PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Edwards (ranked 24324 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunzhi Zheng (ranked 5582 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Edwards
vs
Zheng

184 cm
27
159 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

177 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chunzhi Zheng!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheng fails with a takedown attempt.
Zheng misses with a takedown

and Edwards counters by clinching up.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Edwards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Zheng throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Zheng shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Louis Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chunzhi Zheng.

Edwards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zheng is looking to reverse the position.
Zheng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Edwards is thwarting Zheng's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
Edwards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zheng for as long as he can get away with.
Edwards is thwarting Zheng's attempts to control the position.
Edwards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zheng trying to hold on to Edwards's head to control him but Edwards postures up.
Edwards controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zheng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zheng tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zheng's guard.
Zheng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zheng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to stand but Zheng is controlling his posture from full guard.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Zheng keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edwards wants to stand but Zheng has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.
Zheng wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Zheng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Zheng had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edwards defends it easily.
Zheng looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Zheng.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zheng will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Zheng has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zheng jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Edwards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edwards showed some decent athleticism there.

Zheng kicks Edwards off and gets back to his feet.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Zheng. Zheng gets slowly back to his feet.
Zheng tries for a takedown but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zheng as he avoids it easily.
Zheng misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zheng or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards, which made it look bad.
Louis Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chunzhi Zheng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zheng misses its intended target.
Zheng is looking to land body kicks.
Zheng wants to clinch.

Edwards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zheng is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zheng can't do much from the bottom here.
Edwards takes a little break here. Zheng wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edwards has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zheng tries to clinch but Edwards is having none of it.
Zheng connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zheng shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edwards defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edwards shoots in and gets a takedown into Zheng's guard.
Zheng trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
Edwards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zheng defending against the ground and pound.
Zheng is trying to improve his position.
Zheng gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zheng is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zheng trying to control here.
Edwards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Edwards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edwards slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards wants to stand up but Zheng manages to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Louis Edwards will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Zheng as Edwards shoots in.
Zheng looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Zheng.
Louis Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zheng tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown. Zheng fights it but they end up in guard.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Zheng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Edwards stands up from Zheng's guard - Edwards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zheng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Edwards moves into range and clinches up with Zheng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Zheng forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Edwards jumps into guard, dragging Zheng to the mat.
Zheng throws a big elbow that misses.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zheng on the ground.

Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edwards throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edwards can't keep his opponent in guard - Zheng advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Zheng seems to be working for a kimura but Edwards defends the submission attempt.
Edwards wants to improve his position but Zheng is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edwards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zheng.
Edwards is looking to control Zheng's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edwards avoid being mounted?

Zheng gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice sprawl there from Edwards as Zheng shoots in.
Edwards is looking to counter the offense by Zheng and move into the clinch.
Zheng fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edwards avoids it really well and circles away.
Edwards is looking for a counter combo.
Zheng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Zheng tries to pull guard but Edwards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Louis Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chunzhi Zheng.

Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwards.
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Zheng is trying to counter with his kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zheng is trying to break free.
Zheng trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Zheng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Edwards jumps into guard, dragging Zheng to the mat.
Louis Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards is looking to stand up but Zheng isn't so interested in that idea.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Zheng from controlling successfully.
Edwards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edwards tries to get out of the position.
Zheng passes Edwards's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Edwards wants to improve his position but Zheng is controlling well.
Chunzhi Zheng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards is working hard here to advance position.

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 Louis Edwards.
Well Edwards 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Edwards!