PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earth Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quake's entrance music is PRODIGY - RUN WITH THE WOLVES . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quake
vs
Free

210 cm
30
265 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

199 cm
21
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Free!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quake forces Free back against the cage and clinches.
Free gets through Quake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Free's face.
Still in the clinch, Quake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Free has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Free scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Earth Quake has been cut.
Quake misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Free.
Quake misses with a knee to the head.
Quake looking to slow down the pace here.
Free digs a right hand into Quake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quake's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Free throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quakes head.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quake's elbow.
Quake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Quake.
Free tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quake avoids it.
Free makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Free misses with a punch to the body.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Quake wants to stall.
Quake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Free blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Free lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quake backwards.
Quake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Free.
Quake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Free up against the cage.
Quake misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Free up against the cage.
Free tries for a takedown but Quake manages to get underhooks.
Free lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Free tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Free avoids the elbow strike from Quake, against the cage.
Free can't find room to land a body shot as Quake controls the action.
Quake looking to stall.
Free misses with a hook from the clinch.
Free misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Free misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Riley Free has been cut.
Quake taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quake pushes off an throws an elbow but Free leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quake is looking to control Free's arms but Free gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quake has his back to the cage.
Free avoiding damage as Quake throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Free is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quake is keeping busy.
Quake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Free tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quake lands an elbow just above Free 's eye.
Free misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quake misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quake.
Free tries a body shot but Quake blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quake stalling against the cage.
Quake takes a shot to the head.
Quake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Free tries a body shot but Quake blocks it.
Free is leaning against Quake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quake.
Quake stops a takedown attempt from Free.
Earth Quake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Free.
Free controlling the action here for a moment.
Quake avoids a wild elbow strike from Free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Free misses with some punches.
Free misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quake is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Free dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Free shoots for a double leg takedown but Quake sprawls well. He's pushed Free's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Quake clinches up against the cage.
Quake with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Free has hold of one of Quake's legs. Quake is fighting the takedown attempt but Free gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Quake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Free is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Free tries to free his leg and advance position but Quake is retaining full guard.
Free throwing strikes but missing.
Quake wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Free is pushing down on Quake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quake is fighting to maintain full guard but Free has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quake is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quake is defending against the submission attempts here by Free.
Quake gets back to full guard.
Free trying to control the position from guard on top but Quake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quake has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Free has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quake struggling a bit here.
Free taking a break here but Quake is having none of it and regains half guard.
Quake is pressing down on Free's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Free throws an elbow that misses. Quake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Free's guard. Nice move by Quake!
Quake trying to control the position from guard on top but Free is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quake postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Earth Quake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Quake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Quake.
Free swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Free with a jab.
A head kick misses from Quake.
Quake misses with a series of wild punches.
Quake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Free scores with a body shot.
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 Earth Quake will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Quake moves into the clinch.
Quake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Free misses with a body punch.
Quake is looking to control Free's arms but Free gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quake has his back to the cage.
Free is working Quake over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Free.
Quake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quake pushes Free back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quake slows down the pace here.
Free dodges an elbow strike from Quake.
Free struggles to land a body shot inside as Quake controls his hands.
Free lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Free lands a hook that snaps the head of Quake backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quake taking a breather.
Free blocks a body shot from Quake.
Quake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quake with a knee to the head.
Free is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Earth Quake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Free.
Quake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Free blocks it with crossed arms.
Free working aggressively here.
Riley Free seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Free lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quake backwards.
Quake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Free wants a takedown.
Free managing to block the knees to the body from Quake.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quake.
Quake prevents a body shot from Free.
Quake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free managing to block the knees to the body from Quake.
Free lands a left hand.
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!
Quake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Free struggles to land a body shot inside as Quake controls his hands.
Free is looking to control Quake's arms but Quake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Free has his back to the cage.
Free misses with the head strike.
Quake avoids the elbow strike from Free, against the cage.
Quake missing with knees to the body.
Free blocks an uppercut.
Free blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quake.
Free struggles to land a body shot inside as Quake controls his hands.
Free tries a body shot but Quake blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Free goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Free as Quake tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Free scores with a nice short uppercut.
Free throws an elbow but it misses.
Free misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quake blocks a body shot from Free.
Free pushes Quake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Free has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Free is keeping busy.
Free swings wildly with an uppercut but Quake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Free misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free takes a knee right on the jaw!
Free misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quake prevents a body shot from Free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quake leaning against his opponent.
Free tries to throw a body punch but Quake avoids it by throwing Free back against the cage.
Free tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quake avoids it.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Quake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Free takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Free has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Free as Quake tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quake obliges.
Free takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riley Free.
I think Free has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Free!