PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Edgar (ranked 3785 p4p, 332 weight class) and Jagga Obidisson (ranked 24396 p4p, 449 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jagga Obidisson enters the cage!

Edgar
vs
Obidisson

163 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jagga Obidisson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obidisson delivers a nice body kick.
Obidisson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obidisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Edgar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from Obidisson both land. Nice combination.
Obidisson tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edgar.
Obidisson can't get the takedown.
Obidisson tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Edgar controlling the action here for a moment.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obidisson looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edgar lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obidisson is defending well for now.
Obidisson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edgar trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edgar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obidisson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Edgar.
Edgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Obidisson won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar landing knees to the head.
Edgar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Obidisson up against the cage.
Edgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edgar lands an elbow just above Obidisson 's eye.
Edgar working Obidisson over with knees to the body.
Edgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Obidisson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Edgar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Obidisson can turn it around.
Edgar with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jagga Obidisson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a knee to the body.
Edgar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edgar taking a breather.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edgar lands a knee to the head.
Edgar scores a nice knee to the body.
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar controlling the action here for a moment.
Edgar slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Edgar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees to the body from Edgar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar stalling the fight.
Edgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Obidisson won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar working Obidisson over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Knees to the body from Edgar.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar crunches a lovely knee into Obidisson's ribcage.
Edgar has Obidisson pushed against the cage.
Obidisson takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jagga Obidisson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Edgar darts in and clinches Obidisson up against the cage.
Obidisson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edgar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edgar leaning against his opponent.
Edgar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obidisson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Edgar.
Edgar is stalling here.
Edgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Obidisson is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Edgar.
Obidisson takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands an elbow that stopped Obidisson in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edgar.
A knee to the head by Edgar.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Edgar scores a nice knee to the body.
Edgar landing knees to the body.
Edgar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Edgar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Edgar.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obidisson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obidisson being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Obidisson takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Jagga Obidisson's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Edgar stalling against the cage.
Obidisson is trying to break free.
Edgar with a knee to the head.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edgar.
Obidisson being controlled against the cage.
Edgar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dwight Edgar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edgar landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar taking a breather.
Edgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar lands a nice elbow.
Edgar landing knees to the body.
Edgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Obidisson won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edgar taking a breather.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Edgar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jagga Obidisson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Obidisson misses with a hook
and Edgar counters with a thumping low kick.
Obidisson throws a combination that misses

and Edgar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edgar crunches a lovely knee into Obidisson's ribcage.
Edgar lands an elbow inside.
Edgar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obidisson is defending well for now.
Edgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Obidisson avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar taking a breather.
Edgar lands an elbow just above Obidisson 's eye.
Obidisson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obidisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar stalling against the cage.
Edgar trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obidisson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edgar obliges.
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar keeps control of Obidisson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Edgar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obidisson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edgar avoiding damage.
Obidisson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Edgar landing knees to the body.
Edgar working Obidisson over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Edgar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Obidisson controls the action.
Edgar is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obidisson.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obidisson avoids it.
Edgar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jagga Obidisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obidisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edgar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obidisson.
Edgar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obidisson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edgar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obidisson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dwight Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obidisson throws a head punch that misses.
Obidisson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obidisson tries to break free but Edgar pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Obidisson manages to pull guard.
Edgar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edgar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Edgar!
A relieved looking Dwight Edgar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.