PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frazier
vs
Edilhson

180 cm
33
170 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

175 cm
39
168 lbs
28 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Edilhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Frazier drives through with a takedown into Edilhson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frazier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edilhson wants to sweep but no luck.
Edilhson is pulling down on Frazier's head. It's preventing any offense from Frazier, at least for the moment.
Frazier wants to pass the guard but Edilhson is keeping the position.
Frazier is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edilhson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier won't allow Edilhson to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Edilhson
and Frazier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edilhson thinking.
Edilhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Edilhson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Edilhson throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Edilhson misses with a low kick as Frazier jumps back.

Frazier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edilhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edilhson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edilhson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Edilhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edilhson throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Frazier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edilhson.
Frazier shoots in looking for a takedown. Edilhson tries to sprawl out of it but Frazier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edilhson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edilhson drives through and clinches with Frazier against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Edilhson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edilhson is trying to force a seperation but Frazier has the dominant position.
Edilhson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
Frazier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edilhson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edilhson.

Frazier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edilhson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frazier.
Edilhson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edilhson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier wants to pass the guard but Edilhson is keeping the position.
Edilhson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson is trying to keep Frazier in close.
Frazier looking to pass the guard.
Frazier stops Edilhson from standing up.
Frazier looking to pass the guard.
Edilhson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frazier.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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 Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson scores with a body shot.
Edilhson throws a good cross that connects.
Edilhson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier.
Edilhson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edilhson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frazier is looking to wear down Edilhson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edilhson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edilhson connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Edilhson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Frazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edilhson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edilhson throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frazier dives in and scores a takedown into Edilhson's guard.

Edilhson wriggles free and stands up.

Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier is looking for a takedown.

Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edilhson misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Edilhson throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Edilhson gets a clinch.
Edilhson lands an uppercut.

Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edilhson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Edilhson.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson misses with a wild body shot.
Edilhson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
A counter left hand to the body from Frazier misses its target.
Edilhson misses with an uppercut.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson misses with a hook.
Edilhson wants to clinch

and Frazier counters with a takedown into side control.
Frazier is chipping away with strikes.
Edilhson is trying to get back to half guard.
Edilhson keeps trying to improve his position.
Frazier in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Frazier are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frazier trying to control the position but Edilhson is working away.
Frazier taking a break here but Edilhson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Edilhson is not content to let Frazier control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Frazier decides to return to a standing position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edilhson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edilhson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edilhson throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.

Frazier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frazier wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frazier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edilhson throws a poor cross that misses

so Frazier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Frazier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Frazier checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier attempts a counter takedown but Edilhson avoids it well and moves away.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Frazier.
A punch combination from Edilhson misses.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frazier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edilhson throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edilhson avoids the body shot from Frazier.
A little jabbing left from Edilhson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Edilhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edilhson throws a leg kick that misses.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edilhson throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edilhson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
Edilhson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Edmundo Edilhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.

Edilhson gets tackled into the cage by Frazier. Frazier maintains the clinch.
Edilhson working hard to break the clinch.
Edilhson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson avoids a wild elbow strike from Frazier.
Edilhson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
Frazier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edilhson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Edilhson tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Edilhson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFrazier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
Edilhson misses with a double jab.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
Frazier shoots in and drives through. Edilhson sprawls well.
Edilhson checks a leg kick.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edilhson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frazier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edilhson throws a sloppy head kick
and Frazier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Edilhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier staying out of range there.
Frazier quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Frazier feints a jab promting Edilhson to slip. Frazier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Edilhson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Edilhson takes one on the button.
Edilhson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Frazier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Edilhson to work.
Edilhson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frazier.

Edilhson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Edilhson's body. Edilhson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edilhson moves out of range of the body kick.
Edilhson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Edilhson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier moves out of range as Edilhson strikes.
Edilhson connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Edilhson is looking to clinch.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Edilhson looks to clinch
and Frazier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frazier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mo Frazier!
After winning the bout, Mo Frazier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Edmundo Edilhson was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.