PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 1802 p4p, 214 weight class) and Noam Nystrom (ranked 2516 p4p, 285 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. On his way into the cage it seems that Herschel Pettaway has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Herschel Pettaway seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pettaway
vs
Nystrom

163 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noam Nystrom!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystrom misses with a looping left.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Nystrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nystrom misses with a two punch combination.
Nystrom tries to clinch up
and Pettaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nystrom misses with a straight left.
Pettaway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pettaway 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.
Pettaway looks to land a right hand but Nystrom moved out of range.

Pettaway has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettaway avoids the damage to the body.
Pettaway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nystrom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pettaway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pettaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettaway manages to break the clinch.
Nystrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nystrom scores with a jab.
Nystrom wants to clinch up but Pettaway keeps it at a distance.
Pettaway throws a big shot that misses.
Pettaway misses with a straight left.
Nystrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway blocks a head kick by Nystrom.
Nystrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Pettaway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with a wild body shot.
Pettaway is looking to chop away at Nystrom's legs.
Nystrom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nystrom throws a looping overhand right but Pettaway ducks down to avoid it.
Nystrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettaway.
Nystrom throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway jabs Nystrom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nystrom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nystrom moves out of range as Pettaway strikes.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
Nystrom dips to his left and cracks Pettaway with an uppercut!
Nystrom misses with a wild combination.
Pettaway lands a leg kick that knocks Nystrom off balance momentarily.
Pettaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pettaway walks into a jab.
Pettaway misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nystrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettaway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Pettaway avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a shoulder strike.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Pettaway 's eye.

It looks like Herschel Pettaway has been cut.
A short right from Nystrom on the inside.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom takes a shot to the head.
Nystrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Nystrom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pettaway prevents a body shot from Nystrom.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pettaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Nystrom.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nystrom - that landed with a thud.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Pettaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettaway stalling the fight.
Nystrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nystrom misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Nystrom.
Pettaway digs a right hand underneath Nystrom's ribcage. Nystrom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pettaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pettaway avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nystrom's elbow.

Pettaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettaway tries to move into range but Nystrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pettaway clobbers Nystrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nystrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Pettaway clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noam Nystrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herschel Pettaway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Both fighters circling a little - Pettaway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nystrom lands a jab to Pettaway's midsection.
Nystrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pettaway.
Nystrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway throws a low kick, looking for Nystrom's leg but Nystrom calmly moves out of range.
Pettaway throws a combination. Nystrom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pettaway tried to score with a low kick but Nystrom checks it.
Nystrom lands with a nice body punch.
Pettaway throws a nice looking combination but Nystrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herschel Pettaway is winning the standup battle so far.

Pettaway rushes Nystrom and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Nystrom missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Nystrom avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Pettaway throws knees to the body.
Pettaway managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Nystrom lands with a left to the head.
Nystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway.
Nystrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nystrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pettaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nystrom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nystrom with a knee to the head.

Pettaway is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nystrom lands a knee to the head.
Oh Pettaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nystrom tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pettaway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nystrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nystrom has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pettaway - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nystrom, and another! Pettaway is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.