PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Barker (ranked 6007 p4p, 5967 weight class) and Kendrick Edwards (ranked 537 p4p, 534 weight class). Kendrick Edwards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barker
vs
Edwards

177 cm
18
184
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendrick Edwards !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker lands with a hook. Edwards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edwards lands with a cross.
Edwards tries to clinch but Barker moves out of range.
Edwards looks for a takedown but Barker sprawls well.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Barker just misses with a punch to the body.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Edwards .
Barker scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barker duly obliges.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Barker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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!
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barker throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barker throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Barker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Barker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwards dives in and grabs Barker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barker pushes down on Edwards 's head and hops out.
Barker scores with a jab to the body.
Barker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barker moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Barker is looking to wear down Edwards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barker.
Edwards feints the counter takedown.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Barker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Barker.
Barker stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards . Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Eddie Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Edwards .
Edwards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edwards .
Barker misses with a body shot.
Eddie Barker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Barker scores with a jab.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barker defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Barker. That snapped Edwards 's head back.
Barker lands a lovely overhand right.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barker connects with a body shot.
Barker misses with a body shot.
Edwards tries to counter with a clinch but Barker shakes him off and moves away.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barker digs a good body shot into Edwards 's ribs.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Barker. Beautiful body shot.
Barker stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards . Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards looks winded!
Edwards shoots for a takedown but Barker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Barker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barker scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edwards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Barker.
Barker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker misses with a shot to the body

so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barker has his hands on Edwards 's head, controlling the position.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barker keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Barker dominated that round.
That's time! Barker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Barker finds it's way through Edwards 's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barker!
Barker just misses with a punch to the body.
Barker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barker.
Eddie Barker is winning the standup battle so far.
Barker scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barker looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Barker as Edwards shoots in.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Barker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barker. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker just misses with a punch to the body.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barker throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker misses with a body shot.
Barker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Barker throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards with the counter takedown but Barker avoids it easily.
Eddie Barker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barker keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Barker misses its target.
Barker lands with a good body shot.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Barker misses with a body shot.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards tries to clinch but Barker moves out of range.
Barker swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Barker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barker lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Edwards lands in his opponent's guard.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Edwards wanted to stand there but Barker had control of the position.
Barker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Edwards has passed into side control.
Barker is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker is working hard here to advance position.
Edwards wants to control but Barker is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Edwards .
Edwards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barker wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barker keeps working.
Edwards working away.
Barker is not content to let Edwards control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barker jabs at Edwards 's body.
Edwards tries to clinch but Barker is having none of it.
Edwards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barker tries to avoid it but Edwards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barker to the ground. Barker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Barker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Barker throws a combination. Edwards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barker misses with a body shot.
Kendrick Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards .
Edwards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Barker.
Barker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barker just misses with a punch to the body.
Barker swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Barker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barker punishes Edwards 's body with a nice straight punch.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barker as he jumps to the side.
Barker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barker thuds a left hand into Edwards 's body.
Barker lands a body shot.
Barker throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Barker misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barker looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Barker throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards feints the counter takedown.
Edwards walks into a jab.
Barker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Barker misses.
Edwards flicks out a counter leg kick but Barker steps away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edwards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Edwards trying to control the position but Barker is working away.
Barker struggling a bit here.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barker keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edwards has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Edwards there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barker tries to get out of the position.
Barker stops Edwards from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Barker is trying to escape the mount.
Barker manages to control the position for a moment.
Barker is squirming around, avoiding Edwards 's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barker is bucking up trying to escape but Edwards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Edwards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barker wants to control but Edwards is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards wants to take his opponent's back but Barker doesn't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Barker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barker, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Barker!