PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). All American has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Freddy The's chin.

The
vs
American

172 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The misses with a two punch combination.

American scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but American pulls his head out easily.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
American is keen to just control but The is a slippery customer.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but American pulls his head out easily.
American tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. American lands a nice short elbow.
American seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
American slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if American is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
American tries to stand and escape but The is controlling the position.
American working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
American is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
American working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
American lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
American working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. American lands a nice short elbow.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but American pulls his head out easily.
The is breathing heavily.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
American working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
American seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
American trying to control the position from guard on top but The is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
American lands a couple of decent looking shots.
American really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. American doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. American manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
American is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
American's corner is telling him to maintain position.
American lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
American scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as American accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
American postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The working for a triangle but American defends it easily.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. American gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
American keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The's head.

The is looking for a triangle but American pushes his legs off easily.
American landing with the ground and pound.

American avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. American gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
American scoring with some ground and pound.
American pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The is keeping the position for now.
American with a nice head shot there.
American lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but American can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
American connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All American dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
American closes this distance looking for a takedown but The circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from American.
Some wild striking there from American.
The misses with a double jab

and American counters with a nice double leg into side control. The won't be happy with that.
American looks up at the clock and then as The takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, American smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The sneaks back into half guard.

The actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The actively working from the bottom here.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The tries to get to full guard but American has control of the leg.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
American looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
American working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
American slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.
The is staying active underneath American, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
American lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
American looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but American pulls his head out easily.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but American pulls his head out easily.
The might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is not content to let American control the position.
Ground and pound from American.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - The scores with a four punch combination!
Freddy The is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The misses with a combination

and American counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The's guard now.
American trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
All American has got the better of the ground game so far.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. American gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
American content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but American is defending well. The quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! American has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! The celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy The!