PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson has chosen Korn - Did My Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Forrest Bondurant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bondurant
vs
Pettersson

188 cm
28
212 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
44
215 lbs
35 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bondurant has hold of one of Pettersson's legs. Pettersson is fighting the takedown attempt but Bondurant gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pettersson controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
Pettersson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bondurant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bondurant wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson trying to hold on to Bondurant's head to control him but Bondurant postures up.
Bondurant tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pettersson.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bondurant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pettersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bondurant goes for a takedown attempt but Pettersson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

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.

Bondurant moves into the clinch.
Bondurant tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Pettersson fails to land.

Bondurant wants the takedown. Pettersson is fighting it off but Bondurant persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pettersson's guard against the cage.
Pettersson 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.
Bondurant trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pettersson's guard.
Pettersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson has a closed guard, preventing Bondurant from standing up.
Bondurant trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bondurant wants to clinch.
Pettersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettersson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bondurant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettersson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pettersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bondurant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pettersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bondurant darts in and clinches Pettersson up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettersson.

Pettersson breaks from the clinch.

Bondurant moves into the clinch.
Pettersson prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bondurant tries to clinch up.
Bondurant tries to clinch there but Pettersson circles away.
Bondurant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christer Pettersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bondurant clinches up against the cage.
Bondurant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pettersson.
Bondurant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pettersson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pettersson misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson has a couple of punches blocked by Bondurant.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pettersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettersson manages to break the clinch.

Bondurant drives through and clinches with Pettersson against the cage.
Pettersson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pettersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bondurant blocks it with crossed arms.
Pettersson misses with an elbow strike.
Bondurant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forrest Bondurant has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pettersson has hold of one of Bondurant's legs. Bondurant is fighting the takedown attempt but Pettersson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bondurant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Pettersson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondurant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pettersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondurant.
Pettersson throws a counter combo.
Pettersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettersson circles away.
Pettersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettersson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Bondurant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bondurant tries for a takedown but Pettersson manages to get underhooks.
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!
Pettersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bondurant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Bondurant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondurant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettersson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bondurant is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pettersson breaks the clinch.
Bondurant tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pettersson counter with a right hand.
Bondurant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bondurant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettersson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bondurant blocks it well.
Pettersson cracks Bondurant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson moves away
and Pettersson counters with a big head kick but Bondurant shrugs it off.

Bondurant has managed to clinch.
Pettersson misses with a knee strike.
Bondurant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettersson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pettersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Pettersson.

It looks like Forrest Bondurant has been cut.
Pettersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bondurant avoids it.

That's four 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!
Pettersson lands a left hand.

Pettersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bondurant closes the distance but Pettersson moves to the side
and Pettersson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bondurant is looking to clinch.
Pettersson scores with a jab to the body.
Bondurant wants to clinch up but Pettersson keeps it at a distance.
Pettersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondurant.
Pettersson thinks about the counter body kick.
A solid body kick from Pettersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christer Pettersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forrest Bondurant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson is having none of it.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson throws a nice head kick!
Bondurant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bondurant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettersson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettersson circles away.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bondurant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondurant fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pettersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Pettersson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bondurant wants to clinch up but Pettersson keeps it at a distance.
Pettersson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bondurant wants to clinch up but Pettersson keeps it at a distance.
Pettersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bondurant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pettersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondurant wants to clinch up but Pettersson keeps it at a distance.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson is having none of it.
Pettersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bondurant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondurant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bondurant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettersson throws out the jab.
Bondurant fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bondurant drives through and clinches with Pettersson against the cage.
Pettersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondurant controls his hands.
Pettersson can't find room to land a body shot as Bondurant controls the action.

Pettersson breaks the clinch.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettersson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson moves out of range.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bondurant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pettersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bondurant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pettersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pettersson gets tackled into the cage by Bondurant. Bondurant maintains the clinch.
Pettersson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bondurant is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant wants a takedown but no success here.
Bondurant blocks a body shot from Pettersson.
Bondurant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bondurant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettersson trying to control the position but instead, Bondurant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pettersson into the cage.
Pettersson tries to work over Bondurant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pettersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pettersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bondurant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettersson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pettersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Pettersson breaks from the clinch.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Pettersson moves away
enabling Pettersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bondurant is looking to clinch.
Pettersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bondurant moves in looking to clinch but Pettersson pushes him off.

Bondurant has Pettersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettersson trying to land knees to the body.
Pettersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christer Pettersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pettersson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christer Pettersson!
Christer Pettersson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.