PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perro Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Edwards has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Loco
vs
Edwards

193 cm
26
263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perro Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loco!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Loco avoids it well.

Edwards moves into the clinch.

Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco leaves Edwards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Loco fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Loco scores with a nice body kick.
Edwards looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Loco shoots in and bounces Edwards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Loco trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Loco stands up over Edwards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Loco trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Loco scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco thows a big elbow that misses.
Loco postures up in Edwards's guard and throws a big left but Edwards blocks it.
Loco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loco wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Loco postures up and lands a big shot to Edwards's brow.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loco with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edwards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Loco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Loco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Loco throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loco's waist but Loco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edwards off to one side.
Perro Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Edwards.
Loco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Edwards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Loco is trying to stall.
Edwards prevents the takedown attempt.

Edwards ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Edwards no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco stops Edwards from standing up.
Loco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loco looking to sit in guard and control but Edwards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perro Loco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwards.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
Loco misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Loco looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Loco.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Loco misses.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Loco's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Edwards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edwards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Edwards wants to stand but Loco has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Loco 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.
Loco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Edwards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edwards in particular looking to stall.

Loco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Edwards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Edwards staying out of range there.

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.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perro Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Edwards.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Loco is trying to stall.
Loco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loco misses with some punches.
Loco lands a body punch.
Edwards prevents Loco from breaking the clinch.
Edwards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Edwards drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Loco holds him up against the cage and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loco avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Loco is controlling the position.
Loco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edwards is keeping busy.
Loco has Edwards pushed against the cage.

Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves out of range as Loco throws a body kick.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Edwards pushes Loco up against the cage in a clinch.

Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.
Edwards dives in and grabs Loco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes down on Edwards's head and hops out.
Perro Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loco pinned against the cage. Loco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
Edwards moves out of range as Loco throws a body kick.
Edwards shoots in for a double leg but Loco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loco pinned against the cage. Loco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loco throws a head kick that misses.
Loco throws a head kick that misses
and Edwards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Loco tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.

Edwards successfully pulls guard.
Loco is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.

Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Edwards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loco avoids it really well and circles away.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Loco.
Loco tries to land a front kick but Edwards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perro Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Loco.
Loco throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Edwards shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Edwards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Loco from improving his position.
Edwards trying to control the pace.

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.
Loco is looking to control Edwards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loco avoid being mounted?
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Edwards.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Loco gets caught flat footed, as Edwards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Edwards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Edwards postures up.

Edwards decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Loco, up you get!
Loco misses with a jab to the body

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loco's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.

Edwards stands up and waves to Loco to follow him.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loco but Loco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Loco moves out of range.
Loco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loco off to one side.
Loco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loco wants it to stay on the feet.
Perro Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Edwards.
Edwards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Edwards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loco rather than just go for the knockout.

Loco instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Edwards instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loco avoids it.
Edwards tries to break free but Loco pushes him back against the cage.

Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Loco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Loco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards stalks Loco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loco's face. Loco staggers backwards, shaken.

Edwards feints and as Loco raises his hands in defense, Edwards changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edwards wants to get up but he can't break Loco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edwards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

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