PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edgar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to take your shirt off. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Edgar
vs
Fabiano

167 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiano misses with a two punch combination.

Edgar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fabiano wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar won't allow it.
Fabiano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fabiano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edgar has Fabiano pressed against the cage, preventing Fabiano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edgar prevents Fabiano from breaking the clinch.
Fabiano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fabiano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Edgar lands a takedown into guard.

Edgar gets to his feet. Fabiano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Luis Fabiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabiano wants to clinch

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch.
Fabiano lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Edgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Edgar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edgar postures up.
Edgar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Edgar.
Fabiano misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Fabiano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fabiano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Fabiano didn't expect that.
Edgar tries to free his leg and advance position but Fabiano is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano wants to get back to his feet but Edgar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Edgar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fabiano wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
Fabiano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edgar postures up in Fabiano's guard and throws a big left but Fabiano blocks it.

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.
Edgar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Edgar looking to pass the guard.
Edgar sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Edgar.
Fabiano 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.

Frank Edgar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fabiano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fabiano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fabiano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Edgar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fabiano for as long as he can get away with.
Edgar works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edgar in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Edgar.
Fabiano throws a head kick that misses.
Fabiano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Edgar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edgar showed some decent athleticism there.
Fabiano won't allow Edgar to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edgar lands a nice short elbow.
Edgar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frank Edgar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edgar is thwarting Fabiano's attempts to control the position.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
Fabiano is looking to get back to full guard here but Edgar has managed to pass to side control instead.
Edgar controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Edgar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edgar controlling his opponent.
Edgar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Edgar controlling the pace for now.
Fabiano is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Edgar content just to control the position here.
Fabiano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edgar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Edgar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Edgar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Edgar.

Edgar gets a takedown into half guard.
Edgar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edgar stops Fabiano from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edgar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fabiano defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fabiano is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
Fabiano scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Edgar manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edgar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Edgar controlling from the full mount.
Fabiano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fabiano is working to get back to half guard.
Edgar controlling from the full mount.
Edgar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Edgar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar looking to finish Fabiano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fabiano!
Edgar lands a big elbow.
Edgar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Edgar controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the head.
Edgar controlling the position easily from mount.
Edgar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Luis Fabiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Edgar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Edgar gets a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edgar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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