PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Meathead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwards's choice of entrance music: Down- Lifer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meathead
vs
Edwards

190 cm
21
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Meathead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meathead.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meathead as he jumps to the side.
Edwards checks a leg kick nicely.

Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Meathead in a clinch.
Meathead lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Meathead lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards is trying to stall.
Edwards is trying to force a seperation but Meathead has the dominant position.
Meathead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meathead lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dave Edwards has been cut.
Meathead lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Meathead has double underhooks.
Meathead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meathead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Meathead lands a vicious elbow to the side of Edwards's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Meathead tries to finish him with strikes but Edwards still seems able to defend himself so Meathead steps back and lets Edwards get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Edwards is rocked!
Edwards looks gassed!
Meathead throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Meathead finish him?

Meathead moves into the clinch successfully.
Meathead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meathead throws an elbow but it misses.
Meathead misses with an elbow strike.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike from Meathead.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Meathead.
Meathead throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike from Meathead.
Meathead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meathead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meathead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.
Meathead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meathead misses with an elbow over the top.
Meathead pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meathead throws an elbow but misses.
Meathead misses with an elbow over the top.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
Meathead lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.
Meathead has Edwards pressed against the cage. He pushes Edwards back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Meathead throws a beautiful elbow that sends Edwards crashing to the floor! Meathead piles on the pressure with more strikes! Edwards is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Meathead!