PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eldorado
vs
Freeley

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Eldorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, IP Freeley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eldorado darts in and clinches Freeley up against the ropes.
Eldorado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eldorado is working Freeley over against the ropes.
Freeley working hard to break the clinch.

Freeley pulls guard effortlessly.
Eldorado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Freeley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eldorado stopping the sweep attempt from Freeley.
Freeley is trying to control the position but Eldorado postures up.

Freeley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eldorado has picked Freeley up and slammed him! Freeley can't keep hold of the triangle and Eldorado manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Freeley is right now.
Freeley tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Freeley is just holding on here. Eldorado manages to take his back.
Freeley is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Eldorado.
Eldorado controlling well, preventing Freeley from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eldorado is not going to allow Freeley to sit and survive in this position.
Eldorado has the hooks in. Freeley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Eldorado.
I really don't envy Freeley right now.
Eldorado biding his time, controlling Freeley.
Eldorado avoiding Freeley 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Freeley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Eldorado has good solid back control here.
Eldorado is trying to stick to Freeley's back but Freeley is turning into Eldorado. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eldorado's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Freeley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eldorado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eldorado avoids the attempt from Freeley to control.
Eldorado manages to capitalize on a mistake by Freeley to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeley trying to control but not successfully.
Freeley can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Eldorado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freeley looks to clinch
letting Eldorado counter with a right hand.
Eldorado scores with a one two! Freeley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eldorado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eldorado jabs at Freeley's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Eldorado. That snapped Freeley's head back.
Eldorado lands a body shot.
Eldorado cracks Freeley with an open hand slap.
Freeley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freeley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freeley looks to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a left and a right that stings Freeley.
Freeley tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a left and a right that stings Freeley.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eldorado counters with a three punch combo that has Freeley backing up. Freeley nods at Eldorado to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeley tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Freeley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Eldorado pushes Freeley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eldorado scores with a shot to the side of Freeley's head.

Eldorado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Eldorado.
Freeley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eldorado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eldorado scores with a body shot.
Eldorado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eldorado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eldorado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eldorado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freeley darts in trying to clinch
and Eldorado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freeley tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a straight right hand.
Eldorado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Freeley closes the distance but Eldorado moves to the side
and Eldorado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eric Eldorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeley is breathing heavily.
A combination from Eldorado does no damage.
Freeley throws a series of punches but Eldorado moves out of range.
Freeley tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
Eric Eldorado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eldorado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Eldorado closes the distance and pushes Freeley back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eldorado manages to break the clinch.
Eldorado lands a body shot.
Eric Eldorado is winning the standup battle so far.
Eldorado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freeley.
Freeley tries to clinch up
and Eldorado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freeley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Freeley tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a three punch combo that has Freeley backing up. Freeley nods at Eldorado to acknowledge the strikes.

Eldorado forces Freeley back against the ropes and clinches.
Eldorado pushes Freeley back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Freeley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eldorado walks away with a smile on his face. Freeley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eldorado lands a jab-cross combination.
Eldorado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eldorado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eldorado misses with a few strikes there.
Eldorado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Freeley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Eldorado.
Freeley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eldorado!
Freeley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eldorado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freeley clinches but Eldorado breaks the clinch
and Eldorado counters with a straight right hand.
Eldorado is working the combinations to good effect here.
Freeley closes the distance but Eldorado moves to the side
and Eldorado counters with a two punch combo.
Eldorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eldorado pinned against the cage. Eldorado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freeley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eldorado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eldorado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eldorado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeley can do to turn this around?
Freeley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Eldorado gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeley backwards.
Eldorado pushes Freeley back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Eldorado.
Eldorado cracks Freeley with a nice body shot.
Freeley tries to pull guard but Eldorado won't allow it.
Eric Eldorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freeley.
Freeley takes a shot to the head.
Freeley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eldorado walks away with a smile on his face. Freeley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eldorado lands with a right hand.

Eldorado darts in and clinches Freeley up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a body shot.
Eldorado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeley or not.

Eldorado breaks the clinch.
Eldorado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeley in his tracks.
Eldorado lands a jab-cross combination.
Eldorado lands a two punch combo.
Eldorado scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeley misses with a straight left.
Eldorado works over Freeley's head and body with a nice combination.
Eldorado works over Freeley's head and body with a nice combination.
Eldorado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Eldorado dominated that second round.
That's time! Eldorado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Eldorado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Freeley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eldorado counters with a nice uppercut.

Eldorado rushes Freeley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Freeley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freeley has Eldorado pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Eldorado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Freeley is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Eldorado gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eric Eldorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freeley.
A short right from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eldorado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeley.
A right hand to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Eldorado.
A right hand to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Eldorado - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eldorado presses Freeley against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eldorado scores with a shoulder strike.
Eldorado pushes Freeley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eldorado scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Eldorado.
A short right from Eldorado on the inside.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt

and Eldorado counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eldorado.
Eldorado scores with a hook to the body.
Eldorado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eldorado presses Freeley against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eldorado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eldorado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eldorado scores with a shoulder strike.
Eric Eldorado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eldorado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eldorado is working Freeley over against the ropes.
Freeley takes a shot to the head.
Eldorado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Eldorado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eldorado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eldorado scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Eldorado.
Freeley is trying to break the clinch but Eldorado has him pressed against the ropes.
Eldorado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eldorado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freeley fails to pull guard.
Eldorado is leaning against Freeley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eldorado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Eldorado.
Freeley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eldorado walks away with a smile on his face. Freeley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eldorado connects with a nice looking jab.
Eldorado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eldorado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eldorado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Eldorado clinches with his opponent.
Freeley is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Eldorado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeley working hard to break the clinch.
Eldorado lands a body punch.
Eldorado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eldorado digs a right hand into Freeley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeley's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeley can't find room to land a body shot as Eldorado controls the action.
A short right from Eldorado.
A shot in the inside from Eldorado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eldorado.
Eldorado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eldorado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freeley takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Eldorado.
Eldorado lands a nice uppercut.
Eldorado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeley backwards.
A short body shot lands from Eldorado as the two fighters clinch.
Eldorado lands a shoulder strike.
Freeley wants a takedown.
Eldorado lands a right hand.
Eldorado lands a nice shot to the body.
Freeley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eldorado gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freeley throws a head punch that misses.
Eldorado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eldorado.
Freeley tries to pull guard but Eldorado holds him up against the ropes and eventually Freeley drops back down to his feet.
Freeley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eldorado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Eldorado breaks the clinch.
Freeley takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado lands a jab to Freeley's midsection.
Eldorado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeley darts in trying to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a three punch combo that has Freeley backing up. Freeley nods at Eldorado to acknowledge the strikes.
Freeley darts in trying to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a series of strikes. Freeley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eldorado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eldorado thuds his right hand into Freeley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eldorado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freeley has time to react.
Eldorado lands a jab-cross combination.
Freeley tries to clinch up
and Eldorado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
IP Freeley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Eldorado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Freeley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Freeley throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Eldorado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eldorado 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Eric Eldorado!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Eric Eldorado!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Eric Eldorado!

Eric Eldorado wins by unanimous decision!