PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Edwinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwinsson comes to the cage accompanied by M by Ayumi Hamasaki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Edwinsson
vs
Bongo

200 cm
26
250 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

190 cm
21
273 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Edwinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Coco Bongo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongo dives in and grabs Edwinsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Edwinsson pushes down on Bongo's head and hops out.
Coco Bongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Edwinsson as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Coco Bongo has been cut.

Edwinsson forces Bongo back against the cage and clinches.
Edwinsson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Edwinsson lands a takedown into guard.
Edwinsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwinsson is working Bongo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwinsson thows a big elbow that misses.

Bongo looking for a guillotine here but Edwinsson defends easily.
Bongo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bongo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwinsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edwinsson is trying to stand back up but Bongo is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo trying to control from half guard but Edwinsson is working away.
Edwinsson is trying to stand back up but Bongo is controlling him
Edwinsson is staying active underneath Bongo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edwinsson trying to hold on to Bongo's head to control him but Bongo postures up.
Bongo works his way into full mount!

Bongo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Edwinsson is now in Bongo's guard. A big mistake from Bongo there, giving up the dominant position!

Bongo has an active guard here but Edwinsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Bongo is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwinsson wants to pass the guard but Bongo is defending well.

Bongo looking for submissions off his back.
Bongo tries to roll over but Edwinsson keeps him under control.
Edwinsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bongo is pressing down on Edwinsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bongo is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwinsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bongo!
Edwinsson cracks Bongo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo regains half guard.
Edwinsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bongo defending well though.
Bongo is not content to let Edwinsson control the position.
Bongo gets back to full guard.

Bongo is working an open guard so Edwinsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bongo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edwinsson has Bongo pulled in close to control his posture.

Edwinsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bongo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bongo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magnus Edwinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coco Bongo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bongo clinches up with Edwinsson and pushes him back against the cage.

Edwinsson has picked Bongo up - he's going for a ride! Edwinsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Bongo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Edwinsson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Edwinsson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bongo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Edwinsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Edwinsson!