PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star Spangled Banner. This should be fireworks!

Parkinson
vs
Freedom

174 cm
29
164 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

175 cm
28
162 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom throws a combination that misses
and Parkinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Parkinson throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Parkinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Freedom sprawls well. He's pushed Parkinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parkinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freedom.
Freedom lands a jab to the nose.
Parkinson drops his hands momentarily and Freedom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parkinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkinson manages to avoid it.
Freedom connects with a right hand. Parkinson shakes it off.
Freedom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedom.
Freedom throws a poor cross that misses
and Parkinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freedom scores with a body shot.
Parkinson misses with a straight left.
Freedom throws a solid leg kick but Parkinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freedom.
Parkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parkinson drops his hands momentarily and Freedom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freedom stuffs the takedown.
Parkinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom ducks under a wild hook from Parkinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Parkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Parkinson avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Freedom tries to clinch up but Parkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Parkinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freedom moves out of range of the strikes.
Freedom misses with a body kick.
Chip Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom throws a right hand that misses
and Parkinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Freedom throws a combination that misses
and Parkinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parkinson throws an overhand right that lands on Freedom's shoulder, as Freedom tries to avoid the shot.
Freedom throws a series of punches but Parkinson moves out of range.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedom looks to land a right hand but Parkinson moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
Parkinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parkinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parkinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freedom circles away quickly and effectively.
Parkinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freedom under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parkinson's sensitive parts.
Freedom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freedom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freedom with a jab.
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!
A cross from Parkinson lands.
Parkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Parkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Freedom misses with a looping left.
Parkinson misses with a straight left.
Freedom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freedom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freedom punishes Parkinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Parkinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedom lands an overhand right.
Parkinson lands with an overhand left.
Freedom misses with the combination.
Parkinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom throws a combination. Parkinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Freedom looks for the body kick but Parkinson saw that one coming.
Freedom leaves Parkinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Parkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parkinson misses with a looping right.
Freedom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parkinson is breathing heavily.
A jab from Freedom misses.
Parkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parkinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parkinson lands with a straight right. Freedom didn't see that one coming.
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkinson.
Freedom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parkinson.
Parkinson lands with a nice body punch.
Parkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Freedom misses with a left hand
and Parkinson counters with a straight right hand.
Freedom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parkinson.
Nice defenses there by Freedom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to land a body kick
and Parkinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freedom thinking.
Parkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freedom scores with a nice right hand.
Parkinson works over Freedom's head and body with a nice combination.
Parkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedom manages to avoid it.
Parkinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freedom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parkinson tries to land a body kick
and Freedom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Freedom misses
enabling Parkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Parkinson scores with a three punch combo!
Parkinson works over Freedom's head and body with a nice combination.
Freedom fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parkinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Freedom misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedom. Parkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freedom throws a poor cross that misses
and Parkinson counters with a series of strikes. Freedom will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip Freedom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Parkinson as he connects with a hook.
Freedom swings widly with a right hand
and Parkinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parkinson moves away.
Parkinson throws a hook to the side of Freedom's head but Freedom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Freedom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freedom scores with a jab to the head.

Parkinson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Freedom's half guard.
Parkinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Parkinson is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Parkinson seems content to control.
Freedom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Teddy Parkinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parkinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freedom lands with a nice body punch.
Parkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parkinson throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Parkinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parkinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freedom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parkinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Freedom is breathing heavily.
Parkinson misses with a leg kick.
Freedom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Freedom misses with a hook.
Parkinson thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parkinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Freedom doesn't seem bothered though.
Parkinson defending well as Freedom loads up on a big left hand.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parkinson jabs Freedom right on the nose. Freedom blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freedom backs up against the cage.
Freedom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parkinson throws a series of punches but Freedom avoids them all with ease.
Freedom swings for the body but Parkinson moves out of range.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parkinson's calf.
Parkinson throws an off balance right hand
and Freedom counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Parkinson.
Parkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chip Freedom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parkinson throws a nice looking combination but Freedom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Freedom tries to clinch there but Parkinson circles away.
Freedom tries to work over Parkinson's front leg with a kick but Parkinson checks it.
Parkinson blocks a jab.
Parkinson misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom connects with a crisp jab.
Freedom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parkinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parkinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freedom throws a series of punches but Parkinson moves out of range.
Parkinson misses with a body shot.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parkinson.
Freedom throws a right and a left that Parkinson avoids nicely.
A cross from Parkinson lands.
Parkinson lands a slapping body shot.
Parkinson throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.

Parkinson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Freedom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parkinson takes a little break here. Freedom wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson lands an elbow.
Parkinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freedom keeps working.
Freedom is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson trying to control the position but Freedom is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parkinson throws out a loose jab but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom scores with a nice body kick.
Freedom misses with a head kick.
Parkinson checks the leg kick.
Freedom scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Freedom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freedom throws a head kick that misses.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Parkinson misses.
Freedom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danga de danga de dang - Parkinson scores with a four punch combination!
Parkinson slips a straight right by Freedom.
A punch lands to the side of Parkinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freedom walks into a left hand.
Parkinson misses with a looping left.
Freedom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom lands with a slapping head kick.
Parkinson throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parkinson.
Nice shot lands for Parkinson.
Parkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Parkinson.
Freedom moves out of range as Parkinson throws a body kick.
Freedom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parkinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Chip Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parkinson connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Parkinson both land. Nice combination.
Parkinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom throws a head kick that misses.
Freedom slips a straight right by Parkinson.
Parkinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freedom's hands.
Parkinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Freedom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freedom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parkinson.
Nice jab there from Parkinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom loads up on a big right hand but Parkinson slips the punch.
Parkinson misses with a hook to the body
and Freedom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parkinson scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom takes a swing at Parkinson's ribcage but misses.
Parkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Parkinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parkinson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parkinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freedom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parkinson is looking to take a break and control but Freedom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freedom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parkinson is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom won't allow Parkinson to pass to mount.
Parkinson wants to take a breather but Freedom is having none of it.

Teddy Parkinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freedom misses with a left hand
and Parkinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Parkinson misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
Sloppy strikes from Freedom. Those never looked like landing.
Freedom scores with a head kick. Parkinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Freedom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Freedom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parkinson.
Freedom throws a low kick, looking for Parkinson's leg but Parkinson calmly moves out of range.
Freedom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parkinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freedom throws a poor cross that misses
and Parkinson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to bum rush Parkinson with a series of wild strikes but Parkinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freedom misses with a shot to the body
and Parkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Freedom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parkinson.
Parkinson connects with a body shot that sends Freedom's belly button to the back.
Parkinson throws a nice looking combination but Freedom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Freedom misses.
Parkinson feints a jab promting Freedom to slip. Parkinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Freedom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Freedom. No joy for Parkinson on that attempt.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freedom under the eye.
Parkinson throws a hook but Freedom avoids it easily.
Parkinson scores with a hook to the body. Freedom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freedom needs to keep his hands up - Parkinson had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Parkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parkinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Chip Freedom!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Teddy Parkinson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!