PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Wedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wedo
vs
Edgar

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Wedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Edgar !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wedo tries to avoid it but Edgar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wedo to the ground. Wedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar shoots in for a double leg but Wedo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
King Wedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Edgar .
Edgar fails with the takedown

and Wedo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wedo.
Wedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Edgar , not yet.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wedo.
Edgar is pulling down on Wedo's head to control his posture.
Wedo trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.

Wedo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wedo's waist but Wedo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Wedo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edgar defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wedo tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Wedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.

Edgar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wedo's guard.

Wedo working for a triangle but Edgar defends it easily.

Wedo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edgar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wedo as he jumps to the side.
Wedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Edgar drives through with a takedown into Wedo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Edgar looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wedo has his foot on Edgar 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edgar works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Edgar stands up from Wedo's guard - Edgar perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wedo shoots in and drives through. Edgar sprawls well.
Edgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wedo.
Wedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wedo misses with a body shot.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wedo shoots in but no luck this time.
Wedo tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Edgar gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edgar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edgar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wedo is looking to control Edgar 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wedo avoid being mounted?
Edgar working over Wedo with some ground and pound. Wedo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Wedo actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edgar decides to return to a standing position.

Edgar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wedo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edgar working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wedo down.
Wedo manages to get back to half guard.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Wedo trying to hold on to Edgar 's head to control him but Edgar postures up.
Edgar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar thows a huge punch but Wedo dodges it nicely.
Edgar thows a huge punch but Wedo dodges it nicely.

Edgar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Edgar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Wedo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wedo as Edgar shoots in.
Wedo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar shoots in but Wedo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King Wedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Edgar .
A punch combination from Wedo misses.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wedo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edgar sprawls well. Edgar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wedo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wedo is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Wedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Edgar which made him look bad.
Wedo is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edgar looking to score a takedown here. Wedo is defending well but Edgar drives through and ends up in Wedo's guard.
Edgar landing some decent shots from guard.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wedo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edgar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Edgar feints and as Wedo raises his hands in defense, Edgar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Wedo.
Edgar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wedo's head.
Wedo trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar is pushing down on Wedo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wedo is fighting to maintain full guard but Edgar has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar .
Edgar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wedo pushes Edgar off looking to stand but Edgar dives back in and keeps control.
Wedo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edgar works his way into full mount!
Wedo wants to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Edgar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edgar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edgar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wedo looks a forlorn figure.
Wedo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wedo is in a horrible position here. Edgar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edgar looking to ground and pound but Wedo is blocking nicely.
Edgar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wedo?
Wedo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Edgar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Edgar prevents Wedo from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Edgar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ricky Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wedo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wedo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edgar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edgar with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wedo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Edgar working Wedo over with strikes here.
Wedo is bucking up trying to escape but Edgar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar lands a heavy elbow.
Edgar landing strikes from the mount and Wedo is in trouble!
Edgar breaks from Wedo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Edgar landing punches.
Wedo taking shots to the head.
Wedo regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Edgar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wedo to get to his feet.

Wedo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wedo as he avoids it easily.
Wedo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edgar .
Wedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King Wedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Edgar .
Wedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar fails with the takedown
and Wedo counters with a big head kick but Edgar shrugs it off.

Wedo gets a double leg takedown into Edgar 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar keeping full guard, as Wedo tries to pass.

Wedo drops back looking for a leg! Edgar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edgar manages to kick Wedo off! Wedo jumps back into Edgar 's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wedo wants to pass the guard but Edgar is keeping the position.
Wedo sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Wedo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edgar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wedo trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Wedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wedo stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar .
Edgar trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wedo is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Wedo.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wedo tries to sprawl out of it but Edgar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edgar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wedo moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Wedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to avoid it but Wedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edgar to the ground. Edgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wedo pinned against the cage. Wedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edgar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wedo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Edgar as Wedo shoots in.

Wedo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wedo trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.

Edgar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wedo fails with a takedown attempt.
King Wedo is winning the standup battle so far.

Wedo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
King Wedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Edgar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Edgar trying to control but Wedo is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Wedo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Edgar !
Ricky Edgar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.