PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 6839 p4p, 663 weight class) and Norman Pederson (ranked 3292 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnarson
vs
Pederson

179 cm
38
205 lbs
35 - 20 - 0

195 cm
29
220 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson tries to clinch up but Ragnarson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pederson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pederson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarson is able to avoid easily.
Ragnarson throws a solid leg kick but Pederson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarson.
Pederson counters with a body kick.
Pederson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnarson motions for Pederson to come forward. Ragnarson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot.

Ragnarson tries to keep at a distance but Pederson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.

Pederson breaks the clinch.
Ragnarson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pederson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Pederson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pederson is defended easily by Ragnarson.
Pederson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson tries to clinch but Ragnarson is having none of it.
Pederson avoids the body shot from Ragnarson.
Pederson lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarson's head back.
Ragnarson wants to land a leg kick but Pederson is out of range.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick but Pederson moved away.
Pederson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnarson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnarson takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Pederson blocks a head kick by Ragnarson.

Pederson has managed to clinch.
Pederson avoiding damage.

Pederson has hold of one of Ragnarson's legs. Ragnarson is fighting the takedown attempt but Pederson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ragnarson working a defensive guard here.
Ragnarson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pederson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ragnarson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson is pulling down on Pederson's head. It's preventing any offense from Pederson, at least for the moment.
Ragnarson keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ragnarson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pederson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Ragnarson is keeping the position.
Pederson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnarson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnarson, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson keeping full guard, as Pederson tries to pass.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pederson connects with a right hand. Ragnarson shakes it off.
Ragnarson tries a low kick but Pederson avoids it.
Ragnarson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.

Pederson clinches with his opponent.
Pederson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pederson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ragnarson tries for a takedown but Pederson manages to get underhooks.
Pederson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Ragnarson has picked Pederson up - he's going for a ride! Ragnarson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ragnarson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pederson defending well though.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarson throwing shots but Pederson is blocking nicely.
Ragnarson is looking to advance position but Pederson won't allow it.
Ragnarson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragnarson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pederson trying to control from the bottom.
Pederson tries to roll over but Ragnarson keeps him under control.
Ragnarson thows a huge punch but Pederson dodges it nicely.
Ragnarson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ragnarson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Norman Pederson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ragnarson'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.

Ragnarson misses with a low kick.

Pederson pushes Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson is pressed up against the cage. Ragnarson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pederson down to the mat. Pederson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ragnarson is looking to chop away at Pederson's legs.
Pederson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnarson is fending him off so far but Pederson persists. Nope, Ragnarson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ragnarson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnarson throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Ragnarson is avoiding it.
Norman Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarson dodges the punch combination from Pederson.
Ragnarson throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarson wants to land a leg kick but Pederson is out of range.
Pederson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnarson is looking to wear down Pederson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pederson misses with a body kick.
Ragnarson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pederson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarson. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson misses the jab.
Pederson connects with the punch.
Pederson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pederson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Gustav Ragnarson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Pederson staying out of range there.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustav Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Gustav Ragnarson's cut is getting worse.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot.
Pederson cracks Ragnarson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnarson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws a hook to the side of Ragnarson's head but Ragnarson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson wants to clinch up but Ragnarson keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pederson throws out a counter right but Ragnarson avoids it with no problem.
Pederson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ragnarson is looking to chop away at Pederson's legs.
Ragnarson takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnarson throws a looping overhand right but Pederson ducks down to avoid it.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Pederson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustav Ragnarson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson checks a low kick from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.
Pederson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ragnarson blocks it well.

Pederson darts in and clinches Ragnarson up against the cage.
Ragnarson wants a takedown.
Pederson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarson has Pederson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pederson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pederson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pederson manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarson. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnarson's head backwards.
Ragnarson misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pederson counters with a left and a right that stings Ragnarson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarson. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ragnarson misses.
Ragnarson tries to move into range but Pederson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pederson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ragnarson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ragnarson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pederson moves away.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot.

Ragnarson gets tackled into the cage by Pederson. Pederson maintains the clinch.
Ragnarson takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pederson trying to control the position but instead, Ragnarson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pederson into the cage.
Ragnarson goes for a takedown attempt but Pederson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Pederson closes the distance and pushes Ragnarson back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pederson has clasped his hands together around Ragnarson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ragnarson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pederson connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Pederson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ragnarson is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Pederson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pederson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ragnarson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ragnarson is trying to get back to half guard.
Ragnarson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Pederson stands up and beckons Ragnarson to his feet.
Ragnarson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pederson. Pederson obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Pederson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ragnarson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnarson throws a leg kick that misses.
Pederson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnarson tries to score with a low kick but Pederson moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnarson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarson takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Pederson wants to counter the offense by Ragnarson and move into the clinch position.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot.
Ragnarson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pederson works over Ragnarson's head and body with a nice combination.
Pederson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ragnarson takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarson. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.
Pederson lands the left hand.

Gustav Ragnarson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ragnarson is looking to score with low kicks.
Pederson throws a head kick but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Ragnarson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ragnarson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pederson wants to slow Ragnarson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pederson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pederson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarson.
A head kick misses from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson scores with a nice right hand.
Ragnarson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pederson.
Pederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarson misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarson slips a jab from Pederson.
Ragnarson misses with a body punch
and Pederson counters with a left and a right that stings Ragnarson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnarson throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarson misses the shot to the body.
Pederson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Jeez, Gustav Ragnarson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ragnarson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pederson is out of range.
Pederson lands a lovely overhand right.

Pederson drives through and clinches with Ragnarson against the cage.
Ragnarson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pederson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ragnarson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pederson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pederson cracks the inside of Ragnarson's front leg.
Ragnarson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pederson moves away.
Ragnarson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarson. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson staying out of range there.
Pederson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnarson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pederson scores with a three punch combo!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gustav Ragnarson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norman Pederson!
After winning the bout, Norman Pederson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.