PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zurgadai Jebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dostrescinco - Voluntad. 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.

Edgar
vs
Jebe

166 cm
20
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

163 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurgadai Jebe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a shot to the body.

Jebe rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jebe.
Edgar is leaning against Jebe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Jebe controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Jebe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jebe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edgar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edgar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Jebe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Edgar tries for a takedown but Jebe circles away easily
and Jebe counters with a nice body kick.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jebe circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jebe has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.
Edgar blocks a body shot from Jebe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jebe's elbow.
Edgar blocking some punches.
Jebe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Jebe blocks an uppercut.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jebe.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jebe tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
The referee calls for Jebe to work.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jebe controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Edgar as the two fighters clinch.
Jebe is leaning against Edgar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Jebe.
Jebe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jebe works on Edgar's body with a couple of short punches.
Jebe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Edgar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jebe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Jebe avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Jebe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jebe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Jebe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jebe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jebe pushes Edgar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar prevents a body shot from Jebe.
A nice left hand lands by Jebe.
Jebe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jebe controls his hands.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jebe lands with a right to the head.
Jebe throws a punch but it's blocked by Edgar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jebe misses with a body punch.
Jebe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edgars head.
Jebe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edgar.

Edgar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jebe is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edgar to the mat. Edgar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Edgar keeping full guard, as Jebe tries to pass.
Jebe is looking to work some ground and pound but Edgar has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar controls Jebe momentarily but Jebe frees himself.
Edgar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edgar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Edgar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edgar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edgar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jebe scoring with some ground and pound.
Jebe is looking to advance position but Edgar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jebe is squirming around, avoiding Edgar's attempts to control the action.
Jebe tries to hold on but Edgar postures up.
Jebe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jebe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jebe is doing well to control the position and prevent Edgar from advancing to side control.
Jebe wants to control but Edgar is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zurgadai Jebe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Edgar moves forwards but Jebe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jebe avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Jebe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jebe misses with a looping right.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jebe manages to avoid it.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Jebe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jebe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jebe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Jebe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edgar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jebe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jebe enables Edgar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jebe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Jebe keeps moving.
Jebe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jebe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Edgar trying to control but Jebe is working from the bottom.
Edgar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jebe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jebe keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jebe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edgar's guard.

Edgar keeping moving, preventing Jebe from controlling successfully.
Edgar is pulling down on Jebe's head to control his posture.
Jebe looking to sit in guard and control but Edgar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Joseph Edgar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jebe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Edgar controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edgar content to stall in guard here.
Jebe pulls Edgar in close to prevent any damage.
Edgar won't allow Jebe to sweep him here.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Jebe has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jebe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Edgar is now in half guard.
Edgar not doing much here.
Jebe is controlling Edgar's trapped leg to prevent Edgar from advancing to side control.
Edgar throwing shots but Jebe is blocking nicely.
Edgar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Edgar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edgar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jebe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jebe moves into full guard.
Edgar lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edgar lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jebe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edgar with a body shot.
Jebe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.

Edgar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jebe regains half guard.
Edgar wants to take a breather but Jebe is having none of it.
Edgar is stalling here. Jebe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Edgar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jebe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jebe takes a little break here. Edgar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jebe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jebe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edgar is holding Jebe down, trying to stall.
Edgar tries to improve position but can't.
Edgar wants to control but Jebe postures up.
Edgar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jebe tries to score with some ground and pound. Edgar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edgar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jebe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edgar is looking for a sweep. Jebe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edgar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jebe prevents Edgar from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jebe.
Jebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jebe is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jebe prevents Edgar from improving his position.
Edgar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jebe wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Jebe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edgar is on top in guard.

Jebe controlling Edgar's posture.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jebe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edgar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jebe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Jebe keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jebe is keeping the position for now.
Jebe is trying to keep Edgar in close.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar misses with an uppercut
enabling Jebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jebe feints and then cracks Edgar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edgar down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zurgadai Jebe.
I think Jebe 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!