PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kid Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Coke
vs
Edilhson

177 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edilhson.
Edilhson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coke scores with a three punch combo!
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coke throws a combination that misses
and Edilhson counters with a good low kick that Coke was not able to check.
Coke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Edilhson pushes Coke up against the cage in a clinch.
Edilhson is pushing Coke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coke tries to throw a body punch but Edilhson avoids it by throwing Coke back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Edilhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edilhson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke throws a series of punches but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from Coke.
Coke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edilhson is able to avoid easily.
Edilhson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Edilhson closes the distance and clinches.
Coke takes an elbow to the temple.
Coke tries to break the clinch but Edilhson is controlling the position.

Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edilhson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Coke. Beautiful body shot.
Edilhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edilhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke avoids the head kick by Edilhson.
Coke looks to land a combination. Edilhson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coke fails to land with a series of punches.
Coke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Coke as he connects with a hook.
Edilhson tries to work over Coke's front leg with a kick but Coke checks it.
Coke lands a nice shot to the body.
Coke misses with a double jab.
Coke scores with a one two! Edilhson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Edilhson pushes Coke up against the cage in a clinch.
Edilhson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coke blocks it with crossed arms.
Edilhson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Edilhson breaks from the clinch.
Coke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Edilhson moves into range and clinches up with Coke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson lands with a light punch inside.

Edilhson breaks the clinch.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch but Coke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edilhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kid Coke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edilhson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coke jabs at Edilhson's body.
Coke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edilhson tries to clinch but Coke moves out of range.
Coke throws a series of punches but Edilhson avoids them all with ease.
Coke throws a left and a right that both miss

and Edilhson moves into the clinch.
Edilhson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edilhson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to clinch up but Coke circles away and keeps his distance.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from Coke.
Coke throws a series of punches but Edilhson moves out of range.
Coke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coke duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coke throws a combination. Edilhson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coke is breathing heavily.
Coke misses with the combination.
Edilhson tries to clinch but Coke is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edilhson takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edilhson.
Edilhson looks for the body kick but Coke saw that one coming.
Coke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kid Coke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edilhson.
Coke throws a combination. Edilhson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Edilhson tries to bum rush Coke with a series of wild strikes but Coke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edilhson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Edilhson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edilhson lands a nice knee to the body.

Edilhson breaks from the clinch.
Edilhson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edilhson throws a sloppy head kick and Coke moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Coke.
Coke throws a series of punches but Edilhson avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edilhson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Edilhson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edilhson trying to land knees to the body.
Edilhson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Edilhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coke misses with the combination.
Edilhson wants to clinch up but Coke keeps it at a distance.
Kid Coke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice combination there by Coke.
Kid Coke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coke!
Edilhson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coke!
Coke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid Coke is winning the standup battle so far.

Edilhson darts in and clinches Coke up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Edilhson pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edilhson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edilhson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edilhson controls Coke momentarily but Coke frees himself.
Edilhson is pulling down on Coke's head. It's preventing any offense from Coke, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kid Coke.
Coke keeps the fight on the outside.
Coke tries to bum rush Edilhson with a series of wild strikes but Edilhson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Edilhson forces Coke back against the cage and clinches.
Coke can't find room to land a body shot as Edilhson controls the action.
Edilhson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coke is defending well for now.
Edilhson pushes off an throws an elbow but Coke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Edilhson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson lands with a nice body kick.
Coke swinging wildly here.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edilhson swinging wildly here.
Coke misses with a wild combination.
Coke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Coke fails to land with a series of punches.
Edilhson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edilhson doesn't manage to clinch there - Coke circles away.
Coke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coke misses with a combination
and Edilhson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coke swats away the attempt to clinch by Edilhson.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Edilhson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coke fails to land with a series of punches.
Coke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coke misses with a few strikes there.
Coke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Edilhson is looking to slow Coke down with leg kicks.
Coke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Edilhson gets a clinch.

Edilhson breaks the clinch.

Edilhson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coke, pushing him back against the cage.

Edilhson breaks the clinch.
Coke misses with a wild combination.

Edilhson has Coke up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edilhson has Coke pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson lands an elbow that stopped Coke in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Edilhson.
Coke misses with some punches.
Edilhson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Edilhson.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edilhson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edilhson slowing the pace effectively.
Edilhson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coke's defenses.
Edilhson lands a nice uppercut.
Edilhson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edilhson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Edilhson manages to break the clinch.
Coke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edilhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edilhson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edilhson.
Coke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edilhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coke.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Coke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edilhson throws a lazy right hand but Coke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coke misses with a combination
and Edilhson counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
Edilhson misses with a wild combination.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edilhson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coke paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Edilhson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coke, pushing him back against the cage.
Coke misses with a hook to the ribs.

Edilhson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Edilhson. Those never looked like landing.
Coke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edilhson slips a jab and a cross from Coke.
Coke throws a series of punches but Edilhson avoids them all with ease.
Coke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson tries to clinch there but Coke circles away.
Edilhson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coke.
Edilhson throws a quick inside leg kick.

Coke tries to keep at a distance but Edilhson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coke takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson blocks a body shot from Coke.
Edilhson lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edilhson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coke duly obliges.
Coke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edilhson tries to clinch but Coke is having none of it.
Edilhson tries to clinch but Coke moves out of range.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.

Edilhson drives through and clinches with Coke against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coke swings wildly with an uppercut but Edilhson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Edilhson pulls guard successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Edilhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edilhson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Edilhson!