PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amarin Kaewke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aaron Edwards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Edwards
vs
Kaewke

188 cm
20
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amarin Kaewke!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a leg kick but Kaewke moved away.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaewke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Kaewke ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Kaewke's head but Kaewke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaewke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaewke is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Kaewke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaewke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Kaewke moved away.
Edwards tests Kaewke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaewke avoids a kick to the body.
Kaewke throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewke throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaewke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaewke wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards 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.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Kaewke moved away.
Kaewke throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Kaewke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaewke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaewke checks it well.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards throws a jab when Kaewke was well out of range.
Kaewke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws out a powerful jab.
Kaewke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Kaewke moves out of range easily.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaewke.
Edwards takes a swing at Kaewke's ribcage but misses.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaewke checks a leg kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Kaewke moves out of range easily.
Kaewke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaewke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Kaewke closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaewke moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Kaewke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards swings for the body but Kaewke moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaewke on the side of the head.
Kaewke wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaewke scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaewke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Kaewke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaewke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards throws out a loose jab but Kaewke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaewke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Kaewke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaewke tried to score with a low kick but Edwards checks it.
Edwards tries to score with a low kick but Kaewke moves his leg out of the way.
Kaewke avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaewke staying out of range there.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Kaewke moved away.
Edwards takes a swing at Kaewke's ribcage but misses.
Kaewke doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaewke is just out of range.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaewke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Edwards misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards with a hook.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kaewke closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards avoiding damage as Kaewke throws knees to the body.
Edwards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaewke prevents Edwards from breaking the clinch.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaewke.

It looks like Aaron Edwards has been cut.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaewke swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaewke looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Kaewke scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaewke avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaewke is defending well for now.
Edwards working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to break free.
Kaewke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Kaewke blocks with his arms.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Kaewke scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaewke has double underhooks.
Kaewke looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaewke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaewke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
Kaewke landing knees to the body.
Kaewke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaewke trying to stall but Edwards improves his position.
Edwards taking a breather.
Kaewke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kaewke has managed to clinch.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kaewke has him pressed against the cage.
Kaewke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Edwards looking to stall.
Kaewke trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaewke avoids it.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Kaewke improves position.
Kaewke lands a good knee to the midsection. Edwards won't want to take too many of those.
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 missing with knees to the body.
Kaewke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Kaewke blocks with his arms.
Kaewke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaewke blocks an uppercut.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Kaewke improves position.
Kaewke lands a knee to the body.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Kaewke blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaewke throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards is trying to stall.
Kaewke with a knee to the head.
Kaewke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amarin Kaewke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Edwards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Edwards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
Kaewke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Kaewke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaewke is looking to clinch.
Kaewke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Kaewke moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Kaewke tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Aaron Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaewke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aaron Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaewke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaewke's sensitive parts.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Kaewke slips the punch.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Kaewke moves out of range easily.
Kaewke tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Kaewke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaewke is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaewke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kaewke pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaewke avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards wants to stall.
Kaewke lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke misses with a knee strike.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaewke letting Edwards take a breather here.
Kaewke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kaewke is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaewke blocks an uppercut.
Kaewke crunches a lovely knee into Edwards's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaewke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaewke.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Kaewke blocks it.
Edwards takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Kaewke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaewke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaewke lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Kaewke working aggressively here.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Kaewke tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Kaewke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.

Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Kaewke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kaewke rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Kaewke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards tries to break free but Kaewke pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Kaewke blocks with his arms.
Kaewke lands a damaging elbow.
Kaewke lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaewke looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaewke lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Kaewke tries to tie him up.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Kaewke improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amarin Kaewke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaewke 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amarin Kaewke!