PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mogens Pedersen (ranked 6020 p4p, 6605 weight class) and Toni Sipriani (ranked 608 p4p, 651 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pedersen
vs
Sipriani

195 cm
25
215
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
210
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mogens Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Toni Sipriani!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sipriani swivels and escapes.
Sipriani throws a good cross that connects.
Pedersen closes the distance and clinches up with Sipriani, looking for a takedown. Pedersen pushes Sipriani against the cage but Sipriani circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pedersen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mogens Pedersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pedersen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sipriani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sipriani wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pedersen manages to pass to side control.

Pedersen moves nicely into side control.
Pedersen controlling from side mount.
Sipriani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pedersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pedersen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sipriani!
Pedersen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pedersen prevents Sipriani from getting the reversal.
Pedersen controlling from mount.
Sipriani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sipriani is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sipriani keeps trying to improve his position.
Pedersen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pedersen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pedersen looking to isolate an arm here. Sipriani doesn't see it coming and as Pedersen extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Pedersen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mogens Pedersen!