PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anders Jaerderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gruffo Muffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaerderoth comes to the cage accompanied by Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jaerderoth
vs
Muffo

172 cm
26
148 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

170 cm
29
159 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Jaerderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gruffo Muffo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muffo avoids the body shot from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth lands with a good body shot.
Jaerderoth tests Muffo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaerderoth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Gruffo Muffo has been cut.
Jaerderoth misses with a left hand
and Muffo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaerderoth jabs Muffo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaerderoth cracks a nice hook into Muffo's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaerderoth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaerderoth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jaerderoth scores with a jab. Muffo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muffo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaerderoth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muffo's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jaerderoth misses.
Muffo misses with a low kick.
Jaerderoth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muffo counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth blocks a head kick by Muffo.
Jaerderoth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muffo misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Muffo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaerderoth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muffo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaerderoth's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth swinging wildly here.
Muffo throws a sloppy head kick and Jaerderoth moves out of range easily.

Muffo clinches with his opponent.
Muffo lands a knee to the body.
Muffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muffo avoids the elbow strike from Jaerderoth, against the cage.
Jaerderoth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaerderoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muffo missing with knees to the body.
Muffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth lands with a right to the head.
Jaerderoth misses with the head strike.
Muffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaerderoth is defending well for now.
Muffo misses with a knee to the head.
Muffo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaerderoth lands with a light punch inside.
Muffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muffo blocking some punches.
Jaerderoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muffo backwards.
Jaerderoth misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaerderoth misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaerderoth.
Muffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaerderoth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaerderoth is defending well for now.
Jaerderoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jaerderoth fails to land.
Jaerderoth lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaerderoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Muffo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaerderoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Muffo.
Jaerderoth avoiding damage as Muffo throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaerderoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jaerderoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaerderoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Muffo.
Jaerderoth tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaerderoth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaerderoth lands a right hook to the body.
Jaerderoth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Gruffo Muffo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Muffo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaerderoth dips to his left and cracks Muffo with an uppercut!
Muffo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaerderoth lands a nice shot that snaps Muffo's head back.
Muffo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaerderoth scores with the left hand. Muffo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaerderoth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muffo tries to move into range but Jaerderoth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaerderoth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Muffo is rocked!
Anders Jaerderoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaerderoth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaerderoth finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaerderoth scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaerderoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muffo seems to have recovered his senses.
Anders Jaerderoth is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaerderoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Muffo is just out of range.
Jaerderoth scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaerderoth misses with a wild body shot.
Muffo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muffo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muffo moves out of range as Jaerderoth strikes.
Muffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaerderoth jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth swings for the body but Muffo moves out of range.
A big right from Jaerderoth misses.
Jaerderoth takes a swing at Muffo's ribcage but misses.
Jaerderoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaerderoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Muffo is just out of range.
Jaerderoth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jaerderoth tries to keep at a distance but Muffo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jaerderoth.
Muffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaerderoth avoids it.
Jaerderoth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muffo backwards.
Jaerderoth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaerderoth avoids it.
Jaerderoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muffo.
Jaerderoth is trying to push Muffo away but Muffo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaerderoth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaerderoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaerderoth avoiding damage as Muffo throws knees to the body.

Jaerderoth breaks from the clinch.
Jaerderoth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaerderoth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muffo at a distance.
Muffo is breathing heavily.
Jaerderoth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muffo has time to react.
Jaerderoth throws a shot from downtown. Muffo moves away and avoids it.
Jaerderoth cracks a nice hook into Muffo's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth feints and then cracks Muffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muffo down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muffo ducks under a wild hook from Jaerderoth.
Muffo moves to clinch but Jaerderoth breaks away
and Jaerderoth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaerderoth!
Jaerderoth throws a good cross that connects.
Jaerderoth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muffo looks to land a right hand but Jaerderoth moved out of range.
Muffo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaerderoth throws a looping overhand right but Muffo ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Jaerderoth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gruffo Muffo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jaerderoth misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth throws a jab when Muffo was well out of range.
A head kick by Jaerderoth misses
and Muffo counters with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muffo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaerderoth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaerderoth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Jaerderoth.
Muffo throws a head kick that Jaerderoth semi-blocks.
Jaerderoth scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Jaerderoth.
Muffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaerderoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaerderoth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaerderoth misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaerderoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaerderoth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muffo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muffo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muffo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Muffo.
A low kick from Muffo misses
and Jaerderoth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaerderoth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muffo can do to turn this around?
Muffo walks into a left hand.
Jaerderoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaerderoth misses with a few strikes there.
Jaerderoth blocks a head kick by Muffo.
Jaerderoth thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaerderoth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jaerderoth misses with an uppercut.
Jaerderoth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muffo throws a front kick aimed at Jaerderoth's knee but Jaerderoth avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaerderoth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muffo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth lands a head kick. Muffo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Muffo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaerderoth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muffo moves away.
Jaerderoth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaerderoth throws a lazy right hand but Muffo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muffo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaerderoth.
Gruffo Muffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muffo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaerderoth scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up Gruffo Muffo's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaerderoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muffo's sensitive parts.
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!
Muffo throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Jaerderoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaerderoth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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