PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edule Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Smith
vs
Edwards

188 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edule Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edwards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Edwards lands with a right to the head.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Edwards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Edwards tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Edwards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Edwards has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith misses with some punches.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greg Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edule Edwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edwards's defenses.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Edwards tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Smith blocking some punches.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Smith.
Edwards looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Edwards avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Edwards's takedown attempt.
Edwards avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Edwards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.

Edwards works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown attempt by Edwards or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Greg Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Edwards counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith parries the strikes from Edwards easily there. Edwards is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Edwards taking a breather here.
Edwards trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Edwards wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards lands a few punches from side control.
Edwards works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Edwards throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Edwards loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards controlling the pace for now.
Edwards throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Edwards cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edwards wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edwards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edwards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Edwards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Edwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edwards landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Edwards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Edwards looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Edwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Edule Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edwards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edule Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.

Edwards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Edwards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has hold of Edwards's hands but Edwards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith tries to kick Edwards off but Edwards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Edwards control the position.

Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Edwards.
Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Edwards wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edwards is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greg Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Edwards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Edwards can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Edwards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands an elbow just above Edwards 's eye.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.

Edwards turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Edwards manages to end up in side control.
Edwards staying calm.
Edwards working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edule Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edule Edwards!
A victorious Edule Edwards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.