PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace St Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Edwards has chosen Habs Goal Song 2003 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlos Fernandes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fernandes
vs
St Edwards

178 cm
23
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace St Edwards!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

St Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandes tries to break the clinch but St Edwards is controlling the position.
St Edwards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fernandes prevents it.

St Edwards breaks the clinch.
Fernandes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fernandes throws a right hand that St Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that St Edwards also avoids with ease.

St Edwards darts in and clinches Fernandes up against the ropes.
St Edwards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernandes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Fernandes misses.
Carlos Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Edwards closes the distance and pushes Fernandes back into the ropes.
St Edwards wants to break the clinch but can't.

St Edwards breaks from the clinch.
St Edwards throws a series of strikes that have Fernandes backpedaling.

It looks like Carlos Fernandes has been cut.

St Edwards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
St Edwards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Edwards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing St Edwards from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
St Edwards controlling from the top position.
St Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Edwards trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fernandes's head.
St Edwards postures up in Fernandes's guard and throws a big left but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes wants to stand but St Edwards is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Edwards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fernandes has momentary wrist control but St Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
St Edwards is looking to stand up but Fernandes won't let him.
Fernandes keeping full guard, as St Edwards tries to pass.
St Edwards won't allow Fernandes to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Edwards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernandes is looking to stand up but St Edwards isn't so interested in that idea.
St Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandes is retaining full guard.
St Edwards stands and throws Fernandes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Edwards working the ground and pound from side control.
Fernandes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Edwards asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Edwards looks up at the clock and then as Fernandes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Edwards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Edwards working the body and head with strikes.
St Edwards grinds an elbow into Fernandes's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards trying to control the action but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
St Edwards working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Edwards asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Edwards in side control, just content to control the action for now.
St Edwards lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Edwards landing strikes.
St Edwards takes a little break here. Fernandes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fernandes taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace St Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Fernandes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

St Edwards drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Edwards lands a couple of digs.
St Edwards wants to control from the top but Fernandes keeps moving.
St Edwards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Edwards looking to pass the guard.
St Edwards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernandes wants to stand and escape but St Edwards is having none of it.
St Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.

Fernandes pushes St Edwards off and gets back to his feet.

St Edwards drives through and clinches with Fernandes against the ropes.
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!
St Edwards tries to circle away but Fernandes has him pinned against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking to break free of the clinch but St Edwards has double underhooks.

St Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Edwards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

St Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

St Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Edwards. That did some damage!
Fernandes lands a high kick!
Fernandes misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernandes.
St Edwards swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Edwards gets a takedown into half guard.
Fernandes is trying to stand.
St Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
St Edwards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Edwards stops Fernandes from getting back to his feet.
St Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
St Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Edwards wants to pass the guard but Fernandes is defending well.
Fernandes has hold of St Edwards's hands but St Edwards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Edwards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Edwards stops Fernandes from getting back to his feet.
Fernandes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Edwards scores with a couple of nice shots.

St Edwards is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Edwards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wallace St Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Edwards lands with a punch from half guard.
St Edwards winds up and cracks Fernandes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

St Edwards wants to work for an arm triangle but Fernandes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Edwards working over Fernandes with some ground and pound. Fernandes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandes is trying to stand back up but St Edwards is controlling him
St Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Fernandes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Edwards connects with a nice short shot to Fernandes's temple.
St Edwards tries to pass to full mount but Fernandes defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Edwards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Edwards prevents Fernandes from standing back up.
St Edwards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from St Edwards.
St Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
St Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fernandes is trying to stand up here but St Edwards is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace St Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Fernandes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

St Edwards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

St Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.

St Edwards breaks from the clinch.
St Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes throws a front kick that sends St Edwards stumbling back into the ropes.
St Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.

St Edwards closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fernandes's guard.
Fernandes wants to stand up but St Edwards is controlling him.
St Edwards cracks Fernandes with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Edwards passes Fernandes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from St Edwards there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Edwards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Edwards passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fernandes!
St Edwards cracks Fernandes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Fernandes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fernandes?
St Edwards is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Edwards landing strikes from the mount and Fernandes is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Fernandes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Fernandes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
St Edwards with shots to the head and body - Fernandes looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards lands a nice shot to the head.

Fernandes is rocked!
Fernandes is squirming around, avoiding St Edwards's attempts to control the action.
Oh Fernandes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fernandes seems to have got his legs back now.
Fernandes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fernandes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
St Edwards working Fernandes over with strikes here.

St Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fernandes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Edwards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fernandes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards controlling from the full mount.
St Edwards with shots to the head and body - Fernandes looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Edwards content just to control the position here.
St Edwards won't let Fernandes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
St Edwards lands with some strikes.
Fernandes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
St Edwards wants to control the pace but Fernandes is squirming around nicely.

St Edwards working for a guillotine from mount but Fernandes is in no mood to give up.
St Edwards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards controlling the position easily from mount.
St Edwards raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Edwards has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fernandes's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Edwards controlling his opponent.
St Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wallace St Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Edwards controlling his opponent.
Fernandes is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wallace St Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Edwards 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 William Peck scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!

Wallace St Edwards wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Wallace St Edwards was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.