PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross- The Boss. Chris Poirier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Edgar
vs
Poirier

185 cm
21
146 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Edgar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poirier to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Poirier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown. Poirier tries to sprawl out of it but Edgar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poirier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Edgar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poirier.
Edgar moves out of range as Poirier strikes.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
Edgar wants to land a leg kick but Poirier is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poirier. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Poirier as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Poirier misses.
Poirier blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Poirier throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poirier.
Poirier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Poirier fails to land with a series of punches.
Poirier tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Poirier.
Poirier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edgar at a distance.
Poirier misses with a hook.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Poirier misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Poirier throws a series of strikes that have Edgar backpedaling.
Poirier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poirier moves out of range as Edgar throws a body kick.
Edgar misses with a body kick.
Poirier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Edgar.
Poirier throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poirier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Poirier misses with a body shot.
A jab from Poirier finds it's way through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Poirier misses with a hook.
Poirier misses with a hook.
Edgar slips a jab from Poirier.
Poirier throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Poirier misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Poirier scores with a three punch combo!
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Poirier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edgar misses with a takedown attempt - Poirier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Poirier sprawls well.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Poirier moves out of range easily.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edgar throws a head kick that half lands.
Chris Poirier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poirier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poirier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poirier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poirier misses with a looping left.
Poirier lands with a hook. Edgar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirier cracks Edgar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poirier scores with a jab. Edgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Edgar is rocked!
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar slips under a jab.
Poirier swinging wildly here.
Poirier throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Poirier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poirier misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
Poirier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Poirier.
Poirier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poirier throws a series of strikes that have Edgar backpedaling.
Poirier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poirier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Poirier misses with a looping left.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poirier throws a big shot that misses.
Edgar slips a jab from Poirier.
Poirier is working the combinations to good effect here.
Poirier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Edgar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Poirier throws a big shot that misses.
Poirier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Edgar scores with a head kick.
Edgar looks for a takedown but Poirier sprawls well.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poirier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poirier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Poirier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poirier scores with a three punch combo!
Chris Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Edgar closes the distance and pushes Poirier back into the cage.
Poirier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poirier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poirier avoids it.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Poirier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poirier. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poirier lands a nice looking body shot.
Poirier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edgar slips under a jab.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Poirier moves out of range easily.
Poirier moves out of range of the body kick from Edgar.
Poirier swinging wildly here.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poirier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Poirier looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poirier throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Poirier coming out on top.
Poirier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edgar tries to clinch but Poirier moves out of range.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poirier blocks a low kick nicely.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poirier looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Poirier throws a series of strikes that have Edgar backpedaling.
Poirier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poirier looks gassed!
Poirier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poirier thows a body shot but no joy.
Poirier throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Poirier misses its intended target.
Poirier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar.
Edgar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poirier throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Poirier finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edgar is defended easily by Poirier.
Poirier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Poirier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poirier. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Poirier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Poirier.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Poirier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poirier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edgar somewhat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Poirier misses.
Poirier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Poirier.
A swing and a miss from Poirier.
Poirier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edgar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Poirier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Poirier throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Poirier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poirier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edgar.
Poirier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edgar momentarily.
Poirier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar slips a jab from Poirier.
Poirier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poirier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poirier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edgar tries to clinch but Poirier is having none of it.
Poirier cracks Edgar with a hook to the temple - Edgar is on wobbly legs here! Poirier swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Edgar falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Poirier wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Poirier!