PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Monkey
vs
Pedersen

190 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hammer Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Monkey wants to land a leg kick but Pedersen is out of range.
Monkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedersen.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Pedersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monkey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pedersen is fending him off so far but Monkey persists. Nope, Pedersen circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedersen tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedersen lands with a right hand.

Monkey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pedersen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monkey is proving hard to escape from.
Pedersen looking to pass the guard.
Pedersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pedersen stands up and waves to Monkey to follow him.
Pedersen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Pedersen pushes Monkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Monkey working hard to break the clinch.

Monkey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Pedersen stalks Monkey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Monkey's face. Monkey staggers backwards, shaken.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Pedersen fails with a takedown attempt.

Pedersen clinches up with Monkey and pushes him back against the cage.
Monkey takes an elbow to the temple.
Monkey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monkey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pedersen manages to break the clinch.
Monkey walks into a stiff left hand from Pedersen.

Pedersen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monkey napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a strike aimed at the side of Monkey's head but Monkey avoids it well.
Pedersen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Monkey is avoiding damage well.

Pedersen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Monkey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Pedersen avoids it well.
Monkey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pedersen feints and then cracks Monkey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monkey down.
Pedersen throws a head kick that misses.
Pedersen fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Monkey misses with the combination.

Pedersen gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pedersen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pedersen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pedersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monkey keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedersen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pedersen is looking to take a break and control but Monkey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pedersen working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four 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.
Monkey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Pedersen stands up.

Pedersen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pedersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monkey avoids it.

Monkey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Monkey takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monkey's efforts to push away.
Monkey is trying to force a seperation but Pedersen has the dominant position.
Pedersen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monkey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pedersen misses with a double jab
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monkey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedersen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monkey counters with a nice leg kick.
Pedersen throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Monkey moved away.
Pedersen wants to clinch up but Monkey keeps it at a distance.
Hammer Monkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey throws a right hand that Pedersen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pedersen also avoids with ease.

Pedersen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pedersen wants to free his trapped foot but Monkey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pedersen is stalling here. Monkey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pedersen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Monkey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen is trying to get back to his feet.
Pedersen struggling a bit here.
Pedersen is looking to regain half guard here but Monkey keeps moving and retains side control.
Pedersen is breathing heavily.

Monkey decides to stand back up.

That's two 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.
Pedersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pedersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Monkey shoots in but no luck this time.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Pedersen.
A head kick misses from Pedersen.
Pedersen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monkey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pedersen moves into the clinch successfully.

Pedersen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lane Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monkey slips a jab from Pedersen.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Pedersen is looking to clinch.
Pedersen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monkey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pedersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monkey sprawls well. Monkey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pedersen gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Pedersen.
A punch combination from Monkey misses.
Pedersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monkey counters with a two punch combo.
Pedersen lunges at Monkey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monkey's hand.
Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pedersen at a distance.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Pedersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedersen is just out of range.
Pedersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedersen blocks a low kick nicely.
Pedersen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monkey is looking to wear down Pedersen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedersen wants to clinch up but Monkey keeps it at a distance.
Pedersen has a takedown stuffed.
Hammer Monkey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Pedersen.
Monkey fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to bum rush Pedersen with a series of wild strikes but Pedersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Pedersen misses.
Pedersen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pedersen rushes Monkey and presses him up against the cage.
Monkey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Monkey digs a right hand underneath Pedersen's ribcage. Pedersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage.
Pedersen can't get the takedown.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.

Monkey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Pedersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monkey shoots in looking for a takedown. Pedersen tries to sprawl out of it but Monkey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pedersen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedersen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Monkey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pedersen throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Pedersen with that takedown attempt.
Pedersen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pedersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedersen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pedersen swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Pedersen misses with a combination
and Monkey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pedersen throws a one two combo.
Monkey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedersen circles away quickly and effectively.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Pedersen.
Monkey misses with a double jab.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monkey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedersen swats away the attempt to clinch by Monkey.

Pedersen gets a clinch.
Pedersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
Pedersen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Monkey manages to break the clinch.
Pedersen misses with the combination.

Pedersen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey keeping full guard, as Pedersen tries to pass.
Monkey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Monkey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pedersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pedersen throwing strikes from guard but Monkey blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Pedersen from controlling successfully.
Monkey wants to get back to his feet but Pedersen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pedersen is looking to work some ground and pound but Monkey has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt - Pedersen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pedersen is looking to clinch.

Pedersen clinches with his opponent.
Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monkey's efforts to push away.
Monkey has had enough of the clinch but Pedersen keeps him there for the moment.
Pedersen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hammer Monkey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Pedersen.
Pedersen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.
Monkey is trying to break free.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.

Monkey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Monkey misses.

Pedersen takes the fight into the clinch.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Pedersen.

Pedersen breaks from the clinch.
Pedersen lands a head kick. Monkey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pedersen.

Pedersen decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen dives in and grabs Monkey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monkey pushes down on Pedersen's head and hops out.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Pedersen misses with a takedown attempt - Monkey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monkey punishes Pedersen's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Pedersen clinches.

Monkey breaks the clinch.
Monkey avoids the head kick by Pedersen.
Monkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Pedersen blocks the leg kick.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monkey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pedersen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Pedersen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pedersen 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Pedersen!