PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Pederson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pederson
vs
Show

195 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Show!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson avoids the body shot from Show.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Show swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Show lands with a hook. Pederson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pederson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Show defends it nicely.
Show misses with a two punch combination.
Show misses with a left hand

and Pederson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pederson.
Show wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pederson manages to pass to side control.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Show is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Show blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pederson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show is looking to improve his position.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Show is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pederson not doing much here.
Show tries to roll over but Pederson keeps him under control.
Pederson misses with a head shot. Show uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Show keeps moving.
Pederson won't allow Show to get back to his feet.
Pederson preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pederson throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Show misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show looks to land a combination. Pederson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Pederson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Show is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pederson trying to control but Show is working from the bottom.
Show controls Pederson momentarily but Pederson frees himself.
Pederson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Pederson gets to his feet - Show follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show throws a series of punches but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Show circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Pederson backs off Show throws a huge counter combo but Pederson manages to avoid it all.
Show throws out a loose jab but Pederson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Pederson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pederson looking to throw knees to the head but Show is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Show lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pederson prevents Show from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adrian Show will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pederson has managed to clinch.
Pederson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Show pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pederson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt.
Show changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show misses with a wild body shot.

Pederson forces Show back against the cage and clinches.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pederson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Show's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Show is trying to pull guard but Pederson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pederson taking a breather.
Pederson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Show keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pederson wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Show releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Show misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown but Show manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pederson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Show throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pederson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Show throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
As Show looks to move away, Pederson throws a big counter combo but Show just gets out of the way.
Adrian Show seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Show gets underhooks to prevent Pederson's takedown attempt.
Pederson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Show's efforts to push away.
Show blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pederson.
Pederson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Show's elbow.
Pederson has a couple of punches blocked by Show.
Show avoiding damage as Pederson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Show's efforts to push away.
Show can't break the clinch.
Pederson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pederson scores a nice knee to the body.
Show tries to pull guard but Pederson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Show fails to pull guard.
Pederson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Show walks away with a smile on his face. Pederson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pederson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Show kicks off Pederson and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Show misses with a jab, cross combination.
Show swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Show circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pederson clinches up against the cage.
Pederson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pederson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Show is defending well.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Pederson controlling the action here for a moment.

Pederson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Norman Pederson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Show lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Show, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Show misses the shot to the body.
Pederson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pederson doesn't manage to clinch there - Show circles away.
Show misses with a wild body shot.
Show swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pederson.
Show with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Show loads up on a big right hand but Pederson slips the punch.
Adrian Show seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Show misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Show. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Show fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Show misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson slips under a jab.
Show circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pederson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norman Pederson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pederson lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pederson.
Pederson avoiding damage.
Show tries to pull guard but Pederson won't allow it.

Show pulls Pederson into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson content to stall in guard here.
Show wants to sweep here but Pederson controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is stalling in the full guard.
Pederson stands and throws Show's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pederson trying to control the action but Show is working from the bottom.
Pederson taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to control but Show is keeping him busy.
Pederson tries to score with some ground and pound. Show controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Show keeps working.
Show is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pederson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Show blocking the ground and pound.
Pederson cracks Show with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pederson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Show is surviving well by controlling Pederson's body position as best he can.
Pederson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Show.
I think Show has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Show!