PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Fredin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Fredin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fredin
vs
Po

185 cm
18
191 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

199 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Fredin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.

Fredin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fredin is working for a submission of some sort.
Fredin stops Po from getting back to his feet.

Po is defending against the submission attempts here by Fredin.
Fredin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Po knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Po is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Po wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fredin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Po is just riding it out for now. Fredin eventually gives up the hold.

Fredin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Po has recovered full guard.
Fredin is breathing heavily.
Fredin stops Po from standing up.
Fredin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fredin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Fredin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Fredin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fredin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Po is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Po can't keep his opponent in guard - Fredin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fredin is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fredin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Fredin blocks a head kick by Po.

Fredin rushes Po and presses him up against the cage.
Po wants to break free but Fredin has control.

Fredin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fredin shoots in and bounces Po off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fredin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fredin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fredin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Po working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fredin.
Fredin looking to pass the guard.
Fredin won't allow Po to get back to his feet.

Fredin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fredin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredin is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Po is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fredin tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.

Po sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Fredin to the ground! Po dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like William Fredin has been cut.
Fredin working to try and regain half guard.
Fredin is working hard here to advance position.
Fredin manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Fredin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Fredin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Fredin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Po! Fredin is out on his feet! Po rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Fredin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Fredin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!