PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wait's choice of entrance music: Say Hello. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Edwards
vs
Wait

195 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
284 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait misses with a low kick.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards tries to clinch but Wait is having none of it.
Wait scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards lands a nice hook to Wait's body. Wait takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edwards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait takes one to the chin there.
Wait throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards clobbers Wait with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwards wants to slow Wait down by chopping away at his legs.
Wait thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Wait avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wait has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Johnnie Wait's cut even more.
Wait scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Edwards cracks Wait with a big right hand and Wait goes down!

Wait is rocked!
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wait avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wait works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wait seems to have recovered his senses.
Wait can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Edwards controls the pace.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edwards scoring with punches from side control.
Edwards tries to score with some ground and pound. Wait controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wait is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edwards is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The strikes coming from Edwards are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wait defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wait has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Edwards but great work by Wait.
Wait tries to stand but Edwards is controlling his head.
Edwards is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Edwards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wait really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wait tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Edwards is not content to let Wait control the position.
Edwards taking a bit of punishment here - Wait scoring with strikes.

Wait stands up and beckons Edwards to his feet.
Edwards moves out of range of the leg kick from Wait.
Edwards is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Wait clobbers Edwards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wait buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Wait as Edwards shoots in.
Edwards lands with a cross.

The cut above Johnnie Wait's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Danga de danga de dang - Wait scores with a four punch combination!
Wait is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wait misses with a straight left.
Wait stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wait misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Wait dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Wait with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wait misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses with an uppercut.
Edwards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Edwards is rocked!
The fighters circling - Wait throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards shoots for a takedown but Wait saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wait gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wait's head.
Johnnie Wait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards moves out of range as Wait throws a body kick.
Edwards scores with a three punch combo!
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Johnnie Wait's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnnie Wait's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Edwards!