PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eris Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Edwards
vs
Bruno

180 cm
22
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Resistance
Next Level Nutrition (158q for $50!!!!)

Aggression Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glenn Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eris Bruno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Bruno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruno fails with the takedown.
Glenn Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eris Bruno.
Bruno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruno wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruno has his takedown stuffed

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruno won't be happy with that.
Bruno is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Bruno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Edwards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bruno is looking to regain half guard here but Edwards keeps moving and retains side control.
Edwards scoring with punches from side control.
Bruno pushes Edwards away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Edwards gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bruno is looking for a sweep.
Bruno defending against the ground and pound.
Edwards tries to move to mount but Bruno blocks the move with his legs.
Edwards creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bruno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Bruno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruno misses with a takedown attempt

and Edwards counters with a single leg into guard. Bruno didn't expect that.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet but Edwards passes into half guard.
Edwards throwing shots but Bruno is blocking nicely.
Edwards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edwards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Edwards throwing shots but Bruno is blocking nicely.

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

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruno working a defensive guard here.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruno is trying to keep Edwards in close.
Edwards won't allow Bruno to sweep him here.
Bruno trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Edwards dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruno tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruno's guard.
Bruno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
Bruno has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Edwards has passed into side control.
Edwards happy to just control the position for now.
Bruno taking a bit of punishment here - Edwards scoring with strikes.
Edwards misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Edwards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bruno down.
Edwards in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bruno is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
Edwards scores with punches from side control.
Edwards throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Edwards tries to score with some ground and pound. Bruno controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bruno wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Bruno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruno is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bruno down.
Bruno is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruno is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Bruno circles away and we're back to standing.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruno as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruno with a lazy takedown attempt

so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruno trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.

Edwards drops back looking for a leg! Bruno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruno manages to kick Edwards off! Edwards jumps back into Bruno's guard.
Bruno wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edwards leaves Bruno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glenn Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eris Bruno.
Edwards throws a jab when Bruno was well out of range.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruno throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Eris Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno shoots and misses

and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Edwards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bruno misses with a takedown attempt

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruno's guard.
Edwards trying to control but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruno can do to turn this around?
Edwards throws a strike but Bruno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruno postures up.
Bruno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edwards striking off his back but it's not causing Bruno any problems.
Bruno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Bruno trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards pulls Bruno in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruno from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up with Bruno, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes Bruno against the cage but Bruno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruno fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruno closes the distance looking to clinch

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruno's guard.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Bruno trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
Bruno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stays in close to Bruno's body and controls the position.
Edwards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet but Edwards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bruno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards landing with the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno with a poor takedown

and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Glenn Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eris Bruno.

Edwards is working for a submission of some sort.

Bruno actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Bruno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edwards wants to control but Bruno is keeping him busy.
Glenn Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruno flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Eris Bruno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

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