PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into the arena with Kick In The Door blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Edgar
vs
Skrumbellos Jr

167 cm
26
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanky Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Skrumbellos Jr misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Edgar.
Edgar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Spanky Edgar has been cut.
Skrumbellos Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Skrumbellos Jr misses.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Edgar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skrumbellos Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that Edgar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbellos Jr moves away.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar throws a jab when Skrumbellos Jr was well out of range.
Skrumbellos Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skrumbellos Jr staying out of range there.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skrumbellos Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Edgar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Skrumbellos Jr moved out of range nicely.
Skrumbellos Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skrumbellos Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Skrumbellos Jr moves away and avoids it.
Edgar avoids the body shot from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edgar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with an uppercut
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a looping right.
Skrumbellos Jr loads up on a big right hand but Edgar slips the punch.
Edgar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Skrumbellos Jr enables Edgar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skrumbellos Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edgar distracts Skrumbellos Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
Skrumbellos Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Skrumbellos Jr keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Skrumbellos Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbellos Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrumbellos Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr defending well as Edgar loads up on a big left hand.
Edgar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skrumbellos Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skrumbellos Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
Nice cross by Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr slips a straight right by Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edgar counters with a series of strikes. Skrumbellos Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skrumbellos Jr doesn't seem bothered though.

Edgar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skrumbellos Jr to the mat! Skrumbellos Jr manages to get full guard.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar stops Skrumbellos Jr from standing up.
Edgar passes Skrumbellos Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Skrumbellos Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Edgar sits in half guard.

Skrumbellos Jr has one foot on Edgar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spanky Edgar's cut.
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.

Skrumbellos Jr lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbellos Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Skrumbellos Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar lands a jab to the head.
Edgar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edgar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skrumbellos Jr walks into a left hand.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Skrumbellos Jr avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrumbellos Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edgar has time to react.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skrumbellos Jr can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edgar connects with a right hand. Skrumbellos Jr shakes it off.

Edgar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Skrumbellos Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Edgar is in Skrumbellos Jr's guard.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
Edgar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Skrumbellos Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edgar is controlling him.
Skrumbellos Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Skrumbellos Jr pushes Edgar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Edgar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar prevents Skrumbellos Jr from escaping the position.
Edgar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Skrumbellos Jr pushes Edgar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Edgar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Edgar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Skrumbellos Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Edgar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Edgar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Skrumbellos Jr is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Skrumbellos Jr moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
Skrumbellos Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skrumbellos Jr swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spanky Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbellos Jr. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edgar misses the jab.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skrumbellos Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skrumbellos Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Skrumbellos Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edgar with a body shot.
Skrumbellos Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skrumbellos Jr missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Skrumbellos Jr enables Edgar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skrumbellos Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to stand and escape but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to get back to his feet but Edgar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky Edgar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spanky Edgar's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbellos Jr.
A jab from Skrumbellos Jr misses.
The fighters circling - Skrumbellos Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edgar scores with a punch to the head.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar slips a jab from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbellos Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a looping right.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Skrumbellos Jr avoids it well.
Edgar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skrumbellos Jr avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Edgar.
Skrumbellos Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skrumbellos Jr lands with an overhand left.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
It looked like Edgar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbellos Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edgar throws out the jab.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skrumbellos Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Edgar misses the jab.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Skrumbellos Jr misses the jab.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbellos Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbellos Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skrumbellos Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar stops Skrumbellos Jr from getting back to his feet.
Edgar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skrumbellos Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edgar thows a huge punch but Skrumbellos Jr dodges it nicely.
Skrumbellos Jr wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skrumbellos Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a combination. Skrumbellos Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Skrumbellos Jr is rocked!
Edgar drops Skrumbellos Jr with a naaaaasty hook - Skrumbellos Jr is in real trouble here! Edgar dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spanky Edgar!
During a confident post fight interview, Spanky Edgar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.