PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Lil Wayne- I'm Me blaring out of the sound system. Lane Pedersen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Pedersen

194 cm
29
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

180 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedersen. Pedersen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedersen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pedersen moves out of range easily.
Pedersen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedersen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lane Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedersen.
Pedersen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pedersen tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Nice shot by Pedersen.
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!
Pedersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Pedersen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Pedersen.
Pedersen tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedersen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedersen misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedersen pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Pedersen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pedersen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedersen connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Pedersen had a free shot at his head there.
Pedersen delivers a nice body kick.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pedersen.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pedersen works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Pedersen throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Pedersen throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Pedersen lands a right hook to the body.
Pedersen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedersen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pedersen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pedersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pedersen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pedersen swinging wildly here.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedersen.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pedersen pushes him off.
Pedersen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Pedersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Pedersen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pedersen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pedersen fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedersen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedersen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Pedersen tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Pedersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pedersen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Pedersen. Those never looked like landing.
Lane Pedersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a leg kick but Pedersen checks it.
Pedersen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedersen.
Pedersen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Pedersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedersen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pedersen there.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pedersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pedersen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Pedersen throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Pedersen.
Pedersen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Pedersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedersen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Pedersen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pedersen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Lane Pedersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Pedersen throws out a powerful jab.
Pedersen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pedersen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedersen connects with a jab.

Silva is rocked!
Pedersen lands with a nice body kick.
Pedersen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedersen misses with a kick to the body.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pedersen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pedersen.
Pedersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedersen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedersen connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Pedersen misses with the combination.
Pedersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pedersen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Silva stumbling backwards into the cage! Silva bounces back off the cage towards Pedersen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pedersen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pedersen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lane Pedersen!