PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 1687 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 255 p4p, 287 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Edmonds
vs
Glass

185 cm
31
190
24 - 15 - 1

191 cm
43
185
43 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds lands with a nice combination. Glass backs away looking to recover.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Glass saw that one coming.
Glass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Glass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Edmonds lands a glancing blow to the side of Glass's head.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Edmonds connects with a looping right hand.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Edmonds changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Edmonds moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Edmonds misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edmonds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Edmonds there.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Edmonds checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Glass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edmonds pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Glass back to the cage. Edmonds follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Edmonds tries to work over Glass's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
Edmonds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edmonds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glass's guard.
Edmonds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Glass has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edmonds off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Edmonds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Edmonds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edmonds.
Glass throws a body punch but Edmonds moves out of range.
Edmonds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edmonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edmonds avoids the head kick by Glass.
Edmonds misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds lands a nice shot to the body.
Glass throws a wild body kick that Edmonds sees coming a mile off.
Edmonds keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Edmonds tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass dips to his left and cracks Edmonds with an uppercut!

Edmonds gets a double leg takedown into Glass's guard.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Glass is retaining full guard.
Glass wants to stand up but Edmonds is controlling him.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds won't allow Glass to get back to his feet.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Glass is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds won't allow Glass to get back to his feet.
Glass keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Glass on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glass throws a right hand that Edmonds ducks under and follows up with a left that Edmonds also avoids with ease.
Edmonds ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Edmonds throws a lazy right hand but Glass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edmonds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Glass.

Edmonds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Glass is defending well.

Edmonds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edmonds tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Edmonds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glass is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glass is not content to let Edmonds control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Edmonds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Glass stuns Edmonds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Edmonds.

Edmonds gets tackled into the cage by Glass. Glass maintains the clinch.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmonds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edmonds tries to score a body lock takedown but Glass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Glass.

Edmonds breaks the clinch.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
Edmonds half committed to a counter leg kick.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edmonds. That did some damage!
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass tries a low kick but Edmonds avoids it.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Edmonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edmonds counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Edmonds.
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Edmonds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edmonds throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Edmonds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
Glass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edmonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
Edmonds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glass throws a combination that misses
and Edmonds counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Good leg kick by Glass.
Nice defenses there by Edmonds.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Edmonds digs a good hook to Glass's body.
Glass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Edmonds misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a leg kick

and Edmonds counters with a shoot takedown. Glass fights it but they end up in guard.
Edmonds content to stall in guard here.

Glass wriggles free and stands up.
Edmonds lands the left hand.
Edmonds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glass's head.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass thows a leg kick but Edmonds checks it
and Edmonds counters with a straight right hand.
Edmonds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Glass throws a leg kick but Edmonds moved away.
Edmonds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edmonds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Glass enables Edmonds to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Edmonds controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Glass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edmonds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Glass wants to stand but Edmonds is controlling the position.

Glass scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Edmonds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Glass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edmonds, pushing him back against the cage.
Glass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edmonds blocks a body shot from Glass.
Edmonds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glass tries to work over Edmonds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Edmonds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Glass moves in looking to clinch but Edmonds pushes him off.
Glass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmonds lands with a shot to the body.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Edmonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glass 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 Edmonds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edmonds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Glass with the inside leg kick.

Edmonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edmonds pushing down on Glass's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Glass is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Edmonds seems to be looking for submissions.

Edmonds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying to control the action in half guard but Glass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Glass pushes Edmonds off looking to stand but Edmonds dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Edmonds seems to be working for a kimura but Glass defends the submission attempt.
Glass is trying to stand back up but Edmonds is controlling him

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.
Edmonds is controlling the pace.
Edmonds is stalling here. Glass is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Edmonds seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Glass has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Glass stands up.
Glass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edmonds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
Edmonds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass wants to clinch up but Edmonds keeps it at a distance.
John Edmonds is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edmonds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Edmonds does no damage.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edmonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmonds tries to counter with a takedown but Glass is quick to defend against it.
Edmonds throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Edmonds looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass throws a combination that misses

and Edmonds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edmonds.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Edmonds blocking some punches.
Glass working aggressively here.
Glass tries a body shot but Edmonds blocks it.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edmonds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Glass after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Edmonds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glass missing with knees to the body.
Glass working aggressively here.
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glass backwards.
Glass tries a knee to the head but Edmonds blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Edmonds breaks the clinch.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmonds misses the target.
Glass misses with a body punch
and Edmonds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Edmonds feints and as Glass raises his hands in defense, Edmonds changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edmonds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Glass is wriggling around but Edmonds manages to pass to half guard.

Edmonds seems to be working for a kimura but Glass defends the submission attempt.

Edmonds seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edmonds, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
John Edmonds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Desmond Glass stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.