PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Face Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar has chosen 1 as his entrance music. Juan Mann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Face Edgar's chin.

Mann
vs
Edgar

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Face Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Mann blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Edgar misses.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar swinging wilding here.

Mann gets the takedown into side control.
Edgar parries the strikes from Mann easily there. Mann is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Edgar to escape.

Mann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edgar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Mann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Edgar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mann's guard! Nice work there by Edgar!
Mann is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Juan Mann just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mann moves into the clinch.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mann has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Edgar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mann has Edgar pressed against the ropes, preventing Edgar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.

Mann has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Edgar is trying to keep an underhook but Mann manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Edgar gets full guard.
Mann stops Edgar from standing up.
Mann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Edgar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mann trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mann has gone for a leg lock! Edgar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mann's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mann seems keen to control Edgar's posture.
Edgar wants to get up but he can't break Mann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mann is pulling down on Edgar's head. It's preventing any offense from Edgar, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Mann.
Edgar wants to get up but he can't break Mann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mann managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Mann dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edgar looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Edgar misses with a body kick.

Mann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Edgar is trying to defend but Mann finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Mann wants to work for an arm triangle but Edgar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mann tries to pass to full mount but Edgar defends it.

Mann is trying to work for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar tries to roll over but Mann keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mann is trying to work for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Mann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mann is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Edgar is trying to maintain the position but Mann is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mann is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Edgar still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Edgar has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
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Mann is trying to improve his position.
Mann wants to control but Edgar postures up.
Mann is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mann struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edgar misses the jab.

Mann moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edgar is pressed up against the ropes. Mann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edgar down to the mat. Edgar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Edgar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar clinches but Mann breaks the clinch

and Mann counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Mann drops back looking for a leg! Edgar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edgar manages to kick Mann off! Mann jumps back into Edgar's guard.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mann is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edgar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edgar has escaped and now he's on top!
Edgar is looking to stand up but Mann won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Mann dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Edgar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mann checks a low kick from Edgar.
Edgar tries to score with a low kick but Mann moves his leg out of the way.
Edgar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Edgar lands a left and a right that send Mann crashing to the mat, dazed. Edgar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mann is rocked!
Face Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Are you kidding me?! Edgar ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mann clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Face Edgar!