PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between kansursilyo tete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgaar has chosen Undead as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

tete
vs
Edgaar

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kansursilyo tete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgaar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Edgaar finds it's way through tete's defenses.
Edgaar looks to land a combination but tete avoids it well.
Edgaar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edgaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgaar throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Edgaar both land. Nice combination.
Edgaar misses with a body kick.
Edgaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frankie Edgaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgaar throws a right and a left that tete avoids nicely.

tete is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edgaar's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgaar strikes from the bottom but tete passes into mount!
Edgaar is looking to improve his position but tete isn't that keen on the idea.
tete content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tete is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Edgaar misses with a looping left.
Edgaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgaar looks gassed!
tete misses with a wild combination.
tete shoots for a double leg takedown but Edgaar sprawls well. He's pushed tete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

tete changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edgaar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edgaar wants to get back to his feet but tete is dominant here and he's now got Edgaar's back!
Edgaar covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

tete has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Edgaar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Edgaar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tete with shots to the head and body - Edgaar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgaar tries to lock up and control but tete gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
tete looking to control and managing it successfully.
tete wants to control the pace but Edgaar is squirming around nicely.
tete controlling the pace for now.
tete looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tete landing punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
tete wants to control the pace but Edgaar is squirming around nicely.
tete lands with some strikes.
Edgaar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
tete controlling the position easily from mount.
tete trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four 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.
Edgaar wants to hold on but tete pushes him away.
tete throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
tete content just to control the position here.
Edgaar regains half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of kansursilyo tete.
tete tries to clinch but Edgaar moves out of range.
Edgaar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edgaar!
Edgaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kansursilyo tete dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Edgaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Edgaar.
Edgaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgaar lands with a nice combination. tete backs away looking to recover.
Edgaar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edgaar throws a sloppy head kick and tete moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Edgaar.

tete drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
tete working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tete is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Edgaar's face as tete controls the position.
Edgaar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
tete tries to advance to mount but Edgaar denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgaar tries to bench press tete off him but tete keeps the position.
Edgaar stops tete from passing to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from tete misses.
Edgaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Edgaar misses.

tete takes the fight into the clinch.
tete tries to pull guard but Edgaar holds him up against the cage and eventually tete drops back down to his feet.

That's two 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.

Edgaar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics tete uses from the top position.

Edgaar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
tete in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

tete got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edgaar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, tete has managed to get both his arms back between Edgaar's legs - danger averted.
Edgaar wants to get back to his feet but tete is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
tete really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Edgaar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Edgaar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edgaar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edgaar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
tete slips nicely into half guard.
tete is trying to control the action in half guard but Edgaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Edgaar trying to control here.
Edgaar looks like he's trying to stand up.
tete not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Edgaar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edgaar looks like he's trying to stand up.
tete prevents Edgaar from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Edgaar falls off balance throwing a combination

and tete counters by moving into the clinch.

tete manages to break the clinch.

Edgaar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows tete to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Edgaar is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! tete rolls with it to try and escape but Edgaar cranks on the arm and tete is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Edgaar!