PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ex Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Until It's Gone - Linkin Park. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Edgar
vs
Man

177 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 Amsterdam, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ex Man!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Edgar lands a head shot.
Edgar with a hook.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edgar lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Edgar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Edgar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edgar, pushing him back against the cage.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Edgar lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Man tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to move into range but Edgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edgar misses with a body shot.

Man has managed to clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Edgar.
Edgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Edgar jabs at Man's body.
Man tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Edgar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Edgar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edgar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Edgar tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Edgar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edgar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
Man wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.

Man clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man eats them both and turns towards Edgar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edgar, pushing him back against the cage.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Edgar throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edgar sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Edgar avoids it this time.

Man moves into the clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.

Man rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Man manages to break the clinch.

Man clinches up against the cage.

Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edgar, pushing him back against the cage.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
Edgar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Man instigates a clinch.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edgar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ex Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankie Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edgar to score with a decent uppercut.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook

and Man moves into the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Man is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Edgar misses with a looping right.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Man tries to clinch up.
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Man moves into range and clinches up with Edgar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Jab from Edgar.
Edgar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edgar throws out the jab.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Man clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Edgar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?

Man has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Man breaks the clinch.
Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man needs to keep his hands up - Edgar had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Edgar.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edgar.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Edgar cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edgar lands with an overhand left.
Man defending well as Edgar loads up on a big left hand.
Edgar clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Man steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Edgar.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Man slips a straight right by Edgar.

Man has managed to clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man defending well as Edgar loads up on a big left hand.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks from the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edgar tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edgar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Edgar works the jab nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
A shot to the liver by Edgar. Beautiful body shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Edgar misses the target.
Edgar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.

Man clinches.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.

Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.

Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man wants to clinch
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Man wants to counter the offense by Edgar and move into the clinch position.
Edgar connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
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!
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Man wants to counter with a clinch but Edgar pushes him away.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Edgar throws a poor cross that misses

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man wants to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Man moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Man forces Edgar back against the cage and clinches.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.

Man instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man closes the distance but Edgar moves to the side
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edgar.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

Man rushes Edgar and presses him up against the cage.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Edgar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ex Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar scores with a three punch combo!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edgar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Frankie Edgar!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Frankie Edgar!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Frankie Edgar!

Frankie Edgar wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Frankie Edgar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.