PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Mkgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Mkgee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Edgar
vs
Mkgee

168 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Mkgee!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edgar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Edgar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mkgee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mkgee is in a horrible position here. Edgar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edgar throwing strikes but Mkgee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Edgar works his way into full mount!
Edgar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Edgar looking to finish with strikes here!
Edgar throwing strikes here but Mkgee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mkgee is working to get back to half guard.
Edgar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkgee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edgar breaks from Mkgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mkgee tries to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Edgar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mkgee looks a forlorn figure.
Edgar breaks from Mkgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mkgee is in a horrible position here. Edgar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edgar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mkgee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mkgee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Edgar.
Mkgee is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mkgee tries to lock up and control but Edgar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the head.
Mkgee looks gassed!
Mkgee is in a horrible position here. Edgar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edgar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgar with shots to the head and body - Mkgee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mkgee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Edgar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mkgee looks a forlorn figure.
Edgar with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar breaks from Mkgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Edgar.
Edgar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mkgee hang on?
Edgar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edgar with the ground and pound from mount.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the head.
Edgar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edgar lands a heavy elbow.
Mkgee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Edgar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Edgar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edgar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgar with shots to the head and body - Mkgee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgar lands a heavy elbow.
Edgar breaks from Mkgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Edgar lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Edgar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edgar lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mkgee's face.
Edgar landing shots from mount.
Edgar lands a big shot there that rocks Mkgee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Edgar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edgar thows a big elbow that misses.
Edgar throws a strike but Mkgee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Edgar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Edgar, not yet.
Edgar working a defensive guard here.

Mkgee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mkgee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkgee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Edgar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mkgee's guard.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edgar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mkgee's head.
Mkgee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Edgar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edgar landing some decent shots from guard.
Edgar scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Mkgee has wrist control.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar with a nice head shot there.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar landing with the ground and pound.
Edgar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mkgee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edgar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mkgee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
Mkgee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mkgee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
Mkgee wants to control but Edgar postures up.
Frankie Edgar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edgar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Edgar lands a nice forearm strike.
Edgar looks up at the clock and then as Mkgee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edgar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is putting a hurting on Mkgee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Edgar looks up at the clock and then as Mkgee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edgar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mkgee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mkgee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edgar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Edgar looks up at the clock and then as Mkgee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edgar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mkgee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Edgar connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mkgee is looking for a sweep.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mkgee can do to turn this around?
Edgar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mkgee down.
Edgar scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Edgar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mkgee is trying to defend but Edgar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Edgar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Mkgee's hands, connecting with Mkgee's forehead.
Mkgee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Mkgee's hands, connecting with Mkgee's forehead.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Mkgee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edgar.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mkgee's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Edgar not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is nestled in close to Mkgee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mkgee's head.
Edgar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mkgee defending well though.
Edgar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edgar working over Mkgee with some ground and pound. Mkgee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar throwing shots but Mkgee is blocking nicely.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Mkgee has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mkgee trying to control here.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mkgee's head.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgar is thwarting Mkgee's attempts to control the position.
Mkgee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edgar lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Edgar.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edgar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thows a huge punch but Mkgee dodges it nicely.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edgar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mkgee has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Edgar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Edgar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mkgee defending well though.
Edgar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Edgar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Mkgee's hands, connecting with Mkgee's forehead.
Edgar throwing shots but Mkgee is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Edgar working over Mkgee with some ground and pound. Mkgee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mkgee defending well though.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar throwing shots but Mkgee is blocking nicely.
Edgar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mkgee wants to improve his position but Edgar is controlling well.
Bob Mkgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edgar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26

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