PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 151 p4p, 257 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 25 p4p, 42 weight class). Stalinovich comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stalinovich
vs
Edwards

192 cm
29
210
15 - 5 - 0

189 cm
30
209
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Stalinovich counter with a right hand.
Stalinovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Stalinovich counters with a straight right hand.
Stalinovich throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Ife Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards slips under a jab from Stalinovich.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalinovich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stalinovich scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stalinovich.
Edwards lands a jab to Stalinovich's midsection.
Edwards gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stalinovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalinovich throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stalinovich with a body shot.
A low kick from Edwards misses

and Stalinovich counters with a crisp one two that drops Edwards! Stalinovich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Edwards to his feet! Edwards is in big trouble!

Edwards is rocked!
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stalinovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovich finish him?
Stalinovich wants to clinch.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Stalinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Stalinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stalinovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stalinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Stalinovich's ribs.
A jab from Stalinovich misses.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalinovich moves away.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stalinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards throws out a powerful jab.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalinovich moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stalinovich.
It looked like Stalinovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edwards lands a jab to Stalinovich's midsection.
Stalinovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Stalinovich off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws a hook but Stalinovich avoids it easily.
Stalinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stalinovich is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stalinovich with a body shot.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ife Edwards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Edwards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stalinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalinovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards misses with a hook
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Stalinovich tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stalinovich.
Stalinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a straight right. Stalinovich didn't see that one coming.
Stalinovich lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards tries to land a leg kick but Stalinovich saw it coming and moves away.

Stalinovich has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Stalinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Stalinovich.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling the position.
Edwards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Stalinovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Stalinovich pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Stalinovich back against the cage.
Edwards wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalinovich won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Edwards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalinovich gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Stalinovich working aggressively here.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch but Stalinovich keeps him there for the moment.
Stalinovich lands a right hand.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
Stalinovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stalinovich.
Edwards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
Stalinovich working aggressively here.
Stalinovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stalinovich breaks from the clinch.
Ife Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stalinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a hook
and Stalinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stalinovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stalinovich's sensitive parts.
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalinovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Stalinovich.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Stalinovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Edwards avoided it.
Stalinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Stalinovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ife Edwards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalinovich counters with a leg kick.

Stalinovich clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.

Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Stalinovich walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Stalinovich slips under a jab from Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a left to the body.

Stalinovich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Edwards sprawling to the canvas! Edwards rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stalinovich finish him?!
Stalinovich avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Stalinovich appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalinovich.
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stalinovich counters with a solid body kick.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Stalinovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Stalinovich fails to land.

Stalinovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
Stalinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.

Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Stalinovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike.
Stalinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalinovich misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalinovich.
Stalinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Stalinovich breaks the clinch.
Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
A low kick from Edwards misses

and Stalinovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Edwards! Stalinovich lets Edwards back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Edwards glances at the clock... BAM! Stalinovich nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Edwards crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Edwards is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Stalinovich!
After winning the bout, Joseph Stalinovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.