PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - I'm an Asshole. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Mark Edwards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Edwards
vs
Sakara

180 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

185 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakara lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakara with a hook.
Sakara misses with a two punch combination.
Sakara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakara moves away.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Sakara looks gassed!
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Edwards tries to bum rush Sakara with a series of wild strikes but Sakara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards connects with a jab.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards misses with a hook. Sakara ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mark Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edwards thuds his shin into the meat of Sakara's side.
Edwards thuds a left hand into Sakara's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakara takes a step back to recover.
Edwards connects with the punch.
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Sakara moved out of range nicely.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Sakara just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sakara duly obliges.
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards misses the jab.
Sakara throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakara.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards slips a straight right by Sakara.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards is looking to wear down Sakara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakara misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.

Edwards closes the distance and pushes Sakara back into the cage.
Edwards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwards cracks Sakara with a nice body shot.
Edwards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Sakara controls the action.
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Sakara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakara is defending well for now.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakara is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Sakara into the cage.
Sakara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakara is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Sakara tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Edwards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sakara digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sakara blocks a head kick by Edwards.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Sakara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Sakara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Sakara shrugs it off though.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Sakara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Sakara off balance momentarily.
Edwards feints and then cracks Sakara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakara down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Legionarivs Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards takes a swing at Sakara's ribcage but misses.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Sakara moves out of range easily.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Sakara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mark Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakara can do to turn this around?
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Sakara ducks right into an uppercut from Edwards.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Sakara is rocked!
Whack! Edwards lands a heavy head kick that drops Sakara. The ref tackles Edwards to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sakara was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mark Edwards!
Mark Edwards decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.