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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Kick In The Door. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
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172 cm
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141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 Hilo, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doctor Pepper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
Pepper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepper is trying to control. Edgar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pepper wants to pass the guard but Edgar is defending well.
Ground and pound from Pepper.
Pepper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pepper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Edgar!
Pepper unloads with some shots from mount but Edgar bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper scoring with strikes but Edgar is staying in there.
Pepper dominating with strikes here.
Edgar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pepper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Pepper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper controlling from mount.
Edgar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pepper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pepper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pepper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgar somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Edgar catches Pepper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to bum rush Pepper with a series of wild strikes but Pepper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for Pepper on that attempt.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Edgar throws a right hand that Pepper ducks under and follows up with a left that Pepper also avoids with ease.
Pepper tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Pepper.
Pepper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pepper.
Edgar lands a jab-cross combination.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Pepper avoids them all with ease.
Pepper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Edgar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edgar is looking to stand up but Pepper isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper distracts Edgar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pepper wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pepper lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pepper throwing strikes from guard but Edgar blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Pepper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pepper.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Pepper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pepper jabs at Edgar's body.
Pepper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Pepper moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar stuffs the takedown.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Pepper.
Pepper throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Pepper shoots for a takedown but Edgar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Pepper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edgar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a combination
and Pepper counters with a single leg into guard. Edgar didn't expect that.
Pepper thows a big elbow that misses.
Pepper scoring with some ground and pound.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepper on the ground.
Pepper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pepper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pepper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Doctor Pepper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pepper staying calm.
Pepper working the ground and pound but Edgar is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Pepper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pepper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar misses with a combination
and Pepper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edgar's guard now.
Edgar being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pepper is looking to work some ground and pound but Edgar has wrist control.
Pepper controlling from the top position.
Pepper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Pepper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Edgar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Pepper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pepper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edgar did well to prevent Pepper getting side control.
Edgar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pepper.
Pepper is nestled in close to Edgar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pepper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pepper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pepper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edgar defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edgar taking some punishment here, with Pepper in his half guard.
Pepper content to control rather than advance.
Edgar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pepper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pepper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgar's head.
Pepper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pepper wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Pepper winds up and cracks Edgar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pepper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pepper lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throwing shots but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Pepper thows a huge punch but Edgar dodges it nicely.
Edgar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pepper wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
Pepper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pepper with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four 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 is bucking up trying to escape but Pepper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pepper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pepper looking to finish with strikes here!
Pepper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edgar is looking to escape.
Pepper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Edgar?
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Pepper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pepper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Pepper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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