PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Long
vs
Edgar

177 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georges Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Nice cross by Edgar.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edgar scores with a three punch combo!
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
Edgar with a nice cross.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Long has time to react.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Long dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Edgar.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab from Long misses.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Georges Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a straight right.
Edgar lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.

Long drops Edgar with a beautiful combination! Edgar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Long is looking for the KO!

Edgar is rocked!

It looks like Georges Edgar has been cut.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Long misses.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edgar!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Edgar both land. Nice combination.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges Edgar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edgar connects with the punch.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Georges Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Edgar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Thomas Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar 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.
Edgar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Georges Edgar's cut even more.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Edgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a combination
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edgar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edgar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Georges Edgar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar misses with a combination
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
Edgar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.

Georges Edgar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Edgar both land. Nice combination.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Long counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a right hand to the body.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Georges Edgar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Long!