PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giles Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles Edwards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Edwards
vs
Kisaragi

200 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition
Bird Of Prey Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giles Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Kisaragi thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kisaragi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edwards throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edwards tries to move into range but Kisaragi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kisaragi lands a head kick!
Kisaragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kisaragi.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick

and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Edwards breaks the clinch.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses

and Edwards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edwards.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kisaragi looking to control.
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Kisaragi blocks nicely.
Kisaragi wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Kisaragi is retaining full guard.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kisaragi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kisaragi loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
Kisaragi misses the jab.
A combination from Kisaragi does no damage.
Jab by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick
and Edwards counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kisaragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kisaragi lands with a slapping head kick.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kisaragi.
Kisaragi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kisaragi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kisaragi misses with a hook.
A jab from Kisaragi misses.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi throws a nice head kick!
Kisaragi throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Jin Kisaragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses.
Jin Kisaragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Kisaragi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
Kisaragi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edwards's head.
Kisaragi misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Kisaragi misses.
Kisaragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kisaragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
A head kick by Kisaragi misses

and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kisaragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards prevents Kisaragi from breaking the clinch.
Kisaragi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kisaragi can't break the clinch.
Edwards goes for a takedown attempt but Kisaragi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kisaragi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Kisaragi blocks it.
Kisaragi takes a knee right on the jaw!
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.
Kisaragi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kisaragi is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Kisaragi into the cage.
Kisaragi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Kisaragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kisaragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Kisaragi is trying to stall.

Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kisaragi catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Kisaragi misses

and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kisaragi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Kisaragi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kisaragi is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Kisaragi.
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 Giles Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's time! Edwards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Edwards tries for a takedown but Kisaragi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kisaragi throws a nice head kick!
Jin Kisaragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kisaragi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kisaragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kisaragi tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kisaragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards slips a jab from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Edwards moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kisaragi is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Kisaragi is trying to stall.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Kisaragi wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kisaragi.
Edwards lands with a kick to the temple. Kisaragi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kisaragi throws a lazy head kick
and Edwards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kisaragi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kisaragi tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards shoots for a takedown but Kisaragi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Kisaragi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kisaragi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two 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.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick

and Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards has Kisaragi pressed against the cage.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Kisaragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards keeps control of Kisaragi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giles Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisaragi is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kisaragi trying to stall but Edwards improves his position.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Kisaragi misses
and Edwards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kisaragi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Kisaragi feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Kisaragi throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi wants to land a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick
and Edwards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kisaragi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kisaragi throws a leg kick

and Edwards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kisaragi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Kisaragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kisaragi looking to slow down the pace here.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards looking to throw knees to the head but Kisaragi is blocking nicely.
Kisaragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Kisaragi is trying to stall.
Kisaragi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kisaragi tries to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling the position.
Kisaragi wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Kisaragi trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kisaragi into the cage.

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.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kisaragi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kisaragi avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Kisaragi is trying to break free.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kisaragi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kisaragi misses with a looping left.
Kisaragi throws a leg kick

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kisaragi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
Kisaragi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kisaragi defending well though.
Kisaragi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kisaragi won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
Edwards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giles Edwards dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kisaragi connects with a high kick.
Kisaragi throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Kisaragi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Kisaragi throws a lazy head kick

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kisaragi won't be happy with that.
Kisaragi wants to get back to his feet but Edwards drags him back down.
Edwards working the body and head with strikes.
Kisaragi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kisaragi is trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards tries to score with some ground and pound. Kisaragi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Kisaragi misses

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kisaragi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards won't allow Kisaragi to get back to his feet.
Kisaragi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kisaragi misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Kisaragi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up with Kisaragi, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes Kisaragi against the cage but Kisaragi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kisaragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kisaragi misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi looks to land a body kick but Edwards moved away.
Kisaragi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Kisaragi throws a lazy head kick

and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edwards.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Kisaragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Kisaragi wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards is working for takedown but Kisaragi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Edwards goes for a takedown attempt but Kisaragi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giles Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisaragi throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edwards closes the distance and pushes Kisaragi back into the cage.
Kisaragi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kisaragi is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Kisaragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Kisaragi has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Kisaragi is trying to break free.
Kisaragi taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Kisaragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Kisaragi can't break the clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kisaragi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kisaragi prevents the takedown attempt.
Kisaragi tries to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling the position.
Kisaragi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards is trying to stall.
Kisaragi can't break the clinch.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick

and Edwards moves into the clinch.

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.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Kisaragi can't break the clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kisaragi is trying to break free.
Kisaragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kisaragi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edwards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kisaragi wants to break free but Edwards has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kisaragi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kisaragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards looking to stall.
Kisaragi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kisaragi is trying to break free.
Kisaragi can't break the clinch.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kisaragi tries to stall but Edwards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kisaragi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards counters with a head kick.
Jin Kisaragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giles Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kisaragi throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giles Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giles Edwards!