PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Don't Talk To Strangers as his entrance music. Pedro Rua acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Edwards
vs
Rua

175 cm
25
158 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

172 cm
27
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Rua.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rua is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edwards's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rua looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Edwards is defending well.

Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
Edwards tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Edwards is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
Rua perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedro Rua hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rua stuffs the takedown.

Edwards closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Glenn Edwards has been cut.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Edwards is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rua.
Edwards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua letting Edwards take a breather here.
Edwards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Edwards looking to stall.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Edwards taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua keeps control of Edwards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Rua.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edwards takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Edwards'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.

Edwards throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Rua clinches.
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!
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Edwards being controlled against the cage.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua landing knees to the head.
A short left from Edwards.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua lands a shot to the body.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Edwards tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Edwards is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Edwards into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.

Glenn Edwards's cut is getting worse.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards wants to land a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glenn Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Edwards.

Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edwards avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edwards tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua lands an elbow just above Edwards 's eye.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Edwards being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Pedro Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua lands a left hand.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Edwards.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Edwards letting Rua take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeps control of Edwards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Glenn Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Edwards.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Edwards.
Edwards tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Rua.
Well Rua 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rua!