PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anders Jaerderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Nemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaerderoth comes to the cage accompanied by Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaerderoth
vs
Nemo

172 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Superior Ki Supplements

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anders Jaerderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Nemo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaerderoth wants to clinch up but Nemo keeps it at a distance.
Jaerderoth moves in looking to clinch but Nemo pushes him off.

Jaerderoth clinches with his opponent.
Nemo managing to block the knees to the body from Jaerderoth.
Nemo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaerderoth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jaerderoth looking to throw knees to the head but Nemo is blocking nicely.
Nemo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaerderoth is keeping busy.
Jaerderoth scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jaerderoth.

Jaerderoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaerderoth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anders Jaerderoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nemo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nemo landing strikes.
Nemo is chipping away with strikes.
Nemo controls the position.
Who's going to make the next move?

Nemo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaerderoth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nemo swings around for an armbar but Jaerderoth sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nemo's guard.
Nemo keeping moving, preventing Jaerderoth from controlling successfully.
Nemo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jaerderoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nemo is keeping the position for now.
Nemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaerderoth is one step ahead there.
Jaerderoth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaerderoth is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nemo is on top in guard.
Nemo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nemo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemo wants to control from the top but Jaerderoth keeps moving.
Jaerderoth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nemo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nemo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nemo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaerderoth is keeping the position for now.
Nemo wants to control from the top but Jaerderoth keeps moving.
Nemo throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jaerderoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jaerderoth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nemo shoots for a takedown but Jaerderoth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaerderoth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nemo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anders Jaerderoth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaerderoth wants to clinch up but Nemo keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Jaerderoth.

Jaerderoth clinches up against the cage.
Jaerderoth landing knees to the body.
Jaerderoth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nemo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaerderoth smiles and moves away.
Anders Jaerderoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Nemo.
Nemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benjamin Nemo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaerderoth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nemo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaerderoth tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Nemo - just one landing.
Jaerderoth is looking to clinch.
Jaerderoth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nemo throws a big shot that misses.
Jaerderoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaerderoth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nemo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nemo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaerderoth as he avoids it easily.
Anders Jaerderoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Nemo.
Jaerderoth is looking to clinch but Nemo is avoiding it.
Nemo misses with a hook.
Jaerderoth defending well as Nemo loads up on a big left hand.

Nemo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaerderoth's guard.
Jaerderoth trying to control the position.
Nemo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaerderoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nemo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaerderoth keeping full guard, as Nemo tries to pass.
Nemo throws and elbow that misses. Jaerderoth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nemo's guard. Nice move by Jaerderoth!
Jaerderoth wants to control from the top but Nemo keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaerderoth is looking to clinch but Nemo is avoiding it.

That's two 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.
Jaerderoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Nemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaerderoth throws a series of punches but Nemo moves out of range.
Nemo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaerderoth.
Nemo scores with a hook.
Nemo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaerderoth swivels and escapes.
Jaerderoth is looking to clinch but Nemo is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nemo.
Jaerderoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaerderoth fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jaerderoth has Nemo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nemo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaerderoth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jaerderoth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nemo is breathing heavily.
Jaerderoth looking to throw knees to the head but Nemo is blocking nicely.
Nemo jumps guard but Jaerderoth stands there with Nemo around his waist. Nemo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaerderoth smiles and moves away.
Nemo throws a jab when Jaerderoth was well out of range.
Jaerderoth lands a jab.
Jaerderoth tries to clinch but Nemo is having none of it.
Jaerderoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Nemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaerderoth stuffs the takedown attempt from Nemo. Nemo gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaerderoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaerderoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaerderoth throws a head kick but Nemo moves out of range.
Jaerderoth tries to clinch up but Nemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaerderoth misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaerderoth wants to clinch.
A cross from Nemo lands.
Nemo throws a hook to the side of Jaerderoth's head but Jaerderoth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nemo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Nemo misses.
Jaerderoth is looking to clinch but Nemo is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Nemo.

Nemo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaerderoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaerderoth, not yet.
Nemo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaerderoth 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anders Jaerderoth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaerderoth wants to clinch up but Nemo keeps it at a distance.
Nemo misses with a straight right.
Jaerderoth moves in looking to clinch but Nemo pushes him off.
Jaerderoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nemo misses with a hook. Jaerderoth ducked under it nicely.
Jaerderoth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemo.
Jaerderoth misses with a two punch combination.
Nemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nemo clobbers Jaerderoth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaerderoth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaerderoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemo circles away.

Nemo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nemo showed some decent athleticism there.

Nemo seems to be working for a kimura but Jaerderoth defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nemo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nemo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nemo is landing with some decent strikes but Jaerderoth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jaerderoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nemo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nemo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jaerderoth tries to hold on but Nemo pushes him away.
The referee warns Jaerderoth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaerderoth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nemo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaerderoth is looking to escape.
Nemo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemo looking to finish with strikes here!
Nemo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nemo breaks from Jaerderoth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jaerderoth tries to reverse the position but Nemo maintains control.
Nemo trying to control but Jaerderoth is having none of it.

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.

Nemo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jaerderoth has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jaerderoth!
Nemo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaerderoth trying to control but Nemo is working from the bottom.

Nemo is looking for a triangle but Jaerderoth pushes his legs off easily.
Jaerderoth won't allow Nemo to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nemo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaerderoth controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Nemo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nemo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!