PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Edwards
vs
Mir

188 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses the jab.
Mir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Mir tries to move into range but Edwards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Edwards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edwards works the jab nicely.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Edwards darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Mir wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Mir throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Edwards.
Edwards has Mir pressed against the cage.
Mir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
A short left from Edwards.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards lands an uppercut.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Mir's head.
Edwards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mir looks winded!
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mir is rocked!
Mir tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Edwards works on Mir's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
Edwards presses Mir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Edwards.
Edwards lands a left hand.
Edwards pushes Mir against the cage. Edwards is working some dirty boxing. Edwards pushes off with a quick right hook! Mir goes down! Mir tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Edwards moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Edwards!