PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 3102 p4p, 338 weight class) and Martin Edwin (ranked 20907 p4p, 587 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bathory
vs
Edwin

175 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Edwin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwin's sensitive parts.
Bathory keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bathory tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Edwin manages to circle out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bathory.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.

Bathory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Edwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bathory lands a body shot.
Edwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bathory blocks it with crossed arms.
Bathory can't find room to land a body shot as Edwin controls the action.
Edwin misses with the head strike.
Bathory taking a breather.
Bathory can't find room to land a body shot as Edwin controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory misses with the head strike.

Edwin breaks the clinch.
Bathory looks for the body kick but Edwin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Edwin moved away.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Edwin.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwin. That did some damage!
Edwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Bathory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bathory misses the body punch
and Edwin counters with a good low kick that Bathory was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Edwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bathory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Edwin avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Some bone on bone action there as Edwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edwin takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Martin Edwin has been cut.
Bathory tries to land a leg kick but Edwin saw it coming and moves away.
Edwin tries a quick counter leg kick but Bathory is wise to it.
Edwin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Edwin responds with a good body kick, but Bathory manages to step out the way in time.
Edwin misses with a right hand
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bathory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwin is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
As Edwin backs away, Bathory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bathory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edwin.
Bathory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwin manages to avoid it.
Edwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edwin misses with a looping right.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Edwin's leg. Edwin is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bathory lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwin's calf.
Bathory throws a leg kick
and Edwin counters with a series of strikes. Bathory will be more careful next time no doubt.
Edwin blocks the body kick.
Bathory is looking to chop away at Edwin's legs.
Edwin feints a counter leg kick.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. Edwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwin misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwin. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Bathory was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bathory is looking to wear down Edwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bathory tries to land a front kick but Edwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory connects with a leg kick. Edwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory tries a low kick but Edwin avoids it.
Edwin throws a counter combo.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edwin takes a step back to recover.
Edwin scores with a shot to the body.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Edwin avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bathory - the referee stops the clock and Edwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bathory. Edwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Bathory moves into the clinch.
Edwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwin is working Bathory over against the cage.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwin tries to stall but Bathory uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bathory scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Edwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bathory has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bathory thows a leg kick but Edwin checks it
and Edwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Edwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwin tries to avoid it.
Edwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwin connects with a leg kick. Bathory looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Edwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory moves out of range as Edwin throws a body kick.
Edwin is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwin misses with a low kick.
It looked like Bathory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Edwin.
Edwin throws a front kick aimed at Bathory's knee but Bathory avoids it well.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body.
Edwin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bathory in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bathory.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Bathory scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Bathory.
Edwin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bathory.
Bathory throws a head kick but Edwin moves out of range.
Edwin unleashes a big counter combination but Bathory bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwin. That did some damage!
Edwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edwin counters with a three punch combo that has Bathory backing up. Bathory nods at Edwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Edwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bathory takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Edwin avoids it.
Edwin tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory throws a leg kick
enabling Edwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bathory's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwin under the eye.
Edwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory fires out a quick counter leg kick but Edwin just manages to avoid it.
Bathory swings for the body but Edwin moves out of range.
Edwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Edwin lands with an overhand left.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Edwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwin tries to avoid it.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bathory stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwin.
Edwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Bathory backs off Edwin throws a huge counter combo but Bathory manages to avoid it all.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Edwin.
Bathory lands a head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bathory!
Edwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Edwin sees coming a mile off.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bathory moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwin avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Edwin takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Edwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bathory.
Edwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwin looking to slow down the pace here.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Edwin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A jab lands there for Edwin.
Edwin throws a leg kick
and Bathory counters with a low kick, right behind Edwin 's knee.
Bathory scores with a push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bathory, as that shot connected.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bathory motions for Edwin to come forward. Bathory throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edwin misses with a left hand
and Bathory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bathory.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Edwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Edwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a jab to the head.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwin.
Edwin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bathory throws a head kick that Edwin semi-blocks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edwin checks a leg kick.
Bathory jabs Edwin right on the nose. Edwin blinks but takes it well.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses.
Edwin is looking for the big counter here.
Bathory scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory thows a body kick. Edwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a body shot.
Edwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin Edwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Edwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Bathory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Edwin off balance momentarily.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory connects with a looping right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bathory.
Edwin blocks a leg kick.
As Bathory backs off Edwin throws a huge counter combo but Bathory manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bathory scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Edwin misses.
Edwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory dodges the punch combination from Edwin.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Edwin's knee but Edwin avoids it well.
Bathory is looking to slow Edwin down with leg kicks.
Bathory misses the jab.
Edwin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Edwin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bathory to counter with a crisp jab.
Edwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwin throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory throws a push kick but Edwin slaps the foot to one side.
Bathory cracks the inside of Edwin's front leg.
Edwin loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Good exchange - Bathory coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edwin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory lands a slapping body shot.
Martin Edwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwin moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bathory 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
A relieved looking Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.