PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keembo Sluce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Can't Tell Me Nothing as his entrance music. Huey Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sluce
vs
Freeman

183 cm
29
250 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

195 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keembo Sluce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sluce fails with a takedown attempt.
Sluce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freeman swinging wildly here.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.

Freeman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sluce, pushing him back against the cage.
Sluce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Freeman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keembo Sluce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sluce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sluce rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sluce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freeman's efforts to push away.
Sluce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freeman smiles and moves away.

Sluce moves into range and clinches up with Freeman.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Sluce dives in and grabs Freeman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes down on Sluce's head and hops out.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Sluce moves out of range.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sluce circles away quickly and effectively.

Sluce has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sluce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sluce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sluce lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sluce seems to be looking for submissions.

Sluce is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.

Sluce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman is not content to let Sluce control the position.
Sluce prevents Freeman from standing back up.

Sluce is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.

Sluce is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluce trying to pass the guard but Freeman defending well.

Sluce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sluce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freeman sees it coming and defends easily.

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.

Sluce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sluce is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.

Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Sluce.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sluce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freeman sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keembo Sluce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freeman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sluce counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Sluce is looking for a kimura but Freeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sluce to get the leverage.

Sluce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Sluce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sluce is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.

Sluce seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sluce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freeman sees it coming and defends easily.

Sluce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sluce seems to be looking for submissions.

Sluce seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sluce wants to pass to mount but Freeman is defending the position.
Sluce with the ground and pound but Freeman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Sluce from controlling successfully.
Sluce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
Sluce is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluce wants to get up but he can't break Freeman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sluce looking to sit in guard and control but Freeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sluce keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Sluce looking to control.

Sluce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freeman pushes down on Sluce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sluce pushes Freeman off looking to stand but Freeman dives back in and keeps control.
Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sluce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Freeman lands strikes from half guard.
Keembo Sluce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman working over Sluce with some ground and pound. Sluce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Sluce is defending well.
Sluce is refusing to be controlled, as Freeman sits in half guard.

Sluce looking for submissions off his back.
Sluce is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sluce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sluce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman drops an elbow to the side of Sluce's head.
Freeman uses his free foot to push down on Sluce's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sluce.
Sluce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keembo Sluce will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sluce fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Freeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sluce.
Freeman throws a combination that misses

so Sluce counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sluce might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sluce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Sluce from controlling successfully.
Sluce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sluce trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Sluce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet but Sluce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sluce trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Keembo Sluce just wasn't active enough.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sluce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keembo Sluce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freeman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sluce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sluce closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Sluce pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keembo Sluce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman swinging wildly here.
Freeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huey Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sluce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freeman is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Sluce.
Sluce trying to control from half guard but Freeman is working away.

Sluce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sluce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keembo Sluce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sluce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keembo Sluce!
After the big win, Keembo Sluce made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.