PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the ring accompanied by Lebanon. Edgar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mohamed al Hadj has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

al Hadj
vs
Edgar

191 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj misses with a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
al Hadj thows a leg kick but Edgar checks it
and Edgar counters with a nice body shot.
al Hadj slips under a jab from Edgar.
al Hadj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
al Hadj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Hadj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj looks to throw a body kick
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Edgar moved away.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by al Hadj.
al Hadj tries to work over Edgar's front leg with a kick but Edgar checks it.
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.

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.
al Hadj gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Hadj just misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.

Edgar takes the fight into the clinch.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar taking a breather.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Edgar misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edgar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Hans Edgar has been cut.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar lands a body shot.
al Hadj is breathing heavily.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Edgar gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the ropes.
al Hadj scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Edgar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as al Hadj controls his hands.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
Edgar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Hadj or not.
Edgar digs a right hand underneath al Hadj's ribcage. al Hadj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Edgar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar scores with a shoulder strike.
Edgar misses with some punches.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar is leaning against al Hadj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Edgar misses with a hook.
al Hadj tries to clinch but Edgar moves away
and Edgar counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Hadj throws a predictable looking body shot

and Edgar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
al Hadj missing with knees to the body.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Hadj.
Edgar lands with a right to the head.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
Edgar taking a breather.
Hans Edgar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edgar leaning his opponent against the ropes.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edgar avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
al Hadj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Hadj.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Come on Edgar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the ropes.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Edgar stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj missing with knees to the body.
Edgar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
al Hadj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar stalling against the ropes.
Edgar presses al Hadj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar is trying to maintain a safe position but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns Edgar into the ropes.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Hadj lands a knee to the body.
Edgar is working al Hadj over against the ropes.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar lands a hook that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Edgar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Hadj's elbow.
Edgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar pushes al Hadj back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edgar scores with a shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Edgar is working al Hadj over against the ropes.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
Edgar is working al Hadj over against the ropes.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar wants to stall.
al Hadj wants to stall.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Hadj or not.
al Hadj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edgar is working al Hadj over against the ropes.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar misses with some punches.
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar lands a hook that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Edgar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Hadj or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar pushes al Hadj back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
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!
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar works on al Hadj's body with a couple of short punches.
Edgar lands an uppercut.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
Edgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Hadj or not.
A short left from Edgar.
Edgar is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Edgar.
Edgar gets through al Hadj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! al Hadj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good exchange - Edgar coming out on top.
al Hadj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Hadj throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
al Hadj is looking to wear down Edgar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Hadj moves away.
al Hadj blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edgar.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Hadj moves away.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Hadj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Hadj lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
al Hadj throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from al Hadj misses.
Edgar checks a low kick from al Hadj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edgar throws a hook but al Hadj avoids it easily.

Edgar clinches up with al Hadj and pushes him back against the ropes.
al Hadj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar tries to stall but al Hadj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
al Hadj tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edgar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
al Hadj prevents a body shot from Edgar.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
al Hadj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Hadj or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
al Hadj blocks a body shot from Edgar.
al Hadj looking to throw knees to the head but Edgar is blocking nicely.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar is working al Hadj over against the ropes.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar lands with a light punch inside.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edgar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Edgar presses al Hadj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar lands with a light punch inside.
al Hadj blocks a body shot from Edgar.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar.
Edgar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Edgar digs a right hand into al Hadj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Hadj's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Edgar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Hadj throws a lazy uppercut
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to clinch up
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Hadj misses with a low kick.
al Hadj tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
al Hadj swings widly with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Hadj takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Edgar misses.
A shot to the body from al Hadj misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.

Edgar forces al Hadj back against the ropes and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as al Hadj controls the action.
Edgar taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edgar's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Hadjs head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edgar's brow.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar lands a right hand.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Edgar pushes al Hadj back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar lands a left hand.
al Hadj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the ropes.
Edgar presses al Hadj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar stalls.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
Edgar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar presses al Hadj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
Edgar is leaning against al Hadj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edgar gets through al Hadj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Hadjs head.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the ropes.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Hadj's elbow.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Hadjs head.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Edgar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar pushes al Hadj back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

al Hadj avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Edgar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edgar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
al Hadj misses with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Hadj throws a poor cross that misses
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Edgar takes the fight into the clinch.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Edgar dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Edgar avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Edgar digs a right hand underneath al Hadj's ribcage. al Hadj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar pushes al Hadj back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar blocks the elbow strike.
Edgar blocks the elbow strike.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar presses al Hadj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Edgar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but al Hadj is keeping busy.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
Edgar cracks al Hadj with a nice body shot.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Edgar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Edgar scores with a shoulder strike.
Mohamed al Hadj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Hadjs head.
Edgar gets through al Hadj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Hadj.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
al Hadj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Edgar digs a right hand underneath al Hadj's ribcage. al Hadj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
A short left from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar looking to slow down the pace here.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Hadj.
Hans Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to stall but al Hadj improves his position.
al Hadj throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Edgar.
al Hadj takes a shot to the head.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
al Hadj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edgar's brow.
al Hadj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edgar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
al Hadj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but al Hadj blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edgar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 41:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 41:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Edgar! Hans Edgar retains his middleweight title!