PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare as his entrance music. Oliver Queen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Pedan's chin.

Pedan
vs
Queen

170 cm
32
145 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

170 cm
30
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 16 - 9 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedan with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pedan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Queen avoids the head kick by Pedan.
Queen connects with a jab.
Queen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Queen rushes Pedan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedan has Queen pressed against the cage.
Queen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Pedan manages to break the clinch.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedan needs to keep his hands up - Queen had a free shot at his head there.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pedan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Queen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pedan misses with a wild combination.
Queen slips under a jab.

Pedan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Queen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Queen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Queen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pedan's efforts to push away.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Pedan.
Pedan stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Queen missing with knees to the body.
Pedan blocks an uppercut.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Pedan controls the action.
Pedan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pedan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedan.
Pedan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen landing knees to the body.
Queen lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Queen missing with knees to the body.
Pedan avoiding damage as Queen throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Queen.
Good body shot from Pedan.
Pedan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Pedan finds it's way through Queen's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pedan. That's going to slow Queen down.
Queen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Queen throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedan.
Pedan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Pedan cracks Queen with a big right hand and Queen goes down!

Queen is rocked!

Queen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pedan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pedan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Queen is still in real trouble! Can Pedan finish him?
Queen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Queen seems to have recovered his senses.

Pedan gets to his feet. Queen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pedan lands a jab-cross combination.
Pedan throws a right hand that Queen ducks under and follows up with a left that Queen also avoids with ease.
Pedan throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedan lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.

Queen moves into the clinch.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen scores with a knee to the head.
Queen gets through Pedan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen lands an elbow just above Pedan 's eye.

It looks like Alexander Pedan has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pedan is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedan.
A short body shot lands from Pedan as the two fighters clinch.
Pedan blocking some punches.

Pedan breaks the clinch.
Pedan takes one on the button.

Pedan has closed the distance and engaged Queen in a clinch.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Queen looks winded!

Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Queen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pedan at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedan throws a head kick that misses.
It looks like Pedan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Pedan rushes Queen and presses him up against the cage.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pedan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Queen tries to land a knee to the head but Pedan blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pedan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pedan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pedan moves into range and clinches up with Queen.
Queen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Queen blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliver Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedan.

Pedan breaks the clinch.
Jab by Pedan.
Pedan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen avoids the head kick by Pedan.
Pedan tries to clinch up.
Pedan throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
A big left from Queen misses.

Pedan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Queen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pedan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
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!
Pedan managing to block the knees to the body from Queen.

Pedan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Queen misses with a right hand

and Pedan counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Queen!

Queen is rocked!
Queen is trying to get back to full guard.
Queen is still in real trouble! Can Pedan finish him?

Queen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen tries to get to full guard but Pedan has control of the leg.
Pedan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
Queen seems to have recovered his senses.
Queen wants to get back to full guard.
Pedan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Queen wants to improve his position but Pedan is controlling well.
Queen wants to get back to full guard but Pedan has mounted him!
Pedan controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen blocking the ground and pound.
Queen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pedan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Queen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pedan.
Pedan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pedan wants to control the pace but Queen is squirming around nicely.
Pedan controlling the position easily from mount.
Queen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pedan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Queen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Queen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pedan controlling the pace for now.
Pedan looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pedan controlling his opponent.
Queen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is squirming around, avoiding Pedan's attempts to control the action.
Pedan controlling the position easily from mount.
Queen is desperately trying to improve his position but Pedan has a good base and remains in mount.

Pedan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Queen moves to clinch but Pedan breaks away
enabling Pedan to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedan.

Queen moves into the clinch.
Queen misses with a knee strike.
Pedan lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Alexander Pedan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pedan thuds his right hand into Queen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedan.
Pedan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pedan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Pedan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Queen at a distance.
Queen tries to clinch but Pedan is having none of it.
Pedan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Queen ducks straight into an uppercut from Pedan and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Queen manages to regain guard straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Queen is working an open guard so Pedan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Queen.
Pedan ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Pedan clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pedan tries to clinch up.
Pedan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Queen misses the target.
Pedan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Queen out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Pedan!