shot from downtown. Pepper moves away and avoids it.
Pepper staying out of range there.
Pepper throws a big counter combination but Albertsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Albertsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepper at a distance.
Albertsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pepper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pepper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albertsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Pepper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Albertsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pepper.
Pepper feinted with a counter takedown.
Albertsson misses with a low kick as Pepper jumps back.
Pepper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albertsson scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albertsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Albertsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pepper lands a nice looking body kick.
Albertsson scores with a nice body kick.
Albertsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pepper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pepper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pepper 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.
Albertsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pepper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Albertsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Albertsson throws a solid leg kick but Pepper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a low kick, looking for Pepper's leg but Pepper calmly moves out of range.
Pepper moves away from the strike by Albertsson.
Pepper throws a big counter combination but Albertsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Albertsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albertsson throws a front kick aimed at Pepper's knee but Pepper avoids it well.
Albertsson lands a head kick. Pepper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Albertsson lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albertsson. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepper dives in for a single leg takedown but Albertsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Albertsson scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson is looking to chop away at Pepper's legs.
A big right from Albertsson misses.
Albertsson throws a low kick, looking for Pepper's leg but Pepper calmly moves out of range.
Albertsson misses with an uppercut.
Pepper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albertsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Albertsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Albertsson backs away, Pepper returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Albertsson throws a front kick aimed at Pepper's knee but Pepper avoids it well.
Pepper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albertsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Albertsson lands with a shot to the body.
Albertsson lands with a straight right. Pepper didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Albertsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pepper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Albertsson sprawls and moves away.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Albertsson looks to move away, Pepper throws a big counter combo bu Albertsson just gets out of the way.
Pepper ducks right into an uppercut from Albertsson.
Albertsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albertsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pepper.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albertsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepper moves away.
Pepper defending well as Albertsson loads up on a big left hand.
Albertsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pepper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Albertsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albertsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertsson misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albertsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pepper. That did some damage!
Albertsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pepper appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Albertsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pepper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albertsson tried to score with a low kick but Pepper checks it.
Pepper moves out of range of the strikes.
Pepper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albertsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pepper avoids the body shot from Albertsson.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pepper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pepper throws a body punch but Albertsson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albertsson! But no joy.
Albertsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Albertsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pepper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Albertsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pepper.
Albertsson lands a nice hook to Pepper's body. Pepper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albertsson. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pepper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Albertsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albertsson tries a low kick but Pepper avoids it.
Albertsson throws a chopping leg kick but Pepper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pepper blocks a low kick nicely.
As Albertsson looks to move away, Pepper throws a big counter combo bu Albertsson just gets out of the way.
Pepper shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albertsson wants to land a leg kick but Pepper is out of range.
Good leg kick by Albertsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Albertsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pepper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pepper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pepper checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pepper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Albertsson sprawls and moves away.
Albertsson misses with a wild body shot.
Pepper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Albertsson is looking to chop away at Pepper's legs.
Albertsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pepper.
A leg kick checked by Pepper.
Albertsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pepper counters with a one-two to the body.
Pepper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pepper throws a big counter combination but Albertsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pepper misses with a double jab.
Pepper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Albertsson misses with a straight right.
Albertsson is looking to land body kicks.
Pepper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pepper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albertsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albertsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Albertsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Albertsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pepper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pepper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albertsson.
Pepper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pepper might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Albertsson motions for Pepper to come forward. Albertsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pepper feinted with a counter takedown.
Albertsson missing with a left hand there. Pepper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albertsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Albertsson lands a jab to the nose.
Pepper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pepper scores with a one two! Albertsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pepper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Albertsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pepper misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Pepper moved away.
Albertsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertsson cracks Pepper with a good jab.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albertsson with a hook.

Pepper is rocked!
Albertsson pounces like a tiger and cracks Pepper with a vicious hook! Pepper is down but not out! Albertsson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bernt Albertsson!