PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Edison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zadarozhni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edison comes into the arena with Wannabee by Spice Girls blaring out of the sound system. Igor Zadarozhni looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Edison
vs
Zadarozhni

187 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Vikai Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Edison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Zadarozhni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zadarozhni gets a takedown into half guard.
Zadarozhni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zadarozhni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zadarozhni throws a strike but Edison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edison can't keep his opponent in guard - Zadarozhni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zadarozhni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zadarozhni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zadarozhni wants to pass the guard but Edison is defending well.
Zadarozhni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadarozhni wants to pass the guard but Edison is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.
Zadarozhni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edison's head.
Zadarozhni throws a big elbow that misses.
Zadarozhni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison keeping moving, preventing Zadarozhni from controlling successfully.
Edison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zadarozhni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zadarozhni is in close to Edison's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zadarozhni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zadarozhni trying to control but Edison is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edison with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Edison takes the fight into the clinch.

Zadarozhni works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zadarozhni looks winded!
Zadarozhni postures up and lands a big shot to Edison's brow.

Edison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zadarozhni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zadarozhni is looking to work some ground and pound but Edison has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edison trying to control the position.
Edison looking for a sweep. Not yet Edison, not yet.
Edison trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zadarozhni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edison throwing short punches from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zadarozhni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zadarozhni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zadarozhni chips away with some ground and pound.
Edison trying to control the position.
Zadarozhni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edison wants to sweep here but Zadarozhni controlling him for the moment.

Edison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zadarozhni defends well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Zadarozhni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edison napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zadarozhni working the ground and pound.
Edison struggling a bit here.
Edison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zadarozhni working away.
Zadarozhni lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Edison down.
Zadarozhni landing a few strikes.
Zadarozhni cracks Edison with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni wants to take a breather but Edison manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zadarozhni.
Edison wants to sweep here but Zadarozhni controlling him for the moment.
Edison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zadarozhni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zadarozhni distracts Edison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zadarozhni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zadarozhni.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadarozhni landing some decent shots from guard.
Edison controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edison scores with a body shot.

Zadarozhni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edison is controlling Zadarozhni's trapped leg to prevent Zadarozhni from advancing to side control.
Edison trying to control here.
Edison tries to roll over but Zadarozhni keeps him under control.
Edison moves into full guard.

Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadarozhni throws a strike but Edison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Zadarozhni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zadarozhni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zadarozhni is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadarozhni.
Edison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zadarozhni doesn't seem bothered though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zadarozhni being controlled against the cage.
Edison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zadarozhni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni managing to block the knees to the body from Edison.
Nice body punch from Edison - that landed with a thud.
Edison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zadarozhni up against the cage.
Edison presses Zadarozhni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edison missing with knees to the body.

Edison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edison lands with a good body shot.
Edison throws a series of punches but Zadarozhni avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edison digs a good hook to Zadarozhni's body.

Zadarozhni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edison, pushing him back against the cage.
Edison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edison is working Zadarozhni over against the cage.
Edison lands a right hand.
Edison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison scores with a hook to the body.
Zadarozhni prevents a body shot from Edison.
Edison misses with a punch to the body.
Edison has Zadarozhni pressed against the cage.

Zadarozhni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zadarozhni prevents Edison from improving his position.
Edison is looking to escape.
Zadarozhni slows the pace down in half guard.
Edison is looking for a sweep. Zadarozhni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Igor Zadarozhni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edison trying to control from the bottom.
Zadarozhni throwing shots but Edison is blocking nicely.
Edison moves into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni landing with the ground and pound.
Edison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Edison rushes Zadarozhni and presses him up against the cage.

Zadarozhni has Edison pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zadarozhni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edison tumbling to the mat - Zadarozhni dives into Edison's guard.
Zadarozhni is looking to work some ground and pound but Edison has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zadarozhni postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.
Zadarozhni looking to sit in guard and control but Edison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Edison dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zadarozhni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zadarozhni showed some decent athleticism there.
Edison tries to roll over but Zadarozhni keeps him under control.
Zadarozhni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edison is trying to stand up here but Zadarozhni is controlling him well.
Edison trying to control but Zadarozhni postures up.
Zadarozhni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edison's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison is trying to get back to full guard.
Zadarozhni is nestled in close to Edison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zadarozhni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zadarozhni lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadarozhni with the ground and pound but Edison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zadarozhni is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edison is adopting a defensive guard.
Zadarozhni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zadarozhni trying to control the position from guard on top but Edison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zadarozhni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edison's guard.
Zadarozhni is looking to advance position but Edison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Edison looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni tries to hold on but Edison postures up.
Edison controlling the position easily from mount.
Zadarozhni is trying desperately to improve position.
Edison trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Edison get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zadarozhni feints and as Edison raises his hands in defense, Zadarozhni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.

Edison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zadarozhni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edison swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Edison is looking for a triangle but Zadarozhni pushes his legs off easily.
Zadarozhni scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zadarozhni working some strikes from top position.
Zadarozhni being controlled here momentarily.
Zadarozhni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadarozhni.

Zadarozhni drives through and clinches with Edison against the cage.

Zadarozhni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Edison gets back to full guard.
Edison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zadarozhni works over Edison with some ground and pound from guard.

Edison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zadarozhni defends well.
Zadarozhni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadarozhni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zadarozhni sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Zadarozhni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zadarozhni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Zadarozhni!
Ace Edison spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, he has surpassed me in every area except one. I am still the sexiest MANSCAPED man in the universe. '.