PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Edmodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Hrgovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmodson comes to the cage accompanied by Deorro - Yee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Edmodson
vs
Hrgovic

189 cm
25
199 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Edmodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filip Hrgovic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Hrgovic misses.
Michael Edmodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hrgovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Edmodson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hrgovic.
Hrgovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edmodson.
Hrgovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edmodson tries to bum rush Hrgovic with a series of wild strikes but Hrgovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hrgovic takes one to the side of the head.
Edmodson throws a jab when Hrgovic was well out of range.
Hrgovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hrgovic slips a straight right by Edmodson.
Hrgovic walks into a stiff left hand from Edmodson.
Hrgovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Edmodson.
Hrgovic avoids the body shot from Edmodson.
Hrgovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Edmodson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hrgovic has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrgovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edmodson.
Edmodson misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edmodson!
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Edmodson.
Edmodson lands a right hook to the body.
Edmodson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edmodson.
Hrgovic ducks under a wild hook from Edmodson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmodson lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Edmodson does no damage.
Hrgovic feints a counter leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Edmodson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Edmodson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edmodson throws a lazy right hand but Hrgovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hrgovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Edmodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmodson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Edmodson catches Hrgovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hrgovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmodson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edmodson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Edmodson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hrgovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edmodson is out of range.
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hrgovic misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Edmodson blocks the low kick.
Edmodson throws a shot to the body.
Edmodson lands a really nice looking cross but Hrgovic seems unphased.
Edmodson avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hrgovic.
Hrgovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edmodson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmodson misses with a wild combination.
Hrgovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edmodson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hrgovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hrgovic tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Edmodson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edmodson lands a nice shot that snaps Hrgovic's head back.
Hrgovic throws a series of punches but Edmodson avoids them all with ease.
Edmodson misses with a wild body shot.
Edmodson misses with a straight left.
Edmodson checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Edmodson.
Edmodson scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Edmodson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Edmodson. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic misses with a hook.
Edmodson takes a swing at Hrgovic's ribcage but misses.
Hrgovic throws a sloppy head kick and Edmodson moves out of range easily.
Hrgovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edmodson is able to avoid easily.
Edmodson looks to land a combination but Hrgovic avoids it well.
Hrgovic misses with a body kick.
Edmodson avoids the head kick by Hrgovic.
Hrgovic slips under a jab.
Hrgovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Edmodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edmodson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edmodson duly obliges.
Edmodson lands an overhand right.
Edmodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hrgovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hrgovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Hrgovic does no damage.
Edmodson throws a jab when Hrgovic was well out of range.
Edmodson connects with a jab.
Hrgovic moves away from the strike by Edmodson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic throws a solid leg kick but Edmodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hrgovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrgovic throws a low kick but Edmodson moves out of range easily.
Hrgovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hrgovic duly obliges.
Hrgovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edmodson throws a nice looking combination but Hrgovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hrgovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hrgovic throws a body punch but Edmodson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Edmodson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hrgovic misses the target.
Hrgovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hrgovic.
A head kick misses from Hrgovic.
Edmodson throws a big counter combination but Hrgovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Edmodson misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Hrgovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edmodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hrgovic throws a head kick but Edmodson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Edmodson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Edmodson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hrgovic backs up against the cage.
Edmodson misses with a wild combination.
Edmodson cracks Hrgovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edmodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hrgovic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Hrgovic avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Edmodson.
Edmodson looks to land a left hand but Hrgovic moved out of range nicely.
Edmodson stalks Hrgovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hrgovic's face. Hrgovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Hrgovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Hrgovic moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrgovic misses with a hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edmodson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Hrgovic avoids them all with ease.
Michael Edmodson is winning the standup battle so far.
Edmodson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrgovic ducks under a wild hook from Edmodson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hrgovic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Edmodson has got the better of the exchanges.
Edmodson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hrgovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Edmodson misses.
Hrgovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hrgovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrgovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hrgovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmodson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrgovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmodson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Edmodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Edmodson misses.
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hrgovic misses with a head kick.
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edmodson throws a nice looking combination but Hrgovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Hrgovic.
Edmodson throws a looping overhand right but Hrgovic ducks down to avoid it.
Edmodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edmodson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hrgovic.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Hrgovic moves out of range.
Edmodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrgovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hrgovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edmodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hrgovic can do to turn this around?
Hrgovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edmodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edmodson lands a two punch combo.
Hrgovic throws a leg kick but Edmodson moved away.
Edmodson blocks a low kick nicely.
Edmodson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Edmodson. Those never looked like landing.
Hrgovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edmodson.
Edmodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrgovic throws a head kick but Edmodson moves out of range.
Edmodson looks to land a right hand but Hrgovic moved out of range.
Hrgovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hrgovic throws a head kick but Edmodson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Edmodson - just one landing.
Edmodson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hrgovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hrgovic throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Hrgovic.
Edmodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hrgovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hrgovic misses with a head kick.
Edmodson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hrgovic throws a series of punches but Edmodson avoids them all with ease.
Hrgovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hrgovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hrgovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrgovic throws a leg kick but Edmodson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Edmodson does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrgovic misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic slips a jab and a cross from Edmodson.
Hrgovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmodson misses with the combination.
Hrgovic throws a chopping leg kick but Edmodson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edmodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hrgovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hrgovic throws a sloppy head kick and Edmodson moves out of range easily.
Edmodson throws a shot from downtown. Hrgovic moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Edmodson coming out on top.
Hrgovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edmodson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hrgovic throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hrgovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Edmodson. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Edmodson. Those never looked like landing.
Edmodson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Edmodson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hrgovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edmodson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edmodson misses with a hook. Hrgovic ducked under it nicely.
Edmodson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edmodson looks to land a combination but Hrgovic avoids it well.
Hrgovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edmodson.
Edmodson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edmodson tries to bum rush Hrgovic with a series of wild strikes but Hrgovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edmodson throws a nice looking combination but Hrgovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edmodson throws a right and a left that Hrgovic avoids nicely.
Hrgovic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hrgovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hrgovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hrgovic looks to land a body kick but Edmodson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrgovic connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Edmodson misses.
A punch combination from Edmodson misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hrgovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrgovic misses with a body kick.
Hrgovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edmodson.
Michael Edmodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrgovic throws a head kick but Edmodson moves out of range.
Hrgovic defending well as Edmodson loads up on a big left hand.
Hrgovic misses with a low kick.
Hrgovic throws a right hand that Edmodson ducks under and follows up with a left that Edmodson also avoids with ease.
Edmodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edmodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hrgovic throws a right hand that Edmodson ducks under and follows up with a left that Edmodson also avoids with ease.
Hrgovic throws a sloppy head kick and Edmodson moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Edmodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hrgovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hrgovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hrgovic throws out a leg kick but Edmodson moves out of range and Hrgovic only half commits.
Edmodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hrgovic.
Hrgovic throws a leg kick but Edmodson moved away.
Edmodson looks to land a combination. Hrgovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edmodson blocks a head kick by Hrgovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic looks to land a combination but Edmodson avoids it well.
Edmodson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmodson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edmodson duly obliges.
Hrgovic dodges the punch combination from Edmodson.
Hrgovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hrgovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmodson.
Edmodson avoids the head kick by Hrgovic.
Edmodson is looking for a counter combo.
Edmodson with a nice cross.
Hrgovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edmodson misses the shot to the body.
Edmodson tries to bum rush Hrgovic with a series of wild strikes but Hrgovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hrgovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edmodson throws a right hand that Hrgovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Hrgovic also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Edmodson blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrgovic throws a leg kick but Edmodson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Edmodson is looking to counter punch.
Hrgovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edmodson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hrgovic on the side of the head.
Edmodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hrgovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hrgovic misses with an uppercut. Edmodson saw that one coming.
Edmodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmodson blocks a leg kick.
Hrgovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Edmodson both land. Nice combination.
Edmodson misses with a few strikes there.
Hrgovic throws a body kick that misses.
Edmodson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hrgovic looks to land a left hand but Edmodson moved out of range nicely.
Hrgovic looks for the body kick but Edmodson saw that one coming.
Hrgovic misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmodson swinging wildly here.
Hrgovic misses with a low kick.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmodson scores with a one two! Hrgovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Hrgovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edmodson.
Hrgovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Edmodson lands a jab-cross combination.
Edmodson loads up on a big right hand but Hrgovic slips the punch.
Hrgovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmodson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edmodson lands a lovely overhand right.
Edmodson lands with a right hand.
Hrgovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edmodson throws a hook to the side of Hrgovic's head but Hrgovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hrgovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmodson.
Hrgovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Edmodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edmodson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Edmodson!