PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Jaerderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaerderoth has chosen Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Average
vs
Jaerderoth

170 cm
26
154 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
23
148 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery)
Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery)

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Jaerderoth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Average.
Average misses with an uppercut.
Jaerderoth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Average circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaerderoth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe Average seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Average misses.

Average clinches.
Average makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Average blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Average.
Knees in the clinch landing for Average.
Average tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaerderoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
Average is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaerderoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jaerderoth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Average scores with a kick to the midsection.
Average lands with a shot to the body.
Average scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Average throws out a powerful jab.
Average swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Average cracks Jaerderoth with a good jab.
Average staying out of range there.
Average ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Average.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jaerderoth. No joy for Average on that attempt.
Jaerderoth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Average wants to clinch up but Jaerderoth keeps it at a distance.

Jaerderoth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Average to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jaerderoth keeping full guard, as Average tries to pass.
Average trying to control but Jaerderoth is working from the bottom.
Jaerderoth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jaerderoth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Average is one step ahead there.
Average trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaerderoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Average seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Joe Average has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Average tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaerderoth swivels and escapes.
Jaerderoth throws out a loose jab but Average uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaerderoth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaerderoth throws a series of punches but Average moves out of range.
Jaerderoth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Average shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Average.
Average is looking to clinch.
Average shoots in for a takedown but Jaerderoth shows good takedown defense.
Jaerderoth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaerderoth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth misses with a few strikes there.
Jaerderoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Average.
Jaerderoth moves away from the strike by Average.
Average looks to land a right hand but Jaerderoth moved out of range.
Jaerderoth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Average.
Nice body punch from Average.
Jaerderoth throws a hook but Average avoids it easily.
Average scores with a body shot.
Average shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaerderoth tries to sprawl out of it but Average keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaerderoth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Average tries to clinch up.
Jaerderoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Average doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaerderoth lands with a right hand.

It looks like Joe Average has been cut.
Jaerderoth misses with a two punch combination.
Average has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Average avoids the head kick by Jaerderoth.
Average swings for the body but Jaerderoth moves out of range.
Jaerderoth throws a lazy right hand but Average sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Average fails to land the takedown.
Jaerderoth dips to his left and cracks Average with an uppercut!
Average shoots in and drives through. Jaerderoth sprawls well.
Average tries to clinch but Jaerderoth is having none of it.
Average cracks Jaerderoth with an open hand slap.
Average chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaerderoth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anders Jaerderoth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaerderoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Average.

Average forces Jaerderoth back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaerderoth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Average throws a head punch that misses.
Jaerderoth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Average's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Average as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Jaerderoth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Average's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Average has Jaerderoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Average avoids the elbow strike from Jaerderoth, against the cage.
Average works on Jaerderoth's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaerderoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Average uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaerderoth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaerderoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Average.
Jaerderoth has a couple of punches blocked by Average.
Average scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaerderoth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaerderoth.
Average softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaerderoth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaerderoth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Average.
Average dodges an elbow strike from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth lands an uppercut.
Average presses Jaerderoth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaerderoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Average putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaerderoth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaerderoth is breathing heavily.
Average lands a nice knee to the body.
Average is working for takedown but Jaerderoth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Average blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Average.
Average lands a right hand.
Jaerderoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaerderoth tries to land a knee to the head but Average blocks with his arms.
Average makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Average lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaerderoth or not.
Jaerderoth has a couple of punches blocked by Average.
Average lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Average lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Average blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaerderoth misses with the head strike.
Average lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaerderoth backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Average.
Average lands a shot to the body.
Jaerderoth working hard to break the clinch.
Jaerderoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Average lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Average lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Average blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
Average digs a right hand underneath Jaerderoth's ribcage. Jaerderoth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaerderoth throws a head punch that misses.
Jaerderoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Average lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaerderoth backwards.
Average taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaerderoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Average blocks an uppercut.
Average lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Average lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.

Average has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jaerderoth regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaerderoth has wrist control.
Jaerderoth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Average is desperately trying to improve his position but Jaerderoth has a good base and remains in mount.
Jaerderoth controlling the pace for now.
Average regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Average regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average looking to control.
Average wants to sweep here but Jaerderoth controlling him for the moment.

Average has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jaerderoth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Average.
Average tries to bench press Jaerderoth off him but Jaerderoth keeps the position.
Average is trying to control Jaerderoth's posture but Jaerderoth avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Average is not content to let Jaerderoth control the position.

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.
Average can't do much from the bottom here.
Jaerderoth trying to control the action but Average is working from the bottom.
Average tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaerderoth trying to control the position but Average is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Average regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Average dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Average's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Average lands with a hook. Jaerderoth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Average connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaerderoth. Jaerderoth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Average misses with a straight right.
Average misses with a few strikes there.
Average lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaerderoth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Average misses the jab.
Average swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Average takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Average lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaerderoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Average doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaerderoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Average.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaerderoth enables Average to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaerderoth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average trying to control but Jaerderoth is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average is really struggling to control Jaerderoth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Average is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jaerderoth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Average just wasn't active enough.
Average falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaerderoth counters with a nice uppercut.
Average misses with a body shot
and Jaerderoth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaerderoth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Average tries to clinch up
and Jaerderoth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Average buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaerderoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Average.
Average misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaerderoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaerderoth lands the left hand.

Average closes the distance and clinches.
Average digs a right hand into Jaerderoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaerderoth's gas tank.
Jaerderoth has had enough of the clinch but Average keeps him there for the moment.
Jaerderoth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaerderoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaerderoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
Jaerderoth scores with a shoulder strike.
Average 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaerderoth tries to circle away but Average has him pinned against the cage.
Jaerderoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaerderoth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaerderoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Average blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaerderoth throws an elbow that misses.
Average blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaerderoth misses with the head strike.
Average lands a body shot.
Average blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaerderoth misses with the head strike.
Average lands a nice uppercut.

Average is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jaerderoth can't fight it off and eventually Average manages to take the fight to the floor. Jaerderoth looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jaerderoth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Average!
Average tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaerderoth controlling the position easily from mount.
Average is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth trying to control but Average is having none of it.
Average is working to get back to half guard.
Jaerderoth looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Average keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Jaerderoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaerderoth 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Jaerderoth!