PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards's entrance music is Whiskey Hangover. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Edwards
vs
Dummy

200 cm
30
295 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

225 cm
27
298 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards throws a body punch but Dummy moves out of range.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dummy was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Dummy misses with a takedown
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Dummy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards throws an off balance right hand

and Dummy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Dummy is fighting to break Edwards's control of his arms but Edwards is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dummy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Dummy moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand

and Dummy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dummy is trying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dummy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edwards wants to control but Dummy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bubba Dummy.

Dummy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dummy trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dummy fails with the takedown
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Edwards swings for the body but Dummy moves out of range.
Dummy misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a left and a right that stings Dummy.
Edwin Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Dummy.
Edwards misses with a hook to the body

and Dummy counters with a shoot takedown. Edwards fights it but they end up in guard.
Edwards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edwards pulls Dummy in close to prevent any damage.
Edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dummy tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubba Dummy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Dummy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dummy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Dummy's shoulder, as Dummy tries to avoid the shot.
Dummy has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwin Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dummy fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edwin Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Dummy.
Dummy is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a body punch but Dummy moves out of range.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Dummy is just out of range.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Dummy moved out of range.
Dummy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Dummy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dummy shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Dummy was not able to check.
Dummy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dummy circles away quickly and effectively.
Dummy fails with the takedown

and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dummy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edwards gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards is working Dummy over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dummy.
A right hand to the body from Edwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Edwards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dummy backwards.
Edwards pushes Dummy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edwards scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards leaning against his opponent.
Edwards lands a left hand.
Dummy letting Edwards take a breather here.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Dummy backwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards stops a takedown attempt from Dummy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
A short left from Edwards.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Edwards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dummy blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Edwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edwin Edwards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Dummy's ribcage. Dummy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Edwards.
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards is working Dummy over against the cage.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body.
Edwards digs a right hand into Dummy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dummy's gas tank.
Edwards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dummy backwards.
Dummy prevents a body shot from Edwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dummy has Edwards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Edwards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edwards digs a right hand into Dummy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dummy's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Edwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwin Edwards 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. This is the final round!

Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards swings for the body but Dummy moves out of range.
Edwards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dummy.
Dummy has his takedown stuffed
and Dummy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
Dummy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dummy misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dummy ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dummy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Dummy controlling him for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dummy looking to pass the guard.
Dummy stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dummy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwin Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Dummy.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand

and Dummy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Edwards wants to get back to full guard.
Edwards desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dummy prevents Edwards from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dummy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Dummy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dummy with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dummy ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Dummy is out of range.
A left lands for Edwards.
Edwin Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Dummy is just out of range.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Dummy slips under a jab.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edwin Edwards!