PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Like a surgeon. Carter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scooter - Fire. Blake Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Edwards
vs
Carter

192 cm
44
237 lbs
41 - 15 - 0

198 cm
43
279 lbs
44 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.

It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocks a body shot from Edwards.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter trying to stall but Edwards improves his position.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edwards takes a shot to the head.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edwards up against the cage.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edwards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Carter is working Edwards over against the cage.
Edwards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.

Edwards has picked Carter up - he's going for a ride! Edwards dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Edwards wants to advance to full mount but Carter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter controlling Edwards's posture.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter has his hands on Edwards's head, controlling the position.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Edwards is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Carter has his hands clasped together but Edwards extends and breaks Carter's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Edwards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards is the new heavyweight champion!
Blake Edwards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.