PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. Jose Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Edwards
vs
Torres

182 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Torres!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres taking a breather.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Torres forces Edwards back against the cage and clinches.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torres.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edwards, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards has Torres pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torres manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres instigates a clinch.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torres gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Edwards throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edwards swivels and escapes.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a head shot.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jose Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Edwards.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres looking to score a takedown here. Edwards is defending well but Torres drives through and ends up in Edwards's guard.
Torres advances to half guard.
Torres performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres stops Edwards from getting back to his feet.

Torres decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Torres 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.

Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards stuffs the takedown.

Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.

Torres decides to stand back up.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Josh Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jose Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Torres misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.

Torres drives through with a takedown into Edwards's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Edwards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edwards trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Torres is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edwards is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edwards has escaped and now he's on top!
Torres controlling Edwards's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.

Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edwards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Edwards is not content to let Torres control the position.

Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edwards.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Torres clinches with his opponent.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards misses with a few strikes there.

Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torres wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Torres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jose Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.

Torres goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Edwards rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Torres's guard! Nice work there by Edwards!
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Torres is trying to keep Edwards in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres pushes Edwards off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Edwards.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Torres darts in and clinches Edwards up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Edwards. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Edwards is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Torres is defending well.

Torres has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Edwards clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Torres has got one arm under Edwards's chin. This could be trouble... Edwards trying to control the other hand but Torres gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Edwards has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Torres!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jose Torres made sure he mentioned Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160), along with how happy he was to win his fight.