PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwards's choice of entrance music: Feiticeira. Josh Edwards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carter
vs
Edwards

192 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.
Josh Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwards throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Edwards misses with a double jab
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards looks winded!
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Carter slips a straight right by Edwards.
Edwards tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Carter misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carter jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Josh Edwards has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Edwards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Edwards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards lands with an overhand left.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Josh Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edwards is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Edwards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jab by Edwards.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edwards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter checks a low kick from Edwards.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Josh Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Josh Edwards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Edwards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Edwards misses with a double jab.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Edwards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Edwards.
Edwards throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Edwards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards misses with a combination
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Edwards slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Edwards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Carter throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Carter misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Josh Edwards!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Josh Edwards!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Jake Carter!

Josh Edwards wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Josh Edwards thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.