PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Redmond has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jr
vs
Redmond

165 cm
23
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

166 cm
23
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%
Mango Nutrition

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redmond.
Redmond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Redmond.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redmond.
Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Redmond.
Redmond looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jr is fending him off so far but Redmond persists. Nope, Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Redmond stuffs the takedown attempt from Jr. Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr looks for a takedown but Redmond sprawls well.
A big left from Redmond misses.
Redmond misses the jab.
Redmond doesn't manage to clinch there - Jr circles away.
Redmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redmond on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Jr.
Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Jr throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Redmond works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr working over Redmond with some ground and pound. Redmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Redmond wants to improve his position but Jr is controlling well.
Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redmond defending well though.
Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redmond wants to improve his position but Jr is controlling well.
Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Redmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jr pulls his head out easily.
Jr throws a strike but Redmond avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jr wants to control from the top but Redmond keeps moving.
Jr distracts Redmond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redmond is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Redmond has managed to sweep!
Redmond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jr wants to stand up but Redmond is controlling him.
Jr controlling Redmond's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Redmond is controlling him.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jr pulls Redmond in close to prevent any damage.
Jr wants to get back to his feet but Redmond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jr controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edmundo Jr.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redmond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redmond is trying to control the position but Jr postures up.
Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redmond keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.
Jr stands up over Redmond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redmond keeping full guard, as Jr tries to pass.
Jr won't allow Redmond to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jr tries for a takedown but Redmond circles away easily

and Redmond counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jr's guard now.
Redmond works over Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Jr, not yet.
Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Redmond wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Redmond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Jr pushes Redmond off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Redmond.
Redmond misses with the combination.
Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Redmond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redmond swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redmond missing with a left hand there. Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redmond misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Redmond as Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Edmundo Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jr advances nicely into full mount.
Redmond is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jr looking to finish Redmond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Redmond!
Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Redmond tries to lock up and control but Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr thowing shots but they're missing.
Redmond can't escape the position.
Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Redmond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Redmond is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jr! Redmond is hurt baaadly! Jr is firing away with more strikes - Redmond is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Jr!
Edmundo Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.