PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Van Der Villar (ranked 4209 p4p, 3903 weight class) and Gustin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustin Edwards told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Van Der Villar
vs
Edwards

172 cm
18
166
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
16
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fiyero Van Der Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustin Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Villar is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Der Villar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Edwards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Edwards looks winded!
Van Der Villar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Van Der Villar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Villar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fiyero Van Der Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Villar with a nice calf kick.
Van Der Villar keeps Edwards at a distance using the push kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Villar.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Der Villar lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
Edwards takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Der Villar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Der Villar with a nice calf kick.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick.
Van Der Villar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Villar - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Villar. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Villar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edwards 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Villar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fiyero Van Der Villar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Edwards 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.
Van Der Villar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Der Villar. Edwards shrugs it off though.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick.
Fiyero Van Der Villar is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar with a nice calf kick.
Van Der Villar thuds his shin into the meat of Edwards's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Van Der Villar slams his shin into Edwards's torso.
That kick from Van Der Villar tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Der Villar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Der Villar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Villar.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Van Der Villar tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Villar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Villar - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Villar. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Villar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Edwards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Der Villar.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Edwards might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Der Villar has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Villar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Villar can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick.
Van Der Villar is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar throws a front kick that sends Edwards stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Villar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edwards if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Der Villar.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fiyero Van Der Villar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar scores with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar scores with a leg kick.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar thuds his shin into the meat of Edwards's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
Gustin Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar pushes Edwards away with a front kick.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Crunch! Van Der Villar slams his shin into Edwards's torso.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar with a nice calf kick.
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Villar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Villar can pounce on him.
Van Der Villar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.
Van Der Villar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Villar - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Villar. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Fiyero Van Der Villar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edwards will feel that in the morning.
Van Der Villar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Edwards on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gustin Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Van Der Villar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Villar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Van Der Villar!
During a confident post fight interview, Fiyero Van Der Villar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.