PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Thurman (ranked 1931 p4p, 1412 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 288 p4p, 216 weight class). Thurman 's entrance music is DMX lord give me a sign. A fine choice. Edmonds is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. This should be a great matchup!

Thurman
vs
Edmonds

188 cm
28
190
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
190
26 - 16 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Thurman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurman misses with a hook
and Edmonds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Thurman .
Thurman is looking to clinch but Edmonds is avoiding it.
Edmonds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edmonds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edmonds catches Thurman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thurman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
A combination from Edmonds does no damage.
Edmonds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edmonds misses with a hook. Thurman ducked under it nicely.
Edmonds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thurman connects with the punch.
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!
Thurman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thurman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edmonds at a distance.
Edmonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmonds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thurman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds's corner calls for a 1-2. Edmonds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edmonds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Thurman catches Edmonds right on the button with a cross.
Edmonds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keith Thurman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Edmonds. That snapped Thurman 's head back.
Thurman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thurman takes one on the button.
Thurman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edmonds cracks a nice hook into Thurman 's ribs.
Thurman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Thurman .
A little feinted left hand from Thurman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmonds scores with a decent looking hook.
Thurman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmonds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thurman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Thurman .
And Edmonds tries to counter it with a takedown but Thurman pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Edmonds misses.
Thurman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thurman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edmonds misses with a series of wild punches.
Edmonds dips to his left and cracks Thurman with an uppercut!

Thurman gets caught flat footed, as Edmonds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thurman keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Edmonds told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurman looking to control.
Thurman is pulling down on Edmonds's head. It's preventing any offense from Edmonds, at least for the moment.
Thurman looking to control but Edmonds passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurman is looking for a sweep. Edmonds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edmonds wants to take a breather but Thurman is having none of it.
Thurman wants to get back to full guard but Edmonds has mounted him!

Edmonds looking for a guillotine from mount but Thurman is having none of it.
Thurman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Edmonds has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Thurman has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Edmonds sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Thurman taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Edmonds!
Our winner, John Edmonds, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.