PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Kreuger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Edwards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kreuger
vs
Edwards

190 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Kreuger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards looks to land a combination but Kreuger avoids it well.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kreuger has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Edwards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kreuger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Edwards regains guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Edwards wants to stand up but Kreuger is controlling him.
Kreuger throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Edwards can't keep his opponent in guard - Kreuger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kreuger trying to control from half guard but Edwards is working away.
Edwards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kreuger scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards is looking to escape.
Kreuger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to stand.
Kreuger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Kreuger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kreuger stops Edwards from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kreuger lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Kreuger.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kreuger working the head and body with strikes.
Kreuger prevents Edwards from standing back up.
Kreuger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kreuger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kreuger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edwards's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edwards is trying to stand.
Edwards is refusing to be controlled, as Kreuger sits in half guard.
Kreuger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edwards can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kreuger prevents Edwards from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Kreuger.
Edwards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards looks winded!
Kreuger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kreuger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kreuger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edwards tries to kick Kreuger off but Kreuger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edwards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreuger.
Edwards is staying active underneath Kreuger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kreuger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreuger.
Kreuger drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
Kreuger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kreuger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edwards is trying to stand back up but Kreuger is controlling him
Kreuger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kreuger in particular looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreuger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger working the head and body with strikes.
Kreuger lands strikes from half guard.
Kreuger 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.
Edwards is staying active underneath Kreuger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kreuger slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
Kreuger drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards is trying to stand back up but Kreuger is controlling him
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards is looking to escape.
Kreuger working Edwards over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Kreuger slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
Kreuger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kreuger shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kreuger shoots in and drives through. Edwards sprawls well.

Kreuger pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Kreuger wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Kreuger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kreuger breaks from the clinch.
Edwards tries to bum rush Kreuger with a series of wild strikes but Kreuger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreuger.
Kreuger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreuger.
Kreuger misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kreuger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tim Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards is breathing heavily.

Kreuger clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Kreuger lands a shot to the body.
Edwards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kreuger just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kreuger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Edwards can't fight it off and eventually Kreuger manages to take the fight to the floor. Edwards looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kreuger is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.
Kreuger trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kreuger is controlling him.
Kreuger is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kreuger shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreuger. Kreuger gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreuger fails to land the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edwards!

It looks like Dag Kreuger has been cut.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kreuger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dag Kreuger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards scores with a hook.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kreuger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kreuger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kreuger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a nice combination. Kreuger backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Edwards.

Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Kreuger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kreuger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edwards gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.

Kreuger closes the distance and pushes Edwards back into the cage.
Edwards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kreuger.
Kreuger misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Edwards prevents it.
Kreuger tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kreuger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edwards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kreuger has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreuger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edwards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edwards tries to circle away but Kreuger has him pinned against the cage.
Edwards can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kreuger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Kreuger avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dag Kreuger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Edwards throws a right and a left that Kreuger avoids nicely.
Kreuger slips a jab and a cross from Edwards.
Kreuger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kreuger.
Edwards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kreuger is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Kreuger avoids nicely.

Kreuger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kreuger can't get the takedown.
Edwards can't break the clinch.
Edwards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch but Kreuger keeps him there for the moment.

Kreuger is trying to trip Edwards. He has hold of a leg but Edwards is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kreuger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kreuger throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Kreuger is standing up over Edwards. Edwards looks to escape but Kreuger dives into side control.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Edwards on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dag Kreuger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Edwards bucks up and tries to throw Kreuger off but instead Kreuger has got his back!
Kreuger has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Edwards.
Edwards covers up after that shot from Kreuger.
Kreuger throwing damaging strikes from the back! Edwards could be in trouble here!
Kreuger is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Edwards up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreuger scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Edwards covers up after that shot from Kreuger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger is punishing Edwards with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kreuger lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kreuger.
Kreuger scores with punches from the back.
Edwards is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
Kreuger landing with strikes.
Kreuger is working the ground and pound. Can Edwards escape?
Edwards grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kreuger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Edwards is trapped and Kreuger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kreuger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Edwards!
Edwards is trying to stand back up.
Kreuger tries to get the hooks in deep but Edwards pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to get back to his feet but Kreuger is in full control for now.
Edwards is taking damage to the body and head.
Kreuger has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Edwards.
Kreuger gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Edwards is rocked!
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Kreuger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Edwards!
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Kreuger finish him?
Kreuger scores with strikes from the back.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.

Kreuger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Edwards defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards staying busy and making it hard for Kreuger to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Edwards hold on?! Kreuger is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Edwards is trying to get back to his feet but Kreuger has full control of the position and if anything, Edwards has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Edwards is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kreuger scores with punches from the back.
Edwards is trying to remain composed but Kreuger is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kreuger lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kreuger is landing with strikes. Edwards can't take much more of this.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Kreuger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kreuger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Kreuger!
A very excited looking Dag Kreuger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.