PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pederson has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Natural Born Killer as his entrance music. Nick Pederson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wall
vs
Pederson

182 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pederson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pederson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Wall is defending well.
Pederson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pederson.
Pederson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wall keeping full guard, as Pederson tries to pass.
Wall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson stopping the sweep attempt from Wall.
Pederson thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pederson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pederson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pederson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pederson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wall keeping full guard, as Pederson tries to pass.
Pederson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson postures up in Wall's guard and throws a big left but Wall blocks it.
Pederson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pederson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wall trying to keep a closed guard but Pederson is proving a slippery customer.
Pederson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wall has his foot on Pederson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pederson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Pederson distracts Wall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pederson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pederson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pederson is trying to work for a kimura but Wall is defending well.
Pederson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pederson working Wall over with strikes.
Wall trying to control here.
Wall has hold of Pederson's hands but Pederson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wall is trying to get back to full guard.
Pederson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pederson uses his free foot to push down on Wall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wall.
Pederson lands a big shot there that rocks Wall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pederson lands a big elbow.
Pederson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pederson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pederson lands a big elbow.
Pederson is landing with some decent strikes but Wall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wall gets back to half guard.
Pederson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wall to regain full guard.
Pederson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wall wants to stand but Pederson is controlling the position.
Pederson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Pederson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wall is trying to control Pederson's posture but Pederson avoids it.
Wall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pederson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pederson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pederson with good strikes from the mount here!
Wall tries to hold on but Pederson pushes him away.
Wall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nick Pederson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pederson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wall's face.
Pederson with a couple of short strikes.
Wall is bucking up trying to escape but Pederson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pederson.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Wall to control.
Pederson looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Wall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pederson with a couple of short strikes.
Pederson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pederson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wall's face.
Pederson landing punches.
Wall squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wall wants to control but Pederson is having none of it.
Pederson unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Pederson.
Pederson landing strikes from the mount and Wall is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pederson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pederson dominating with strikes here.
Pederson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wall looks a forlorn figure.
Pederson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pederson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wall?
Pederson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Wall to control.
Wall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pederson raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wall taking shots to the head.
Pederson lands a big elbow.
Wall taking shots to the head.
Wall wants to control but Pederson is having none of it.
Pederson looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!
Pederson landing strikes from the mount.
Wall is in a horrible position here. Pederson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pederson cracks Wall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson working Wall over with strikes here.
Wall working to try and regain half guard.
Pederson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pederson looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!

Pederson working for a submission but Wall is keeping him at bay.
Pederson unloading with bombs!
Pederson working Wall over with strikes here.
Pederson lands a big shot there that rocks Wall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pederson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Pederson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Wall pushes Pederson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson looking for a takedown.
Wall tries to stall but Pederson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pederson.
Wall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pederson avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pederson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall pushes Pederson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pederson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wall regains half guard, as Pederson was trying to land strikes.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Wall is defending well.
Wall trying to control but Pederson postures up.
Pederson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wall defending well though.
Pederson slips a nice elbow through Wall's hands, connecting with Wall's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wall trying to control from the bottom.
Pederson throws a strike but Wall avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pederson postures up in Wall's guard and throws a big left but Wall blocks it.
Pederson looking to pass the guard.
Pederson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pederson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wall's head.
Pederson throws a strike but Wall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wall trying to control the position from guard on top but Pederson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wall.

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.
Wall passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Wall slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Pederson.
I've got Pederson 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Pederson!