PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Edgar
vs
Rozario

181 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georges Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paris Rozario!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozario takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rozario stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edgar.
Rozario swings widly with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rozario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rozario slips a straight right by Edgar.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rozario moved out of range nicely.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rozario thumps Edgar with a low kick.

Rozario moves into the clinch.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Rozario won't allow it.
Rozario is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rozario backwards.
Edgar stalling.
Rozario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rozario prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar pushes Rozario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rozario or not.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozario misses with a knee to the head.
Rozario looks gassed!
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozario lands a shot to the body.
Edgar wants to break free but Rozario has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar presses Rozario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rozario.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
Edgar tries a body shot but Rozario blocks it.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar is trying to push Rozario away but Rozario has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Edgar as the two fighters clinch.

Edgar breaks the clinch.
Rozario tries to work over Edgar's front leg with a kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edgar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozario.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Rozario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rozario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Edgar.
Rozario misses with a body kick.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Rozario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edgar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rozario stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rozario.
Rozario drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edgar tries to land a leg kick but Rozario saw it coming and moves away.
Edgar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rozario at a distance.
Edgar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rozario takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rozario doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Rozario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.

Rozario closes the distance and pushes Edgar back into the cage.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rozario pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rozario prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar stalls.
A body shot lands from Edgar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Edgar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edgar presses Rozario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rozario.
Edgar digs a right hand into Rozario's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rozario's gas tank.
Edgar pushes Rozario back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edgar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edgar presses Rozario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edgar digs a right hand into Rozario's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rozario's gas tank.
Edgar digs a right hand underneath Rozario's ribcage. Rozario let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar tries a body shot but Rozario blocks it.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar digs a right hand into Rozario's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rozario's gas tank.
Edgar tries to work over Rozario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozario working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Rozario is controlling the position.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rozario or not.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rozario.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rozario misses with some punches.
Edgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rozario or not.
Rozario is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edgar is keeping busy.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edgar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar digs a right hand into Rozario's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rozario's gas tank.
Edgar wants to break free but Rozario has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
Edgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rozario throws an elbow but it misses.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozario missing with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar tries to work over Rozario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edgar pushes Rozario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Edgar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozario.
Edgar throws a body punch but Rozario moves out of range.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rozario.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rozario. Rozario obviously looking to wear him down.
Rozario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar misses the jab.
Rozario connects with a body shot that sends Edgar's belly button to the back.
Rozario scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rozario tries to score with a low kick but Edgar moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Rozario looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Rozario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edgar.
Edgar misses with a right hand
and Rozario counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar slips under a jab.
Edgar moves out of range of the leg kick from Rozario.
No joy there for Rozario, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rozario on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Edgar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rozario staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rozario.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rozario misses with a shot to the body
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Rozario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Rozario ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rozario moved out of range nicely.

Rozario closes the distance and clinches.
Rozario putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Georges Edgar has been cut.
Rozario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar avoiding damage as Rozario throws knees to the body.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
Rozario lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Rozario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rozario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rozario prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Rozario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edgar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rozario keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rozario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Rozario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Rozario avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
The referee calls for Edgar to work.
Rozario pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rozario prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rozario obliges.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Rozario controls the action.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
Georges Edgar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rozario landing knees to the head.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Rozario controls the action.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar tries a body shot but Rozario blocks it.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rozario has him pressed against the cage.
Rozario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Rozario has the dominant position.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rozario on the inside.
Rozario working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rozario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar scores with a shot to the side of Rozario's head.
Rozario looking to throw knees to the head but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Rozario avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rozario.
Rozario works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar works on Rozario's body with a couple of short punches.

Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Edgar.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Edgar has closed the distance and engaged Rozario in a clinch.
Edgar tries to work over Rozario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rozario.
Edgar lands an uppercut.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Rozario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar.
Rozario lands a nice knee to the body.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Rozario has double underhooks.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Rozario lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rozario lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
Edgar tries to break free but Rozario pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Rozario.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rozario stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rozario.
Rozario lands a body punch.
Rozario misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rozario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
Rozario lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Rozario missing with knees to the body.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozario trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edgar cracks Rozario with a nice body shot.
Edgar is leaning against Rozario and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
Rozario prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar wants to break free but Rozario has control.
A nice left hand lands by Rozario.
Rozario lands a damaging elbow.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rozario.
Edgar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paris Rozario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges Edgar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rozario misses with a head kick.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozario fakes the leg kick and cracks Edgar in the body.
Rozario throws a poor cross that misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar blocks a head kick by Rozario.

Rozario instigates a clinch.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Rozario, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Edgar as the two fighters clinch.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozario's elbow.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rozario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edgar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Rozario avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar tries a body shot but Rozario blocks it.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Rozario.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
Rozario prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Rozario tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edgar presses Rozario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rozario backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar pushes Rozario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edgar as Rozario tries to tie him up.

Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rozario is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Rozario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rozario takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rozario moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rozario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rozario.
Edgar misses with an uppercut. Rozario saw that one coming.
Rozario takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rozario misses with a low kick.
Rozario throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Rozario backs away looking to recover.
Rozario takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Edgar slips a jab from Rozario.
Rozario tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Edgar misses the target.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozario moves away.
Edgar thuds his right hand into Rozario's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edgar lands a two punch combo.
Rozario lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rozario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Edgar misses.
Edgar looks to throw the jab but Rozario is out of range.
Rozario tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Rozario is predictable there
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rozario takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
Edgar walks into a straight right hand from Rozario.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
Rozario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Rozario scores with a one two! Edgar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Rozario's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Rozario.
Rozario tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozario scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edgar loads up on a big right hand but Rozario slips the punch.
Edgar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Rozario ducks down to avoid it.
Rozario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozario moves away.
Edgar cracks Rozario with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Georges Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozario lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozario just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar moves out of range as Rozario strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rozario. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Rozario blocks a leg kick.
Rozario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar cracks Rozario with an open hand slap.
Rozario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozario.
Rozario throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rozario.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Rozario finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rozario feints and then cracks Edgar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edgar down.
Edgar stuns Rozario with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edgar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rozario counters with a good, hard body kick but Edgar shrugs it off.
Rozario throws a big shot that misses.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rozario tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rozario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Georges Edgar.
Well Edgar 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!