PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Edwards (ranked 3839 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Van Den Berg (ranked 2851 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Edwards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hassan Van Den Berg's chin.

Edwards
vs
Van Den Berg

184 cm
27
159 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

181 cm
28
157 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Den Berg is pushing Edwards's head away, looking to escape. Edwards manages to hold on to the position though.
Edwards tries to move into full mount but can't pass Van Den Berg's legs.
Edwards trying to control the position but Van Den Berg is working away.
Van Den Berg parries the strikes from Edwards easily there. Edwards is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Den Berg to escape.
Van Den Berg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Den Berg bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Van Den Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Van Den Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Den Berg looks winded!
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Den Berg blocking some punches.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Den Berg's efforts to push away.
Edwards has Van Den Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Van Den Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Den Berg is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Den Berg down to the mat. Van Den Berg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.

Edwards forces Van Den Berg back against the cage and clinches.
Edwards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edwards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Den Berg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Den Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Van Den Berg's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Van Den Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Edwards has Van Den Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Van Den Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Berg.
Edwards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Den Berg tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Van Den Berg tries to break free but Edwards pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Den Berg is defending well for now.
Van Den Berg wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Edwards.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is stalling here.
Van Den Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.
Van Den Berg avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Edwards.

Edwards has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Van Den Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Den Berg misses with a combination

and Edwards counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Den Berg is trying to buck Edwards off.
Van Den Berg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Edwards is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Den Berg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edwards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Van Den Berg is trying to buck Edwards off.
Edwards working the ground and pound but Van Den Berg is defending the strikes.
Edwards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Van Den Berg tries to escape but Edwards is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Louis Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Den Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Van Den Berg. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Van Den Berg is rocked!
Van Den Berg fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Den Berg is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.

Edwards has Van Den Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Den Berg seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Edwards pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Den Berg is breathing heavily.

Van Den Berg stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Berg! But no joy.
Van Den Berg throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Den Berg was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a kick to the temple. Van Den Berg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Edwards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Den Berg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edwards in particular looking to stall.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Den Berg on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is taking a breather. Van Den Berg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand.
Edwards keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Den Berg can do to turn this around?
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards stalling.
Van Den Berg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Van Den Berg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Edwards is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Den Berg's half guard.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand.
Edwards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Edwards prevents Van Den Berg from standing back up.
Edwards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Den Berg won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Edwards seems content to control.
Edwards's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
Edwards wants to stand but Van Den Berg has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Van Den Berg blocks the elbow strike.
Edwards just leaning against Van Den Berg, taking a breather.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Van Den Berg.
Edwards lands a high kick!
Van Den Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Edwards dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Den Berg tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Edwards clinches.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Van Den Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Edwards darts in and clinches Van Den Berg up against the cage.
Van Den Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards has Van Den Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Van Den Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Berg wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Van Den Berg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Den Berg is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edwards leaning against his opponent.
Edwards stalling in the clinch.
Edwards tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Van Den Berg tries to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling the position.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Den Berg's efforts to push away.
Van Den Berg is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Hassan Van Den Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Edwards gets a clinch.
Edwards looking to throw knees to the head but Van Den Berg is blocking nicely.
Edwards keeps control of Van Den Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Den Berg is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Den Berg throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
Van Den Berg misses with a straight right.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Den Berg circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Den Berg misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Van Den Berg is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Louis Edwards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Edwards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Den Berg smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Van Den Berg circles away easily
and Van Den Berg counters with a nice uppercut.
Hassan Van Den Berg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Edwards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Den Berg quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Edwards seems content to control.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand back up but Edwards is controlling him
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Edwards closes the distance and clinches.

Edwards gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Den Berg is working an open guard so Edwards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Edwards gets the takedown into side control.
Van Den Berg is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Den Berg being controlled for a moment.
Van Den Berg is not content to let Edwards control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Edwards!