PBP Commentary

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

Pederson
vs
Barkley

190 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeRoy Barkley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
Pederson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pederson ducks right into an uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Pederson.

It looks like LeRoy Barkley has been cut.
Pederson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Pederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pederson throws a leg kick which misses Barkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkley tries to avoid it.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pederson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pederson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pederson throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pederson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley throws a right and a left that Pederson avoids nicely.
Pederson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pederson clinches.

Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pederson is just out of range.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Pederson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Pederson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Barkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pederson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pederson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barkley misses with a wild combination.
Barkley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley throws a combination that misses

and Pederson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pederson lands a shoulder strike.
Barkley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barkley looks gassed!
Pederson stalling in the clinch but Barkley improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pederson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pederson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkley.
Pederson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pederson lands a left hand.
Pederson landing knees to the body.
Pederson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pederson gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pederson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pederson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barkley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pederson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley tries to pull guard but Pederson holds him up against the cage and eventually Barkley drops back down to his feet.
Barkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pederson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
Pederson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
Pederson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson slowing the pace effectively.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pederson throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Barkley misses.
Barkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Pederson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pederson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That has opened up LeRoy Barkley's cut even more.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Barkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkley throws a series of strikes that have Pederson backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pederson.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pederson moves in looking to clinch but Barkley pushes him off.
Pederson cracks Barkley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pederson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barkley there as he acknowledges the shot.

Barkley is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pederson has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.

Pederson breaks from the clinch.
Pederson misses with a combination

and Barkley counters with a single leg into guard. Pederson didn't expect that.
Pederson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pederson, not yet.
Pederson has Barkley pulled in close to control his posture.
Pederson trying to strike off his back.
Barkley stopping the sweep attempt from Pederson.
Pederson is controlling Barkley's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pederson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barkley manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Pederson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeRoy Barkley's cut.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Pederson.
Barkley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barkley swinging wilding here.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pederson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pederson stuns Barkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pederson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeremy Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pederson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barkley circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Pederson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barkley off the cage and back into rage.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pederson misses the target.
Good leg kick by Pederson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Pederson instigates a clinch.
Barkley jumps guard but Pederson stands there with Barkley around his waist. Barkley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barkley has had enough of the clinch but Pederson keeps him there for the moment.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pederson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pederson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pederson.
Pederson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pederson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pederson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pederson.

Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Barkley.
A combination from Pederson does no damage.
Jeremy Pederson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson cracks a nice hook into Barkley's ribs.
Pederson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pederson tries to clinch up.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
Pederson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pederson throws a shot from downtown. Barkley moves away and avoids it.

Pederson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkley, pushing him back against the cage.
Pederson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pederson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pederson lands with a short shot to the head.

Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pederson pushes Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson lands with a light punch inside.

Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Barkley circles away.
Barkley throws a combination that misses
and Pederson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The cut above LeRoy Barkley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson avoids them all with ease.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pederson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Pederson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barkley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pederson.

Pederson clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.

Pederson breaks from the clinch.
Pederson connects with a single shot there.
Pederson throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.

Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barkley wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeremy Pederson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRoy Barkley.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pederson clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pederson.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barkley throws a nice looking combination but Pederson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pederson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barkley's head.

LeRoy Barkley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley misses with a double jab

and Pederson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pederson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Pederson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LeRoy Barkley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pederson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barkley has time to react.
Barkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pederson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jeremy Pederson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pederson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkley in his tracks.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson looks to clinch
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pederson lands the left hand.
Pederson throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.

Pederson darts in and clinches Barkley up against the cage.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
Pederson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Pederson has Barkley pushed against the cage.
Barkley tries to pull guard but Pederson holds him up against the cage and eventually Barkley drops back down to his feet.
Pederson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barkley is working for takedown but Pederson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pederson lands an elbow just above Barkley 's eye.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pederson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barkley's head.
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pederson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pederson throws a head kick that Barkley semi-blocks.
Barkley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pederson moves in looking to clinch but Barkley pushes him off.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Pederson. That snapped Barkley's head back.
Pederson lands a lovely overhand right.
Barkley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pederson throws a head kick that half lands.
Pederson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Barkley stuns Pederson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barkley works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson works over Barkley's head and body with a nice combination.
Pederson throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Barkley misses
and Pederson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barkley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson avoids them all with ease.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pederson throws a wild body kick that Barkley sees coming a mile off.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Barkley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Pederson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barkley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pederson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barkley's back instead.
Barkley breaks Pederson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pederson keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Pederson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pederson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barkley to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pederson advances position into side control!
Barkley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Pederson crashes against the mat.
LeRoy Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pederson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barkley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pederson's guard! Nice work there by Barkley!
Barkley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pederson's head.

That's four 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.
Barkley trying to control but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Barkley stopping the sweep attempt from Pederson.
Pederson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barkley's guard.
Jeremy Pederson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pederson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pederson prevents Barkley from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley 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.
Pederson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pederson trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Pederson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!

Jeremy Pederson wins by unanimous decision!