PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdnand Soiler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdnand Soiler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Edgar's chin.

Edgar
vs
Soiler

168 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ferdnand Soiler!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Edgar gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edgar is staying tight to Soiler's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soiler defending against the ground and pound.
Edgar working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Edgar stalls from top position.

Edgar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edgar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar looks up at the clock and then as Soiler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edgar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar taking a breather here.

Edgar has hold of Soiler's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Soiler tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Edgar cranks the arm and Soiler screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Soiler, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frankie Edgar!
A relieved looking Frankie Edgar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.