PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Edwinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwinsson comes to the cage accompanied by M by Ayumi Hamasaki. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Edwinsson
vs
Vlad

200 cm
25
250 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

190 cm
29
276 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Edwinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mocny Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad throws a head kick but Edwinsson moves out of range.
Edwinsson swinging wildly here.
Edwinsson throws a head kick that misses
and Vlad counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwinsson throws a series of punches but Vlad avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Edwinsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vlad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vlad throws a sloppy head kick and Edwinsson moves out of range easily.

Vlad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edwinsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vlad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edwinsson keeps working.
Edwinsson wants to control but Vlad postures up.
Edwinsson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwinsson is trying to control Vlad's posture but Vlad avoids it.

Vlad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Edwinsson to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Edwinsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vlad misses with a head kick.
Vlad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vlad cracks the inside of Edwinsson's front leg.
Edwinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Vlad.
Vlad misses with the combination.
Edwinsson misses with a two punch combination.
Vlad fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwinsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vlad scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwinsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwinsson is breathing heavily.
Vlad connects with an inside leg kick.
Vlad lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vlad moves into range and clinches up with Edwinsson.

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

Vlad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Edwinsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edwinsson keeping full guard, as Vlad tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vlad drops back looking for a leg! Edwinsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edwinsson manages to kick Vlad off! Vlad jumps back into Edwinsson's guard.

Vlad stands up and waves to Edwinsson to follow him.
Vlad lands with a nice combination. Edwinsson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Magnus Edwinsson has been cut.
Edwinsson misses with a low kick.
Vlad just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwinsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vlad misses with a double jab
and Edwinsson counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Edwinsson misses the target.

Vlad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Edwinsson to the mat! Edwinsson manages to get full guard.
Vlad wants to control from the top but Edwinsson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edwinsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad controls the position.
Edwinsson is trying to control Vlad's posture but Vlad avoids it.

Vlad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Edwinsson to his feet.
Vlad slips a jab and a cross from Edwinsson.
Vlad throws a head kick that misses.
Edwinsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vlad counters with a single leg into guard. Edwinsson didn't expect that.
Vlad trying to control but Edwinsson is working from the bottom.
Vlad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edwinsson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwinsson looking to control.
Vlad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vlad trying to control but Edwinsson is working from the bottom.
Vlad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Vlad stands up and waves to Edwinsson to follow him.
Edwinsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vlad counters by clinching up.
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!
Vlad prevents the takedown attempt.
Edwinsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vlad has double underhooks.

Vlad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vlad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vlad moves out of range as Edwinsson throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Edwinsson.
Vlad lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mocny Vlad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Edwinsson's cut.
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.

Vlad lands with a nice body punch.
Vlad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vlad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vlad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vlad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vlad. Edwinsson shrugs it off though.

Vlad clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vlad breaks from the clinch.
Vlad throws a head kick that misses.
Vlad works Edwinsson's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vlad.
Vlad throws a one two combo.
Vlad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

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

Vlad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Vlad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Vlad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vlad has closed the distance and engaged Edwinsson in a clinch.
A short right from Vlad.
Vlad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edwinsson has Vlad pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vlad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Vlad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwinsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vlad counters with a nice uppercut.
Vlad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Vlad scores a takedown into full mount!
Vlad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edwinsson is looking to escape.
Vlad controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Vlad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwinsson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vlad looking to control but Edwinsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mocny Vlad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Edwinsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vlad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vlad misses with a wild combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vlad - that will leave a mark!

Vlad has closed the distance and engaged Edwinsson in a clinch.
Vlad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edwinsson's face.

Vlad manages to break the clinch.
Edwinsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Magnus Edwinsson's cut is getting worse.
Vlad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Edwinsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vlad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwinsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vlad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwinsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlad lands a leg kick that knocks Edwinsson off balance momentarily.
Vlad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vlad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crunch! Vlad slams his shin into Edwinsson's torso.
Vlad throws a head kick that misses.
Vlad feints and then cracks Edwinsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwinsson down.
Edwinsson misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Vlad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vlad.
Vlad thuds a left hand into Edwinsson's body.
Vlad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vlad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vlad connects with a body shot that sends Edwinsson's belly button to the back.
Vlad throws a nice head kick!
Vlad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vlad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Magnus Edwinsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad tries to clinch but Edwinsson is having none of it.
A lazy body kick from Edwinsson

and Vlad counters with a left and a right that hurts Edwinsson! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Vlad jumps into full mount!

Edwinsson is rocked!
Vlad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Edwinsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Vlad looking for a guillotine from mount but Edwinsson is having none of it.
Edwinsson seems to have got his legs back now.

Vlad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Edwinsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Edwinsson is in a horrible position here. Vlad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Edwinsson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mocny Vlad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Edwinsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vlad lands with a kick to the ribs.

Jeez, Magnus Edwinsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Edwinsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mocny Vlad!