PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flour Edwards (ranked 4713 p4p, 5868 weight class) and Kendrick Lomare (ranked 0 p4p, 674 weight class). The key to victory for Flour Edwards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Edwards
vs
Lomare

187 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flour Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Lomare!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lomare instigates a clinch.
Lomare prevents a body shot from Edwards.

Lomare manages to break the clinch.
Edwards leaves Lomare with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lomare moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Lomare misses with a body punch.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lomare has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.

Lomare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Edwards backs off Lomare throws a huge counter combo but Edwards manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lomare clinches.

Lomare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Lomare lands with a nice combination. Edwards backs away looking to recover.

Edwards is rocked!
Lomare's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lomare's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Lomare pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Lomare pushes him off.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomare now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flour Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lomare steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Edwards.

Edwards gets a clinch.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.

Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.

Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Lomare.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lomare has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards tries to clinch but Lomare moves away
letting Lomare counter with a right hand.
Edwards tries to clinch but Lomare moves out of range.

Lomare clinches.

Lomare breaks the clinch.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lomare sprawls and moves away.

Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Lomare clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lomare wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Lomare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lomare manages to break the clinch.
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!
Lomare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Lomare fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.

Edwards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lomare, pushing him back against the cage.
Lomare blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Lomare on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Lomare dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Edwards checks a low kick from Lomare.
Edwards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edwards duly obliges.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards shoots in and drives through. Lomare sprawls well.
Lomare wants to counter the offense by Edwards and move into the clinch position.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Lomare is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edwards with a body shot.
Edwards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Lomare pushes him off.
Flour Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lomare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flour Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edwards as he jumps to the side.
Edwards appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomare lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomare works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Lomare misses with a double jab.
Edwards misses with a combination

and Lomare counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards jumps guard but Lomare stands there with Edwards around his waist. Edwards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lomare breaks the clinch.

Edwards darts in and clinches Lomare up against the cage.
Lomare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lomare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomare will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flour Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Lomare.
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Lomare.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Lomare keeps it at a distance.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomare shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Edwards tries to clinch but Lomare is having none of it.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Lomare shows good takedown defense.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Lomare.
Sloppy strikes from Lomare. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Lomare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edwards throwing a counter right hand but Lomare manages to avoid it.
Edwards throws a head kick but Lomare moves out of range.

Lomare moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomare lands an elbow inside.

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

Lomare drives through and clinches with Edwards against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Lomare breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kendrick Lomare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lomare shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edwards as he avoids it easily.
Edwards seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Lomare avoids nicely.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lomare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Lomare looks to move away, Edwards throws a big counter combo but Lomare just gets out of the way.
Edwards tries to clinch there but Lomare circles away.
A nice side step and Lomare releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lomare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Lomare unleashes a big counter combination but Edwards bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lomare shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lomare gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lomare shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edwards as he avoids it easily.
Flour Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Lomare.
Lomare lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lomare.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Lomare counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Edwards. No joy for Lomare on that attempt.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Lomare is avoiding it.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lomare pulls guard.
Edwards postures up.

Edwards gets to his feet. Lomare looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Edwards lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edwards as he jumps to the side.
Lomare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Lomare pushes him off.
Lomare doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Edwards forces Lomare back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lomare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Edwards has managed to clinch.
Kendrick Lomare seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomare paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lomare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomare taking a breather.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Lomare holds him up against the cage and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Edwards fails to pull guard.
Edwards lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lomare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lomare blocks it with crossed arms.

Lomare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lomare tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edwards swivels and escapes.
Edwards throws a big counter combination but Lomare scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Lomare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lomare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flour Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendrick Lomare is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards sets himself, and Lomare steps forward looking for the clinch! Edwards avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Flour Edwards.
I think Lomare 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Lomare!
Kendrick Lomare thanked the fans post fight for their support.