PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sexington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Free Bird. Edwards has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Juan Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Sexington's chin.

Sexington
vs
Edwards

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Sexington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sexington clinches.
Sexington fails to pull guard.
Sexington wants a takedown.

Edwards jumps guard and drags Sexington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sexington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sexington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
Edwards is trying to keep Sexington in close.
Sexington looking to pass the guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edwards's guard.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sexington controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexington wants to stand but Edwards is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sexington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Sexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexington throws a head kick that half lands.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed

and Sexington counters with a single leg into guard. Edwards didn't expect that.
Sexington controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edwards looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Sexington postures up.
Sexington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.

Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Edwards working for a triangle but Sexington defends it easily.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Sexington is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sexington trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexington content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sexington being controlled here momentarily.
Sexington is looking to stand up but Edwards won't let him.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Sexington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sexington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
Sexington with a poor takedown

and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edwards.
Sexington fails to pull guard.
Sexington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Sexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sexington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sexington being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Edwards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sexington with a poor takedown

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sexington won't be happy with that.
Sexington is not content to let Edwards control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexington tries to improve position but can't.
Edwards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Sexington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edwards trying to control the position but Sexington is working away.
Sexington is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sexington with a poor takedown

and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown. Sexington fights it but they end up in guard.
Edwards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sexington is trying to control the position but Edwards postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is looking to sweep but instead, Edwards has passed into half guard.
Edwards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sexington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edwards is working away from the top position though.
Sexington gets full guard.
Edwards postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sexington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edwards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edwards trying to control but Sexington is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sexington is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Sexington circles away and we're back to standing.
Sexington has his takedown stuffed

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Edwards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sexington is trying to control but Edwards passes into side control!
Edwards tries to advance to mount but Sexington denies him.
Edwards has control of an arm but Sexington manages to advance to Edwards's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sexington wants to escape the position.
Edwards gets his hands free as Sexington looks to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sexington tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sexington is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sexington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edwards trying to control but Sexington is having none of it.

Edwards get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sexington, right into the meat.
Sexington tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexington misses with a body kick.
Sexington throws a leg kick

and Edwards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edwards.
Sexington keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Sexington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is fighting to break Sexington's control of his arms but Sexington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sexington keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sexington looks to clinch

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sexington's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Edwards!