PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Last of my kind. Christopher Wayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Freeman's chin.

Wayne
vs
Freeman

182 cm
23
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Freeman as Wayne shoots in.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Nice sprawl there from Freeman as Wayne shoots in.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Wayne. Wayne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Freeman's legs.
Wayne wants to clinch

so Freeman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wayne striking off his back but it's not causing Freeman any problems.
Freeman with a nice head shot there.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Wayne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wayne scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Freeman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freeman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freeman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wayne throws a combination that misses

and Freeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Freeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wayne.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Freeman moves his leg out of the way.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Freeman circles away easily

and Freeman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wayne is breathing heavily.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to clinch up

and Freeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wayne's guard now.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Freeman wants to get up but he can't break Wayne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wayne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wayne fails with the takedown

and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Freeman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wayne's guard.
Freeman blocks the strikes from Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Wayne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wayne.
Freeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Wayne kicks Freeman off and gets to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne which made him look bad.
Wayne throws a combination that misses

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wayne won't be happy with that.
Freeman grinds an elbow into Wayne's temple.
Freeman working the ground and pound.
Freeman working the head with strikes.
Wayne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wayne is trying to stand.
Freeman working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Wayne has one foot on Freeman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wayne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wayne stands up from Freeman's guard - Wayne perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Freeman dominated that 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.

Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christopher Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne misses with a double jab

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Freeman postures up and lands a big shot to Wayne's brow.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freeman is working Wayne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Freeman stands up from Wayne's guard - Freeman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Freeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Freeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Freeman stops Wayne from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wayne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Wayne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wayne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Freeman has managed to clinch.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne blocking some punches.

Freeman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wayne is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Freeman to the mat. Freeman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wayne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wanted to stand there but Freeman had control of the position.
Freeman wants to stand but Wayne is controlling the position.

Freeman is working an open guard so Wayne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wayne throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination

and Freeman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wayne!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Wayne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wayne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wayne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Freeman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Freeman stops Wayne from getting back to his feet.
Freeman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
Wayne wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Freeman 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.
Freeman stops Wayne from getting back to his feet.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wayne gets caught flat footed, as Freeman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Freeman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wayne with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Freeman can't handle though.
Freeman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Wayne has his feet on Freeman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne misses with a combination

and Freeman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wayne!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Freeman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Freeman working the body and head with strikes.
Wayne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Freeman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wayne is trying to stand up here but Freeman is controlling him well.
Freeman 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.
Ground and pound from Freeman.
Freeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wayne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freeman.
Freeman is thwarting Wayne's attempts to control the position.
Freeman looks to land a strike but Wayne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Wayne pushes Freeman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Freeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wayne gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne breaks the clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wayne won't be happy with that.
Freeman scoring with punches and elbows.
Freeman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wayne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Freeman is trying to ground and pound but Wayne uses the momentary lack of control by Freeman to regain half guard.

Wayne has one foot on Freeman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wayne misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wayne.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.

Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Freeman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freeman lands in his opponent's guard.
Freeman won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Freeman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Wayne wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Freeman working some strikes from top position.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Wayne is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freeman chips away with some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freeman's sensitive parts.
Wayne tries to clinch but Freeman moves away

and Freeman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Freeman counters with a single leg into guard. Wayne didn't expect that.
Freeman thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wayne wants to stand but Freeman is controlling the position.
Freeman throws a strike but Wayne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wayne thows a big elbow that misses.
Wayne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wayne.
Christopher Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Freeman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Freeman!