PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Bell Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Townsend
vs
Bell Edwards

201 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Bell Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell Edwards lands a jab to Townsend's midsection.
Bell Edwards tries to land a front kick but Townsend steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bell Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked

and Townsend counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Townsend sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bell Edwards wants to improve his position but instead Townsend has moved into half guard.
Townsend works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell Edwards takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Townsend is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell Edwards is trying to work for a sweep but Townsend has mounted him!
Townsend landing shots from mount.
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Townsend working Bell Edwards over with strikes here.
Townsend looking to control and managing it successfully.
Townsend has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands a heavy elbow.
Townsend controlling the position easily from mount.
Townsend thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend landing punches.
Townsend fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Townsend raining down shots from the mount!
Bell Edwards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Townsend scoring with strikes but Bell Edwards is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend working Bell Edwards over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Townsend cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Townsend landing strikes, looking to finish!
Townsend takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Townsend prevents Bell Edwards from getting the reversal.
Townsend controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Townsend seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bell Edwards for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Townsend dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bell Edwards misses with a head kick.
Townsend throws a counter high kick but Bell Edwards was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bell Edwards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Townsend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Townsend takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Townsend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch there but Townsend circles away.
Townsend appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bell Edwards misses with the body kick

and Townsend counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Townsend.
Bell Edwards wants to stand up but Townsend is controlling him.
Townsend seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Townsend is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell Edwards can do to turn this around?
Townsend is stalling in the full guard.
Townsend's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Townsend drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bell Edwards sprawls and moves away.
Zeke Bell Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Bell Edwards does no damage.
Bell Edwards misses with a left hand
and Townsend counters with a left to the body.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch but Townsend moves away
and Townsend counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bell Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Townsend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell Edwards wants to clinch up but Townsend keeps it at a distance.
Bell Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Townsend was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell Edwards.
As Bell Edwards looks to move away, Townsend throws a big counter combo but Bell Edwards just gets out of the way.
Townsend circles away from the clinch attempt
and Townsend counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bell Edwards moves to clinch but Townsend breaks away
and Townsend counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Malcolm Townsend has been cut.
Malcolm Townsend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell Edwards throws a leg kick
and Townsend counters with a three punch combo that has Bell Edwards backing up. Bell Edwards nods at Townsend to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell Edwards throws a lazy head kick
and Townsend counters with a good, hard body kick but Bell Edwards shrugs it off.
Bell Edwards throws a head kick but Townsend moves out of range.
Townsend appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bell Edwards is breathing heavily.
Townsend looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bell Edwards is fending him off so far but Townsend persists. Nope, Bell Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.

Townsend shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bell Edwards's guard.
Townsend working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Townsend stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bell Edwards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Townsend checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zeke Bell Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bell Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch but Townsend is having none of it.

Bell Edwards gets caught napping as Townsend dives in and scores a takedown. Bell Edwards manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Further stalling from Townsend.
Bell Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Townsend forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Townsend dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Townsend's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bell Edwards tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Townsend counter with a right hand.
Bell Edwards wants to clinch
and Townsend makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bell Edwards really felt that one!
Bell Edwards lands a body shot.
Townsend steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bell Edwards. That one must have hurt.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch up but Townsend circles away and keeps his distance.
Townsend seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Townsend checks a low kick from Bell Edwards.
A head kick misses from Bell Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell Edwards.
It looked like Townsend was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Townsend checks the leg kick.
Townsend lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bell Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Townsend manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Townsend.
A combination from Bell Edwards does no damage.
Bell Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell Edwards tries to clinch
and Townsend counters with a good, hard body kick but Bell Edwards shrugs it off.
Bell Edwards closes the distance but Townsend moves to the side
and Townsend counters with a head kick. That will keep Bell Edwards thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell Edwards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Townsend counters with a two punch combo.
Bell Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Townsend as he checks the leg kick.
Townsend appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Bell Edwards lands a left and a right that send Townsend crashing to the mat, dazed. Bell Edwards thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Townsend is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell Edwards looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bell Edwards backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Townsend's temple! It sends Townsend violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bell Edwards celebrates and the doctors try to help Townsend!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Zeke Bell Edwards!