|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
34
194 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
|
192 cm
43
237 lbs
38 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amaral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amaral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edwards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amaral 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amaral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Amaral moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Amaral moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Amaral looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Amaral tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Amaral tries a head kick but it misses.
Amaral moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEdwards.
Amaral definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amaral.
Amaral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amaral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Amaral.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Amaral on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amaral.
Amaral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses.
Amaral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Amaral.
Edwards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amaral is keeping busy.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards trying to control the position but instead, Amaral has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edwards into the cage.
Amaral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Amaral leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
Amaral lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amaral utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amaral trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Amaral.
Amaral misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Amaral misses with a head kick.
Amaral throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Amaral is just out of range.
Amaral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amaral throws a combination. Edwards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Amaral lands with a nice body punch.
Rafael Amaral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaral tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Amaral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Amaral avoids it with no problem.
Edwards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Rafael Amaral has been cut.
Amaral lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaral tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edwards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edwards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amaral takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Amaral looks to clinch
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Edwards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amaral doesn't seem phased though.
Amaral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Amaral. Amaral maintains the clinch.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amaral is rocked!
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Amaral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Amaral is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Amaral into the cage.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaral is defending well for now.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amaral obliges.
Amaral seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
Still in the clinch, Amaral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Amaral counter with a right hand.
Edwards tries to work over Amaral's front leg with a kick but Amaral checks it.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Amaral is just out of range.
Amaral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Amaral lands a really nice looking cross but Edwards seems unphased.
Amaral fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Amaral.
Amaral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Amaral down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral trying to stall but Edwards improves his position.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edwards wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Amaral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amaral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Amaral lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Amaral.
Amaral unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edwards pushes off an throws an elbow but Amaral leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amaral is keeping busy.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amaral tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Amaral moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rafael Amaral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Amaral.
Edwards wants to counter with a clinch but Amaral pushes him away.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amaral misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Amaral.
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amaral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Amaral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaral closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Edwards avoiding damage as Amaral throws knees to the body.
Amaral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Amaral manages to get underhooks.
Amaral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Amaral blocking some punches.
Amaral pushes Edwards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Amaral tries to tie him up.
Amaral lands a nice knee to the body.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Amaral dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with the head strike.
Edwards stalling the fight.
Amaral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaral missing with knees to the body.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Amaral.
Edwards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amaral up against the cage.
Amaral lands with a short shot to the head.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amaral cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amaral tries to clinch up.
Edwards flicks out a counter leg kick but Amaral steps away.
Edwards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amaral wants to clinch.
Amaral throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Amaral lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rafael Amaral is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Edwards lands.
Amaral lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edwards takes a step back to recover.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amaral gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looking to stall.
Rafael Amaral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Edwards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral being controlled against the cage.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Amaral.
Amaral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards prevents Amaral from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
Amaral blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Blake Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
A short left from Amaral.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaral avoids the damage to the body.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards misses with an elbow strike.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Amaral avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Amaral tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Edwards has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Amaral clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards throwing sloppy strikes.
Edwards is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Amaral is defending well though. Edwards let's go of the attempt for now.
Even with his hooks in, Edwards manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Amaral trying to get back to his feet but Edwards is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to break free.
Rafael Amaral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Edwards's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Amaral grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Amaral taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
