PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Wightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Wightman had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wightman
vs
Edwards

178 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a sloppy body shot
and Wightman counters with a good low kick that Edwards was not able to check.
Edwards throws the left hand but Wightman avoids the punch easily.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Wightman.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wightman tries to move into range but Edwards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wightman lands with a nice body punch.
Wightman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
Wightman throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
A shot to the liver by Wightman. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wightman.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wightman misses with a low kick.

Wightman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman scores with a shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Wightman controls his hands.
Edwards is trying to pull guard but Wightman turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Edwards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wightman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wightman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wightman blocks the elbow strike.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wightman lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Wightman.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wightman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Wightman avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wightman swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wightman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake Wightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Wightman lands a jab.
Edwards misses with a body punch
and Wightman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wightman darts in and clinches Edwards up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Wightman.

Wightman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wightman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Wightman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wightman scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Wightman.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wightman.
A jab from Wightman finds it's way through Edwards's defenses.

Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wightman is looking to improve his position.
Wightman wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy.
Edwards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wightman to regain full guard.
Wightman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards is in close to Wightman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wightman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wightman trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Edwards does it's job there.
Wightman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wightman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards works Wightman's body with a nice hook.
Wightman with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards scores with a shot to the body.
Edwards 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Edwards as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Wightman 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.

Wightman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Wightman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wightman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wightman blocks a jab.
Wightman scores with a body shot.
Wightman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edwards doesn't seem bothered though.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Wightman is just out of range.
Edwards cracks Wightman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blake Wightman is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards misses the body punch
and Wightman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Edwards's knee momentarily.
Wightman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wightman.
Wightman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards scores with the left hand. Wightman knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Wightman. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Wightman.
Wightman works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake Wightman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Wightman moves away and avoids it.
Wightman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wightman loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wightman moves away.
Wightman is looking to wear down Edwards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wightman. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Wightman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edwards will feel that in the morning.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Wightman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wightman moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wightman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards throws a body punch but Wightman moves out of range.
Wightman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Edwards manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards lands with an overhand left.
Edwards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wightman lands a lovely overhand right.
Wightman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wightman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edwards finds it's way round the side to connect with Wightman's head.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wightman counters with a left to the body.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wightman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Wightman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wightman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
As Edwards backs away, Wightman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wightman.
Wightman staying out of range there.

Edwards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wightman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wightman wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards is looking to pass into half guard but Wightman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wightman is in guard.
Wightman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards has his hands on Wightman's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Wightman controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wightman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Edwards is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wightman is aware though and is defending well.
Wightman works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Wightman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wightman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wightman is in close to Edwards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Wightman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wightman moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Wightman.
Wightman dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Wightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Wightman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wightman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards wants to break free but Wightman has control.
Wightman tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wightman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wightman is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wightman on the inside.
Wightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch but Wightman keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman lands a left hand.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wightman.
Wightman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wightman lands with a right to the head.
Wightman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wightman - that landed with a thud.
Wightman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
Wightman tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Wightman lands with a light punch inside.
Wightman lands a body shot.
Wightman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake Wightman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Wightman breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman misses with a body shot.
Wightman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.

Edwards gets tackled into the ropes by Wightman. Wightman maintains the clinch.
Wightman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Wightman.
Wightman lands a body punch.
Wightman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wightman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Wightman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wightman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Wightman controls the action.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
Wightman cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.
Wightman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wightman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wightman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards throws a jab when Wightman was well out of range.
Wightman misses with a right hand

and Edwards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edwards.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Wightman wants to sweep here but Edwards controlling him for the moment.
Edwards throws a strike but Wightman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wightman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wightman is working Edwards over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Edwards working for a triangle but Wightman defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman looking to sit in guard and control but Edwards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Edwards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wightman is trying to keep Edwards in close.
Edwards throws a strike but Wightman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown but Wightman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edwards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Wightman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Wightman clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Wightman. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Wightman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wightman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wightman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wightman!
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards throws a body punch but Wightman moves out of range.
Wightman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edwards.
Wightman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edwards's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wightman, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards takes a swing at Wightman's ribcage but misses.
Edwards moves forwards but Wightman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wightman lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Wightman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edwards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wightman looking to control.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwards scoring with some ground and pound.

Edwards has gone for a leg lock! Wightman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Edwards's guard.
Wightman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Wightman wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wightman being controlled here momentarily.
Wightman throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wightman thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wightman thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edwards throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Wightman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
Wightman lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wightman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards fails with the takedown

and Wightman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Wightman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wightman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Wightman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Blake Wightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Wightman lands a body shot.
Edwards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wightman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wightman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wightman blocks a body shot from Edwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wightman.
A short right from Wightman on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wightman.
Edwards is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wightman cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wightman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wightman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wightman lands with a right to the head.
Wightman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wightman gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edwards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wightman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wightman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Wightman had his way with Eddy Edwards in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Wightman.
Nice takedown defense from Wightman. No joy for Edwards on that attempt.
Wightman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wightman scores with a nice body kick.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Wightman lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wightman.
Wightman cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Wightman scores with a jab.
Edwards blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Wightman.
Wightman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards takes a swing at Wightman's ribcage but misses.
Edwards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wightman stuffs the takedown.
Wightman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Wightman's head back.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Edwards 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.
Wightman lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards takes a swing at Wightman's ribcage but misses.
Wightman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
Wightman looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards checks the leg kick nicely there.

Wightman instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Wightman.
Good body shot from Wightman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wightman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wightman can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Wightman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edwards or not.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wightman.
Wightman lands a nice uppercut.
Wightman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman is working Edwards over against the ropes.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wightman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wightman.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Wightman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wightman working aggressively here.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Wightman backwards.
Edwards is trying to pull guard but Wightman has him pressed against the ropes.
Blake Wightman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Wightman misses with the head strike.
Wightman digs a right hand underneath Edwards's ribcage. Edwards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wightman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wightman.
Wightman swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wightman working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Wightman won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Wightman.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wightman.
Wightman lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Wightman misses with a punch to the body.
Wightman lands a body shot.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wightman gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eddy Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wightman digs a right hand underneath Edwards's ribcage. Edwards let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Wightman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wightman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Wightman!