PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Edwards (ranked 1605 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 210 p4p, 260 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Edwards
vs
Ning

180 cm
25
190
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
192
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Primal
Phoenix Island

Phoenix Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernard Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards works Ning 's body with a nice hook.
Ning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Ning shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edwards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edwards tries to get out of the position.
Ning with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ning being controlled here momentarily.
Ning trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Ning tries to pass.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ning on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ning pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ning maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Edwards could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ning has cracked it and Edwards is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ning !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wee Ning !
Wee Ning is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Wee Ning thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.