PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pedan
vs
Bammer

170 cm
28
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

165 cm
27
149 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Instinct
On Tap (160Q)

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammer Bammer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bammer blocks a head kick by Pedan.
Bammer lands a jab.
Bammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Bammer lands with a good body shot.
Bammer checks the leg kick.

Pedan forces Bammer back against the cage and clinches.

Pedan breaks from the clinch.
Pedan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Pedan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedan stalling in the clinch.
Bammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bammer.
Pedan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pedan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Pedan's head coaches at Russian Top Team Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bammer lands a nice shot that snaps Pedan's head back.
Pedan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedan tries to clinch but Bammer is having none of it.
Alexander Pedan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bammer catches Pedan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bammer stuns Pedan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bammer dives in and grabs Pedan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pedan pushes down on Bammer's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bammer.
Good leg kick by Pedan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pedan throws a low kick but Bammer avoids it.
Pedan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedan ducks under a wild hook from Bammer.
Bammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedan.
Bammer closes the distance and clinches up with Pedan, looking for a takedown. Bammer pushes Pedan against the cage but Pedan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedan circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedan tries to clinch but Bammer is having none of it.
Alexander Pedan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bammer jabs Pedan right on the nose. Pedan blinks but takes it well.
Pedan looks to land a combination but Bammer avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Pedan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pedan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexander Pedan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammer Bammer.
Pedan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bammer shoots in for a double leg but Pedan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pedan tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bammer! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammer slips under a jab.
Pedan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedan throws a right hand that Bammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Bammer also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Pedan misses.
Bammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pedan slips a jab from Bammer.
Bammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Bammer - just one landing.
Bammer moves out of range as Pedan strikes.

Bammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bammer seems to be working for a kimura but Pedan defends the submission attempt.
Pedan wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedan pulls Bammer in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pedan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bammer is one step ahead there.
Pedan is adopting a defensive guard.

Pedan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bammer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pedan lands a nice uppercut.
Pedan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pedan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bammer backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bammer takes a shot to the head.
Pedan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bammer blocking some punches.
Bammer has a couple of punches blocked by Pedan.
Bammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedan misses with the head strike.
Bammer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pedan is defending well.
Bammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bammer prevents a body shot from Pedan.

Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bammer just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pedan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bammer checks a leg kick.
Bammer throws out a counter right but Pedan avoids it with no problem.
Pedan throws a nice looking combination but Bammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Pedan rushes Bammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bammer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Pedan throws Bammer to one side and escapes!
Alexander Pedan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedan misses with a looping right.
Pedan misses with a hook
and Bammer counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Bammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bammer takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Sammer Bammer has been cut.
Bammer throws out a loose jab but Pedan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pedan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bammer.
Pedan misses with a wild combination.
Bammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Pedan.

Bammer is rocked!
Pedan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pedan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammer misses with a hook. Pedan ducked under it nicely.
Bammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedan.
Jab, jab by Bammer - just one landing.

Pedan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bammer, pushing him back against the cage.
Pedan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedan gets through Bammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pedan breaks the clinch.
Pedan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bammer.
Pedan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bammer counters with a straight right hand.
Pedan misses with a head kick.

Pedan tries to sprawl but Bammer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pedan pushes Bammer off but Bammer dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bammer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Bammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammer throws a strike aimed at the side of Pedan's head but Pedan avoids it well.
Pedan struggling a bit here.

Bammer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pedan, who protects the arm well.
Pedan manages to get back to half guard.

Bammer seems to be looking for submissions.
Pedan trying to control here.
Bammer wants to pass the guard but Pedan is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pedan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bammer can do to turn this around?
Bammer wants to control from the top but Pedan keeps moving.

Pedan pushes Bammer off and gets back to his feet.
Bammer walks into a straight right hand from Pedan.
Bammer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pedan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pedan misses with a double jab.
Pedan loads up on a big right hand but Bammer slips the punch.
Pedan throws a series of punches but Bammer moves out of range.
Bammer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pedan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pedan staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammer lands a jab to the head.
Bammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pedan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedan ducks right into an uppercut from Bammer.
Pedan tests Bammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Pedan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Pedan moves into the clinch.
Bammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedan working aggressively here.

Pedan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bammer avoids the head kick by Pedan.
Pedan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bammer throws a big shot that misses.
Bammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pedan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Bammer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pedan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammer Bammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pedan misses with a kick to the body.

Bammer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bammer showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pedan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pedan keeping full guard, as Bammer tries to pass.
Bammer trying to control but Pedan is working from the bottom.
Bammer looking to sit in guard and control but Pedan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Alexander Pedan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pedan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bammer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pedan defends well.
Pedan trying to control but Bammer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pedan gets to his feet - Bammer follows without any prompting.

Bammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pedan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bammer is in Pedan's guard.
Pedan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bammer working some strikes from top position.
Pedan is looking to stand up but Bammer isn't so interested in that idea.
Bammer advances to half guard.
Bammer is just content to waste time from the top position. Pedan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Pedan manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bammer.
Pedan throws a head kick but Bammer moves out of range.
Bammer misses with a hook. Pedan ducked under it nicely.
Pedan throws a series of punches but Bammer avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pedan moves into the clinch successfully.
Bammer wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pedan controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Pedan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bammer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pedan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pedan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bammer trying to control the position but Pedan is working away.
Pedan can't do much from the bottom here.

Bammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Pedan is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Bammer decides to stand back up.
Bammer scores with a jab. Pedan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bammer looks to land a right hand but Pedan moved out of range.
Pedan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pedan counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pedan slips under a jab from Bammer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedan throws out a loose jab but Bammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedan. That snapped Bammer's head back.
Bammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedan.
Bammer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alexander Pedan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pedan lands a nice looking body shot.
Pedan cracks Bammer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedan.
Bammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Bammer misses.
Sammer Bammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bammer throws a looping overhand right but Pedan ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Pedan.
Well Pedan 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pedan!