PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Edblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Drummond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drummond
vs
Edblad

173 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
20
136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Edblad!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edblad misses with a wild body shot.

Edblad rushes Drummond and presses him up against the cage.
Edblad stalls.
Drummond wants a takedown but no success here.
Edblad struggles to land a body shot inside as Drummond controls his hands.
Edblad misses with a punch to the body.
Edblad tries to land knees in the clinch but Drummond avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drummond.
Drummond taking a breather.
Edblad tries to throw a body punch but Drummond avoids it by throwing Edblad back against the cage.
Edblad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drummond is defending well for now.
Drummond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drummond wants to stall.
Drummond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edblad avoiding damage.
Edblad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drummond lands a hook that snaps the head of Edblad backwards.
Edblad throws a head punch that misses.
Drummond looking to slow down the pace here.
Edblad is looking to control Drummond's arms but Drummond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edblad has his back to the cage.
Edblad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drummond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drummond is looking to slow Edblad down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drummond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edblad checks it well.
Drummond looks to land a body kick but Edblad moved away.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Drummond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edblad takes a swing at Drummond's ribcage but misses.
Edblad moves out of range of the body kick from Drummond.
Drummond feints and then cracks Edblad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edblad down.
A clash of legs there as Edblad blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Edblad just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond scores with a head kick.
Edblad looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Drummond just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edblad.
Drummond is looking to slow Edblad down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad misses with a shot to the body
and Drummond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond tries to score with a low kick but Edblad moves his leg out of the way.
Drummond tries to score with a low kick but Edblad moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Drummond misses.
Edblad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drummond counters with a head kick.
Drummond swings for the body but Edblad moves out of range.
Edblad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drummond. Drummond obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edblad. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edblad throws a sloppy body shot
and Drummond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edblad checks a low kick from Drummond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Edblad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drummond, pushing him back against the cage.
Drummond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edblad pushes Drummond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edblad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Drummond has picked Edblad up - he's going for a ride! Drummond dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drummond throws a strike but Edblad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edblad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond won't allow Edblad to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drummond is looking to clinch.
Drummond lands a body shot.
Edblad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Edblad.
Drummond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drummond thumps Edblad with a low kick.
Drummond throws a solid leg kick but Edblad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drummond.
Edblad misses with a body shot
and Drummond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drummond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond is looking to slow Edblad down with leg kicks.
Edblad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drummond thows a body shot but no joy.
Arnold Drummond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edblad. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond wants to slow Edblad down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Drummond.

Edblad forces Drummond back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drummond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edblad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edblad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drummond prevents a body shot from Edblad.

Edblad gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Edblad thows a huge punch but Drummond dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad tries to pass to full mount but Drummond defends it.
Edblad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edblad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drummond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edblad.
Drummond is looking for a sweep. Edblad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edblad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edblad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edblad working Drummond over with strikes.
Edblad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drummond's head.
Edblad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drummond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edblad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond tries to roll over but Edblad keeps him under control.
Edblad lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Edblad.
Drummond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edblad.
Drummond tries to get to full guard but Edblad has control of the leg.

Drummond looking for a kimura from the bottom but Edblad passes into side control!
Edblad working the ground and pound.
Edblad is chipping away with strikes.
Drummond is trying to buck Edblad off.
Edblad scoring with punches and elbows.
Edblad cracks Drummond with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edblad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edblad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edblad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Edblad in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Drummond taking a bit of punishment here - Edblad scoring with strikes.
Edblad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Edblad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drummond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Edblad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edblad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drummond keeps working.
Edblad in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Edblad 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!

Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edblad was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Edblad is out of range.
Drummond tried to score with a low kick but Edblad checks it.
Edblad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edblad blocks the body kick.
Edblad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Edblad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edblad tries to clinch but Drummond moves out of range.
Edblad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drummond.
Arnold Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a shot to the body.
Drummond throws a low kick, looking for Edblad's leg but Edblad calmly moves out of range.
Drummond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Edblad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Edblad misses with a body punch
and Drummond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edblad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edblad throws a sloppy body shot
and Drummond counters with a low kick, right behind Edblad 's knee.
Drummond throws a sloppy head kick and Edblad moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edblad. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edblad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drummond. That one must have hurt.
Edblad checks a low kick from Drummond.
Edblad misses with a body shot
and Drummond counters with a right hand to the body.
Drummond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edblad checks it well.
Drummond is looking to wear down Edblad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drummond.

Edblad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edblad advances to full mount.
Edblad with shots to the head and body - Drummond looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drummond is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edblad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drummond is looking to improve his position but Edblad isn't that keen on the idea.
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!
Edblad breaks from Drummond's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.
Drummond tries to reverse the position but Edblad maintains control.
Edblad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edblad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drummond hang on?
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drummond's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drummond wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sebastian Edblad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edblad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drummond's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Drummond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Edblad scoring with strikes but Drummond is staying in there.
Drummond is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Edblad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edblad 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Edblad!