PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Worsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Worsley
vs
Edwards

190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Worsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsley checks a leg kick.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worsley moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
Edwards lands a head kick!

It looks like Lewis Worsley has been cut.

Worsley rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Worsley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Worsley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards avoids the elbow strike from Worsley, against the cage.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Worsley avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards tries to stall but Worsley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Worsley.
A short right from Worsley.
Worsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Worsley.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Worsley blocks with his arms.
Worsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards stalling.
Worsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worsley tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Worsley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.

Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards cracks the inside of Worsley's front leg.
Worsley tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Worsley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Worsley's shoulder, as Worsley tries to avoid the shot.
Worsley darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
Worsley tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Worsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worsley tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Worsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.
Edwards throws a push kick but Worsley slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Worsley blocks the low kick.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worsley at a distance.
Worsley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Worsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards slips under a jab from Worsley.
Worsley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worsley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edwards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Worsley rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Worsley blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Worsley's leg. Worsley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards tries a low kick but Worsley avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Worsley's cut.
That's time! Worsley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Worsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards throws a jab but it's blocked by Worsley.
Worsley scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worsley.
Worsley tries to clinch up
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edwards finds it's way round the side to connect with Worsley's head.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Worsley as he checks the leg kick.
Worsley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards taking a breather.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Worsley throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Worsley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Worsley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Worsley 's knee.
Worsley tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worsley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Worsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Worsley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards throws a push kick but Worsley slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aaron Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worsley avoids the head kick by Edwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsley wants to clinch.
Edwards looks for the body kick but Worsley saw that one coming.
Worsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Worsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worsley doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards throws a head kick but Worsley moves out of range.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Worsley tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lewis Worsley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Worsley as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worsley tries to clinch up but Edwards circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Worsley moves away from the strike by Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Worsley's ribs.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Worsley counters with a nice body shot.

Worsley moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.
Worsley pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Worsley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards cracks Worsley with a nice body shot.
Worsley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsley managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Worsley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Worsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Worsley.
Lewis Worsley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Worsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Worsley managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Worsley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worsley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edwards's brow.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Worsley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edwards is trying to maintain a safe position but Worsley gets an underhook and turns Edwards into the cage.
Edwards working Worsley over with knees to the body.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Worsley is defending well for now.
Edwards tries to stall but Worsley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Worsley missing with knees to the body.
Lewis Worsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Edwards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Worsley throws an elbow but misses.
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Worsley.
Edwards trying to stall but Worsley improves his position.
Worsley missing with knees to the body.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Worsley is controlling the position.
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Worsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Worsley misses with an elbow strike.
Worsley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Worsley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Worsley.
Worsley misses with an elbow over the top.
Worsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Worsley looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Worsley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Worsley takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Edwards!
Aaron Edwards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.