PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Edgar
vs
Delta

170 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Delta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Delta.
Delta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Delta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Delta prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Delta has double underhooks.
Delta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delta has a couple of punches blocked by Edgar.

Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delta drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Delta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Edgar pushes Delta up against the cage in a clinch.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Edgar has picked Delta up - he's going for a ride! Edgar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Delta is trying to control but can't.
Edgar controlling the action here.
Delta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edgar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Delta to get to his feet.

Delta tries to keep at a distance but Edgar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar blocks an uppercut.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Delta blocks with his arms.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.

Delta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Edgar pushes Delta up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edgar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delta's brow.

Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar wants to clinch up but Delta keeps it at a distance.
Delta scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Delta tries to clinch up.
Delta looks gassed!

Edgar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Edgar stands up and waves to Delta to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delta throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Delta only half commits.

Edgar moves into range and clinches up with Delta.
Delta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Delta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delta.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delta wants to break free but Edgar has control.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar wants to break free but Delta has control.

Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Delta is just out of range.
Edgar lands with a straight right. Delta didn't see that one coming.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Delta didn't expect that.

Edgar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edgar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delta is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.
Delta wants to sweep here but Edgar controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edgar stops Delta from standing up.
Delta controls Edgar momentarily but Edgar frees himself.

Edgar gets to his feet - Delta follows without any prompting.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delta doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar throws the kick towards the body but Delta avoids it.
Delta checks a leg kick.
Edgar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Delta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Edgar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Edgar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delta, pushing him back against the cage.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Delta blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delta.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Delta lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Delta has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delta looking to throw knees to the head but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Delta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Delta is controlling the position.
Delta landing knees to the body.
Delta lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Delta tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Delta lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Delta is trying to break free.
Edgar has Delta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Delta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delta darts in trying to clinch

and Edgar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delta lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Delta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Delta lands a head kick. Edgar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Edgar instigates a clinch.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Delta keeps him there for the moment.
Delta gets through Edgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Delta lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delta keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edgar wants a takedown.

Delta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delta throws a head kick that half lands.
Delta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delta tries to clinch but Edgar moves away

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch.

Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Delta throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Delta.
Delta clinches but Edgar breaks the clinch

and Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Delta.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Delta.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Delta has him pressed against the cage.

Delta breaks the clinch.
Delta moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Delta tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Edgar counters by clinching up.

Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Delta duly obliges.
Delta swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Delta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Delta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Edgar clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.

Edgar has picked Delta up - he's going for a ride! Edgar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Delta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delta scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Edgar manages to mount him!
Edgar with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Edgar.
Delta is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edgar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Edgar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Edgar darts in trying to clinch
and Delta counters with a head kick.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Edgar clinches up against the cage.
Delta is trying to break free.
Edgar takes a shot to the head.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delta blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edgar.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delta has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar crunches a lovely knee into Delta's ribcage.
Edgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delta can't break the clinch.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Delta won't allow it.
Delta managing to block the knees to the body from Edgar.
Delta tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Delta works on Edgar's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Edgar is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta misses with an elbow over the top.
Edgar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Delta controls his hands.

Delta breaks the clinch.
Matt Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Delta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar tries to clinch but Delta moves away
and Delta counters with a good low kick that Edgar was not able to check.
Delta lands a body shot.
Edgar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar motions for Delta to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delta scores with a spinning back kick!
Delta avoids the head kick by Edgar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edgar is looking to clinch.
Delta throws a combination. Edgar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Delta lands but Edgar takes it in his stride.
Delta misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edgar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Delta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delta wants to clinch.
Oscar Delta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Delta counters with a nice uppercut.

Edgar moves into the clinch successfully.
Edgar tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Delta.
Delta avoids a wild elbow strike from Edgar.
Edgar digs a right hand into Delta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delta's gas tank.

Delta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delta circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delta checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delta tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar tries to clinch there but Delta circles away.
Delta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delta lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Edgar breaks the clinch.
Edgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delta.
Delta avoids the head kick by Edgar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delta tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Oscar Delta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delta throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Matt Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Edgar instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Delta.
I think Edgar 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Edgar!