PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Edgar
vs
S Svensson

180 cm
34
169 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

170 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar moves out of range as Svensson throws a body kick.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Svensson throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svensson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Svensson as he checks the leg kick.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Edgar takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edgar is out of range.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Edgar misses.
Hans Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Svensson throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Edgar lands with a nice body kick.

Edgar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Svensson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svensson or not.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Svensson scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson pushes Edgar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Svensson tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Svensson landing knees to the head.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Svensson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Edgar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Svensson with a knee to the head.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a body punch.

Svensson decides to pull guard.
Svensson looking to control.

Svensson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edgar passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Svensson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edgar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Svensson trying to control here.

Svensson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edgar pulls his head out easily.

Svensson looking for submissions off his back.

Svensson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Edgar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Edgar checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Svensson.
Edgar throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Svensson catches Edgar right on the button with a cross.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson lands a nice looking body kick.
Edgar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Edgar there.
Edgar scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Svensson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edgar throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Svensson is looking to slow Edgar down with leg kicks.
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Edgar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edgar throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Svensson forces Edgar back against the cage and clinches.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sven S Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson jumps guard but Edgar stands there with Svensson around his waist. Svensson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar blocks an uppercut.
Svensson lands an uppercut.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Svensson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edgar blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Edgar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edgar wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson scores with a knee to the head.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.

Svensson jumps guard and drags Edgar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edgar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svensson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Edgar has managed to get both his arms back between Svensson's legs - danger averted.

Svensson is working an open guard so Edgar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Svensson checks it.
Svensson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edgar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Edgar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensson at a distance.
Edgar throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Svensson pushes him off.
Edgar lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edgar moves out of range as Svensson throws a body kick.
Svensson punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Edgar avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson scores with a nice strike.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edgar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Svensson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hans Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Edgar looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar is looking to slow Svensson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensson has time to react.
Edgar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edgar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Edgar misses.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Edgar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Svensson throws a low kick but Edgar moves out of range easily.
Svensson connects with the punch.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svensson.
Edgar lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Svensson.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edgar at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svensson.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Svensson slips under a jab from Edgar.
Edgar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar cracks Svensson with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edgar.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to move into range but Edgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Svensson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Edgar misses the target.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Svensson lands with a cross.
Svensson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edgar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edgar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edgar misses with a double jab

and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 lands a left hand.
Edgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Svensson manages to pull guard.

Svensson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edgar is aware though and is defending well.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson looking to control.

Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Edgar gets to his feet - Svensson follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Edgar.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Edgar!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Edgar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.