PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleischkaes Aktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross- The Boss. Fleischkaes Aktion will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Edgar
vs
Aktion

185 cm
19
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleischkaes Aktion!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick.
Aktion slaps away a takedown attempt from Edgar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aktion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aktion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Aktion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Aktion misses.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Edgar blocks a head kick by Aktion.

Edgar instigates a clinch.
Aktion wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Aktion has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar misses with an elbow over the top.
Aktion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aktion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar pushes off an throws an elbow but Aktion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Aktion avoids the damage to the body.
Aktion working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edgar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edgar prevents Aktion from breaking the clinch.
Aktion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Aktion tries to circle away but Edgar has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edgar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aktion's brow.
Aktion working hard to break the clinch.
Edgar lands a knee to the head.
Aktion is trying to break free.
Aktion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Aktion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aktion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aktion blocks it with crossed arms.
Edgar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aktion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edgar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aktion is defending well for now.
Aktion is trying to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling him.
Aktion has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Aktion is trying to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling him.
Aktion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two 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.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aktion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Aktion blocks the elbow strike.
Edgar working Aktion over with knees to the body.
Aktion looks gassed!
Edgar prevents Aktion from breaking the clinch.
Aktion changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edgar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Aktion shows good takedown defense.
Aktion takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.

Edgar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edgar landing knees to the body.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Aktion blocks with his arms.
Aktion is trying to force a seperation but Edgar has the dominant position.
Edgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a nice elbow.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar landing knees to the head.
Aktion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Aktion won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar lands an elbow just above Aktion 's eye.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar working Aktion over with knees to the body.
Aktion managing to block the knees to the body from Edgar.
Nice elbow from Edgar.
Edgar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Edgar throws an elbow but it misses.
Edgar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edgar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Aktion avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar misses with an elbow strike.
Edgar working Aktion over with knees to the body.
Edgar with a knee to the head.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Aktion dodges an elbow strike from Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edgar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aktion.
Edgar landing knees to the head.
Edgar misses with an elbow over the top.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Aktion is blocking nicely.
Edgar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Edgar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aktion is defending well for now.
Edgar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Edgar 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.

Aktion throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar looks to land a body kick but Aktion moved away.
A head kick misses from Aktion.
Aktion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edgar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aktion misses with a body kick.
Aktion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
Aktion is breathing heavily.

Aktion gets caught flat footed, as Edgar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aktion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Aktion is wriggling around trying to escape but Edgar has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Aktion taps out and Edgar picks up the big win! Great work there by Edgar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Edgar!