PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano's entrance music is 2PAC - NO MORE PAIN. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marciano
vs
Pedersen

184 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pedersen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pedersen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pedersen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Pedersen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Pedersen avoids nicely.
Pedersen throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
Pedersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pedersen has time to react.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedersen.
Pedersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marciano tries to bum rush Pedersen with a series of wild strikes but Pedersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Marciano moved away.
Pedersen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Pedersen swinging wildly here.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
Pedersen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tommy Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pedersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lane Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedersen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedersen tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Pedersen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Pedersen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Pedersen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pedersen wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Pedersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedersen. Pedersen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pedersen misses with a body kick.
Pedersen misses with a body shot.
Marciano misses with a low kick as Pedersen jumps back.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Pedersen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Pedersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedersen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pedersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano misses with a low kick as Pedersen jumps back.
Pedersen slips a straight right by Marciano.
Pedersen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedersen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedersen throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pedersen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pedersen 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 Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pedersen throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Pedersen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pedersen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
Pedersen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Tommy Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedersen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Pedersen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Pedersen misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pedersen. Marciano shrugs it off though.

Marciano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pedersen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pedersen is controlling him.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Pedersen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pedersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pedersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Marciano is looking to stand up but Pedersen isn't so interested in that idea.
Pedersen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pedersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marciano wants to stand but Pedersen is controlling the position.
Pedersen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marciano's head.
Pedersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pedersen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marciano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pedersen asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Pedersen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marciano has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Pedersen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Pedersen crashes against the mat.
Pedersen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pedersen staying calm.
Pedersen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is not content to let Pedersen control the position.
Marciano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pedersen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pedersen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marciano to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Pedersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pedersen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pedersen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano swings for the body but Pedersen moves out of range.
Pedersen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Pedersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pedersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marciano is fending him off so far but Pedersen persists. Nope, Marciano circles away and we're back to standing.
Lane Pedersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pedersen throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Marciano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano throws a jab when Pedersen was well out of range.
Pedersen lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedersen throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Marciano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Pedersen's head back.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pedersen blocks a jab.
Marciano throws a hook but Pedersen blocks it.
Pedersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pedersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano is looking to chop away at Pedersen's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Pedersen. Those never looked like landing.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
Pedersen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marciano in his tracks.
Pedersen looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Pedersen misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedersen throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Marciano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pedersen.
Pedersen misses with a kick to the body.
Pedersen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pedersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Pedersen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pedersen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Pedersen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pedersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Pedersen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pedersen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lane Pedersen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedersen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedersen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pedersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedersen moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano throws a series of punches but Pedersen avoids them all with ease.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedersen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pedersen throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedersen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lane Pedersen.
Well Pedersen 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

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