PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aleluia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowland Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowland Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aleluia
vs
Edwards

178 cm
26
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcos Aleluia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rowland Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleluia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aleluia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aleluia doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Aleluia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleluia shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleluia with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Aleluia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Aleluia is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aleluia misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aleluia's knee momentarily.
Aleluia with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Aleluia 's knee.
Aleluia has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aleluia misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aleluia's knee momentarily.
Marcos Aleluia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleluia is breathing heavily.
Aleluia with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a big head kick but Aleluia shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
Aleluia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Aleluia 's knee.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Aleluia fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aleluia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aleluia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aleluia's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleluia shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
Aleluia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aleluia avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Aleluia with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Aleluia 's knee.
Rowland Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleluia takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Edwards lands but Aleluia takes it in his stride.
Aleluia misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Edwards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aleluia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aleluia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Aleluia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aleluia at a distance.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowland Edwards dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edwards thows a body kick. Aleluia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aleluia thinking.
Edwards catches Aleluia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aleluia's knee momentarily.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Aleluia with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Aleluia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aleluia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws out a powerful jab.
Aleluia shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Aleluia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rowland Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards thumps Aleluia with a low kick.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Aleluia's leg. Aleluia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Aleluia 's knee.
Edwards throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aleluia takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Aleluia moves out of range.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Aleluia was not able to check.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aleluia moves away.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Edwards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleluia has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Edwards lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aleluia will feel that in the morning.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleluia misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aleluia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Aleluia's front leg but catches the back leg as Aleluia tries to avoid it.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Aleluia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rowland Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Aleluia misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Aleluia shoots and misses
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowland Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Aleluia fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a body kick.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aleluia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Aleluia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Aleluia has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aleluia's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Aleluia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards delivers a nice body kick.
Aleluia fails with the takedown
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aleluia misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Aleluia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aleluia shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
Aleluia fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a head kick.
Aleluia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards is looking to slow Aleluia down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Aleluia has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edwards lands with a kick to the temple. Aleluia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aleluia's head.
Aleluia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aleluia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Aleluia's front leg but catches the back leg as Aleluia tries to avoid it.
Aleluia tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Aleluia's front leg but catches the back leg as Aleluia tries to avoid it.
Marcos Aleluia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleluia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Aleluia is rocked!
Aleluia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
Aleluia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Aleluia stumbling back into the cage.
Edwards lands a head kick. Aleluia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aleluia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aleluia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edwards scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rowland Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30

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