PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Edwards
vs
Doremus

165 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

165 cm
22
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doremus clinches.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doremus tries to pull guard but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Doremus avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the ropes.
Doremus blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doremus is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus jumps guard but Edwards stands there with Doremus around his waist. Doremus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Edwards.

Edwards has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Doremus is trying to keep an underhook but Edwards manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.

Doremus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doremus is trying to keep Edwards in close.

Edwards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doremus wants to improve his position but instead Edwards has moved into half guard.

Doremus actively working from the bottom here.

Edwards seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Doremus from improving his position.
Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Doremus.
Doremus keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Doremus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doremus is trying to control the position but Edwards postures up.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.

Doremus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doremus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Doremus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards stands up over Doremus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edwards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doremus's head.

Doremus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Edwards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doremus trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards distracts Doremus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Doremus is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doremus is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Doremus covers up, he's hurt! Edwards keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Edwards and the ref steps in to end the fight! Edwards can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Edwards!
Eddy Edwards decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.