PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Edgar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beast Mode's chin.

Edgar
vs
Mode

176 cm
22
157 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

165 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beast Mode!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar wants to slow Mode down by chopping away at his legs.
Edgar tries a low kick but Mode avoids it.
Edgar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Mode avoids nicely.
Mode tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar motions for Mode to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mode throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edgar lands a jab to Mode's midsection.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edgar cracks Mode with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mode throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Mode showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Mode fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Edgar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edgar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode checks a low kick from Edgar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Mode doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mode paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Mode misses with an uppercut.
Edgar throws a one two combo.
Edgar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mode moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Mode 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.
Edgar moves away from the strike by Mode.
A big left from Mode misses.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Mode doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mode backs up against the cage.
Mode throws out a powerful jab.
Mode is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Edgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Mode avoids them all with ease.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mode is looking to clinch.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Edgar scores with a punch to the head.
Mode ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Mode throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Mode tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Mode throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mode's hands.
Mode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mode misses the target.
Edgar tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps Mode's head back.
Edgar throws a leg kick that misses.
Mode misses with a head kick.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mode moves away.
Edgar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mode throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Mode.
Mode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mode throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar.
Mode throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mode wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mode closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Mode keeps him there for the moment.

Mode breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Mode dominated that round.
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.

Mode slips under a jab from Edgar.

Mode has managed to clinch.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Mode has double underhooks.
Mode wants a takedown but no success here.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Mode has the dominant position.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Mode has the dominant position.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Mode has the dominant position.
Edgar is trying to break free.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edgar's efforts to push away.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Mode is controlling the position.
Mode wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar won't allow it.
Edgar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Mode won't allow it.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Mode won't allow it.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Mode is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Mode has the dominant position.

Mode's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.
Edgar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mode counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Mode.
Mode throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Mode doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Mode lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mode.
Mode throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Mode avoids them all with ease.
Mode connects with the punch.
Edgar connects with a crisp jab.
Mode tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Mode backs away looking to recover.
Mode doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edgar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mode's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mode duly obliges.
Edgar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Mode sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edgar misses with a combination

and Mode counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Mode is controlling him.

Mode escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mode.
Edgar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edgar.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Mode avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to bum rush Mode with a series of wild strikes but Mode uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mode throws a big shot that misses.
Edgar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edgar tries to bum rush Mode with a series of wild strikes but Mode uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mode avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mode showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mode.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mode circles away quickly and effectively.
Mode tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Mode misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mode works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mode is looking to clinch.
Mode fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Mode might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mode tries to clinch up.
Edgar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mode is out of range and Edgar settles back down.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.

Mode drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mode breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mode tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Mode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Mode showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Mode avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mode.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Mode checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mode lands a nice hook to Edgar's body. Edgar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mode swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mode pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mode clinches up against the cage.
Mode looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mode manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Mode's ribs.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Mode avoids it well.
Edgar defending well as Mode loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mode throws a combination. Edgar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Edgar sizes up Mode with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edgar misses with a double jab

and Mode counters by clinching up.

Mode's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mode misses with a head kick.
Mode tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
enabling Mode to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
letting Mode counter with a right hand.
Edgar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Mode does it's job there.
Mode waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Mode avoids it well.
Edgar misses with a double jab
and Mode counters with a two punch combo.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mode.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edgar!
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Mode doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Edgar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mode tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.

Mode closes the distance and clinches.

Mode manages to break the clinch.
Mode throws a series of strikes that have Edgar backpedaling.
Mode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mode.
Mode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mode thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mode swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Mode misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mode tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Mode.
Mode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mode has managed to clinch.
Mode fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Mode manages to break the clinch.
Mode avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mode takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
Edgar defending well as Mode loads up on a big left hand.
Mode wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.

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.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mode moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Edgar misses with a combination
and Mode counters with a stiff right hand.
Mode misses with a head kick.
Mode throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Mode tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mode misses with a head kick.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Mode's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mode duly obliges.
Beast Mode is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mode has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Mode comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mode has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Mode!