PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the ring accompanied by Kick In The Door. The Champ will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Edgar
vs
Champ

168 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, The Champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Champ tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.

Edgar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Edgar throwing shots but Champ is blocking nicely.
Edgar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Champ wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Champ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Edgar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Champ defending well though.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champ's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Champ had a free shot at his head there.
The Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Champ shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Edgar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Champ is trying to defend but Edgar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Champ is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ trying to control but Edgar postures up.
Champ tries to roll over but Edgar keeps him under control.

Champ makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense.
Champ sizes up Edgar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Champ connects with a right hand. Edgar shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Edgar misses with a takedown attempt - Champ sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Champ cracks Edgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champ misses the jab.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edgar slips under a jab from Champ.
Edgar moves away from the strike by Champ.
Champ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Champ drops Edgar with a beautiful combination! Edgar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Champ is looking for the KO!
Champ connects with a body shot.
Champ lands with a right hand.
Champ closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Edgar is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Champ scores with a jab. Edgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Champ punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Champ lands with a right hand.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Champ had a free shot at his head there.
Edgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edgar shoots in but Champ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Champ throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Champ bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champ misses the jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Champ's corner calls for a 1-2. Champ obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
Champ is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edgar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Champ catches Edgar right on the button with a cross.
Champ displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Edgar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Champ circles away.
Champ moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Champ misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Champ lands an overhand right.
Edgar dives in and grabs Champ's left leg, looking for a takedown. Champ pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Edgar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Champ.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Champ looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Champ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champ connects with a nice looking jab.
Edgar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Champ.
Champ throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Nice shot by Champ.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Champ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edgar on the side of the head.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Champ stuffs the takedown attempt from Edgar. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Champ connects with the punch.
A jab from Champ does it's job there.
Champ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edgar slips a straight right by Champ.
Champ scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edgar doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Champ as he avoids it easily.
Edgar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edgar has a takedown stuffed.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Champ throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Champ connects with the punch.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Champ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edgar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Champ sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edgar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Champ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Champ wants it to stay on the feet.
Champ misses with a looping left.
Champ connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Champ moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Champ sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Champ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edgar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
Champ looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Champ lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Champ dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Champ lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Edgar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Champ as Edgar shoots in.
Champ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Champ wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Champ as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Champ. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Edgar moves out of range as Champ strikes.
Champ scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edgar in his tracks.
The Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champ scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Champ.
Champ misses with a looping right.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar tries to move into range but Champ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Champ bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
Edgar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Champ lands a head shot.
Champ lands a jab to Edgar's midsection.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Champ.
Edgar slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Champ but Champ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Champ does it's job there.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Edgar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Champ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left and a right from Champ both land. Nice combination.
Champ throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Champ throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Edgar as he checks the leg kick.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown. Champ tries to sprawl out of it but Edgar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Champ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edgar in his tracks.
A lazy left from Champ finds it's target.
Champ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Champ lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Champ connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Champ lands a really nice looking cross but Edgar seems unphased.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
Champ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Champ scores with a jab to the head.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Champ - just one landing.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champ connects with a jab.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Champ as he avoids it easily.
Edgar slips under a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Champ as Edgar shoots in.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Edgar or perhaps it was just good defense by Champ which made him look bad.
Champ lands a jab to the nose.
Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Champ leaves Edgar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edgar defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Champ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Champ uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Champ misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Champ. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.

Edgar scores with a takedown into Champ's guard.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edgar wants to pass the guard but Champ is keeping the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edgar throws and elbow that misses. Champ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edgar's guard. Nice move by Champ!
Champ wanted to stand there but Edgar had control of the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edgar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edgar tries to get out of the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Champ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Champ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edgar's hands.
Edgar moves forwards but Champ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Champ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Champ.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Champ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for The Champ!

The Champ wins by unanimous decision!