PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a surgeon. This should be a great matchup!

Edwards
vs
Smith

192 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
A cross from Smith lands.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Henry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Edwards misses the jab.

Edwards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edwards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards controlling from mount.
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Edwards.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edwards thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Edwards in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Edwards punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edwards trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Edwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Smith.
Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Edwards jabs at Smith's body.
Smith tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edwards works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
Edwards misses with a body punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Donk. Edwards catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Edwards settles back down.

That's four 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Henry Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Edwards makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Edwards will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Edwards tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith slips under a jab from Edwards.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes one on the button.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Henry Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Edwards.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thuds a left hand into Edwards's body.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Edwards.

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.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.

Edwards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edwards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edwards breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Henry Smith has been cut.
Edwards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Edwards controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edwards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edwards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Edwards connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

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