PBP Commentary

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

Love
vs
Edgar

176 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Bum Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edgar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Love's hands, connecting with Love's forehead.
Edgar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Edgar works his way into full mount!
Edgar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edgar controlling his opponent.
Love is looking to improve his position but Edgar isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is working hard here to advance position.
Edgar controlling from mount.
Edgar cracks Love with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Love wants to control but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Edgar working for a submission but Love is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edgar controlling from mount.
Love gets back to half guard.
Edgar prevents Love from improving his position.
Love manages to get to full guard.
Edgar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Edgar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Edgar.
Love is looking to reverse the position.

Edgar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Love to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edgar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Edgar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Edgar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Edgar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Edgar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Edgar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Edgar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Edgar looking to control but instead Love has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Edgar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar tries to pass to full mount but Love defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Love manages to get to full guard.
Edgar trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.

Love looking for a guillotine here but Edgar defends easily.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to hit a switch here but Edgar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Love there!
Love wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Edgar.
Edgar tries to control but Love wriggling away.
Edgar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edgar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four 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 controlling from mount.
Edgar wants to control the action but instead Love gets a body lock and reverses into Edgar's guard! Nice work!

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Edgar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Edgar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar controlling from mount.
Love tries to reverse the position but Edgar maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Love is looking to clinch.

Edgar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Edgar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Edgar trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Love's face as Edgar controls the position.
Love tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Love is trying to control Edgar's posture but Edgar avoids it.
Love is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edgar is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edgar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Love manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Love escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edgar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
Love is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edgar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Love's guard.

Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edgar is aware though and is defending well.

Love looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edgar works over Love with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Edgar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edgar preventing the sweep.
Bum Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Love has an active guard here but Edgar has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Edgar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Edgar.
I've got Edgar 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Edgar!