PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Griffin Heath enters the cage!

Pederson
vs
Heath

195 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

192 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 4 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Griffin Heath!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath thuds a left hand into Pederson's body.
Heath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pederson.
Pederson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heath counters with a left and a right that stings Pederson.
Pederson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pederson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heath falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pederson to counter with a crisp jab.
Heath throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Heath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pederson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heath.
Heath punishes Pederson's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Heath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pederson has Heath up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heath tries to break free but Pederson pushes him back against the cage.
Pederson missing with knees to the body.
Heath taking a breather.
Good body shot from Pederson.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Heath forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heath can't break the clinch.

Pederson gets control of Heath's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pederson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Pederson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pederson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heath pinned against the cage. Heath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pederson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin Heath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pederson clinches up against the cage.
Heath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pederson jumps guard but Heath turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heath avoiding damage.
Heath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heath blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pederson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heath lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Heath catches Pederson right on the button with a cross.
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heath as he avoids it easily.
Heath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pederson avoids the head kick by Heath.
Heath throws a one two combo.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Heath counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pederson thinking.

Pederson clinches with his opponent.
Pederson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pederson lands a nice knee to the body.
Heath tries to circle away but Pederson has him pinned against the cage.
Heath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pederson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heath defends it nicely.
Heath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pederson has closed the distance and engaged Heath in a clinch.
Pederson just leaning against Heath, taking a breather.
Heath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Pederson - that landed with a thud.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Heath tries to work over Pederson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pederson leaning against his opponent.

Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Heath dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pederson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heath throws a head kick that misses

and Pederson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pederson is leaning against Heath and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pederson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pederson is stalling here.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Heath holds him up against the cage and eventually Pederson drops back down to his feet.
Pederson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pederson pulls guard effortlessly.

Heath gets to his feet - Pederson follows without any prompting.
Heath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heath throws a series of punches but Pederson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heath.

Heath gets tackled into the cage by Pederson. Pederson maintains the clinch.
Heath looking to stall.
Heath is trying to break the clinch but Pederson is controlling him.

Pederson breaks the clinch.
Heath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Heath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pederson throws a quick counter head kick but Heath was just out of range.
Pederson darts in trying to clinch
and Heath counters with a nice body shot.
Heath lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pederson backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin Heath seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pederson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Heath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson doesn't manage to clinch there - Heath circles away.
Heath goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt.
Heath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Pederson forces Heath back against the cage and clinches.

Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pederson blocks a head kick by Heath.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heath as he jumps to the side.
Heath unleashes a big counter combination but Pederson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pederson looks to land a combination but Heath avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Heath.
Pederson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Heath.
Pederson tries to clinch but Heath moves out of range.
Pederson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heath defends it nicely.
Heath was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tries to clinch up.
Pederson tries to clinch up
and Heath counters with a stiff right hand.
Pederson shoots in for a double leg but Heath sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heath connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pederson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heath, pushing him back against the cage.
Heath has had enough of the clinch but Pederson keeps him there for the moment.

Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heath throws a head kick that misses.
Heath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Heath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Heath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pederson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heath defends well and Pederson ends up having to push Heath into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pederson rushes Heath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson has Heath pressed against the cage.
Pederson stalling the fight.

Heath breaks from the clinch.
Heath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pedersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pederson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heath circles away.
Norman Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pederson has closed the distance and engaged Heath in a clinch.
Heath blocking some punches.
Heath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pederson scores with a shot to the side of Heath's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Heath forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pederson misses with the head strike.

Heath manages to break the clinch.
Heath displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pederson shoots in and bounces Heath off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heath wants to sweep but no luck.
Pederson tries to free his leg and advance position but Heath is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heath throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pederson uses it to pass to side control.
Pederson has control of an arm but Heath manages to advance to Pederson's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to break free.
Heath controls the position.
Pederson is in bad spot here.
Pederson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Heath.
Heath is trying to stick to Pederson's back but Pederson is turning into Heath. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Heath's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pederson.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heath wants to get back to his feet but Pederson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath controlling the position.
Heath wants to get back to his feet but Pederson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heath looking to control.
Pederson postures up in Heath's guard and throws a big left but Heath blocks it.
Pederson prevents Heath from getting back to his feet.
Pederson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pederson pushes down on Heath's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Norman Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pederson is nestled in close to Heath, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pederson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Heath keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heath bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Heath is avoiding it.
Heath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin Heath is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heath is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pederson rather than just go for the knockout.
Heath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Griffin Heath.
I've got Heath winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Griffin Heath!