PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Young (ranked 4262 p4p, 315 weight class) and Keto Pedso (ranked 3579 p4p, 290 weight class). Jarvis Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young
vs
Pedso

170 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarvis Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keto Pedso!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young closes the distance but Pedso moves to the side
and Pedso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young is looking to clinch but Pedso is avoiding it.
Pedso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young wants to clinch up but Pedso keeps it at a distance.
Pedso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young tries to clinch up
and Pedso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Pedso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedso lands a jab.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pedso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Pedso pushes him off.
Pedso throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young slips under a jab.
Pedso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young closes the distance but Pedso moves to the side
and Pedso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedso.
Young wants to clinch but Pedso slips to the side
and Pedso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young is looking to clinch but Pedso is avoiding it.
Young wants to clinch up but Pedso keeps it at a distance.
Pedso throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Pedso throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Pedso misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young is looking to counter punch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Pedso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pedso lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to clinch
and Pedso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pedso.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Pedso misses.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pedso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pedso throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Pedso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Pedso loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Pedso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pedso to score with a decent uppercut.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pedso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedso looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Pedso throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedso throws out the jab.
Pedso misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pedso scores with a punch to the head.
Young wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pedso throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pedso counters with a right hand to the body.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedso jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedso scores with a jab to the head.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pedso! But no joy.
Pedso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedso misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Pedso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Pedso.
Young tries to clinch up but Pedso circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Young moves to clinch but Pedso breaks away
enabling Pedso to counter with a crisp jab.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Pedso circles away.
Pedso jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young moves away from the strike by Pedso.
A jab from Pedso misses.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keto Pedso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pedso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Keto Pedso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso moves out of range.
Pedso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pedso misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pedso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso is having none of it.
Young slips a straight right by Pedso.
Young wants to clinch up but Pedso keeps it at a distance.
Young tries to clinch up but Pedso circles away and keeps his distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Young might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Pedso connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Young misses its target.
Pedso throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Pedso pushes him off.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso moves out of range.
Pedso throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Pedso misses.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Pedso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedso throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedso.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Pedso looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young slips under a jab from Pedso.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Pedso.
Pedso throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Pedso circles away.
Pedso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young wants to clinch up but Pedso keeps it at a distance.
Pedso throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Pedso throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pedso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
A big right from Pedso misses.
Pedso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
A quick step to the side and Young tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young slips a jab from Pedso.
Young is looking to counter punch.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Young is looking to clinch.
A big left from Pedso misses.
Keto Pedso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Pedso misses.
Pedso jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Pedso throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young tries to clinch but Pedso moves out of range.
It seemed like Pedso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pedso throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pedso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Pedso.
Pedso lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young avoids the body shot from Pedso.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Pedso pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedso misses the target.
Young appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pedso misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pedso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pedso! But no joy.
Young moves to clinch but Pedso breaks away
and Pedso counters with a nice uppercut.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young slips under a jab from Pedso.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Young wants to clinch
and Pedso counters with a straight right hand.
Young moves out of range as Pedso strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Pedso throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Pedso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Pedso.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Pedso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young is looking to clinch but Pedso is avoiding it.
Young wants to clinch.
Pedso loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Pedso misses with a right hand
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pedso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keto Pedso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Young slips under a jab from Pedso.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedso throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pedso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young slips a straight right by Pedso.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Pedso throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Pedso pushes him off.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso moves out of range.
Pedso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pedso lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pedso.
Pedso throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Pedso.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young is looking to clinch but Pedso is avoiding it.
Pedso loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pedso looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Pedso misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Pedso throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young tries to clinch but Pedso moves out of range.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pedso.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young closes the distance but Pedso moves to the side
and Pedso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Pedso circles away.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Pedso.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarvis Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young wants to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pedso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pedso looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pedso misses the jab.
Pedso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedso misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedso paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedso circles away.
Young closes the distance but Pedso moves to the side
and Pedso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedso misses with a straight left.
Young tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pedso.
Pedso scores with a nice strike.
Pedso misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedso throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Pedso throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pedso to counter with a crisp jab.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young moves to clinch but Pedso breaks away
letting Pedso counter with a right hand.
Young looks to clinch
and Pedso counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Pedso keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young lunges at Pedso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pedso's hand.
Young tries to clinch
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Pedso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keto Pedso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pedso looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keto Pedso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pedso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keto Pedso!
A relieved looking Keto Pedso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.