PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan comes to the cage accompanied by Haka . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duncan
vs
Free

195 cm
30
280 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

199 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Free!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Free misses the shot to the body.
Duncan connects with a body shot that sends Free's belly button to the back.
Free throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Free cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Free misses with a body shot.
Free misses with a double jab.
Duncan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Duncan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Free fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duncan cracks Free with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Free motions for Duncan to come forward. Free throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duncan slaps away a takedown attempt from Free, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a right and a left that Free avoids nicely.
Free looks to land a left hand but Duncan moved out of range nicely.
Free tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duncan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Free is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Free swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Free stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duncan.
Free misses with a straight left.
Riley Free seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Free ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duncan moves away.
Duncan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Free slips a straight right by Duncan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Duncan coming out on top.
Duncan moves away from the strike by Free.
Free walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duncan.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Free keeps it at a distance.
Free looks to land a left hand but Duncan moved out of range nicely.
Free stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Free lands a slapping body shot.
Free fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duncan manages to avoid it.
Jab by Free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Free paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Free is looking to clinch.
Free checks the leg kick.
Duncan with a jab.
Duncan throws a low kick but Free avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Duncan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Free fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duncan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duncan throws a leg kick which misses Free's front leg but catches the back leg as Free tries to avoid it.
Free misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duncan's sensitive parts.
Free throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Free jabs at Duncan's body.
Free shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duncan eats them both and turns towards Free to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Free misses with a looping right.
Free throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Free is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Free tries a head kick but it misses.
Duncan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Duncan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duncan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duncan ducks right into an uppercut from Free.
Free tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duncan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Free decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Free is looking for a kimura here.
Duncan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Duncan tries to get to full guard but Free has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free is looking to advance position but Duncan won't allow it.

Free is working for a submission of some sort.

Free is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Free trying to control the action but Duncan is working from the bottom.
Duncan tries to get to full guard but Free has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Duncan reverses the position - he's now on top in Free's guard.
Duncan tries to free his leg and advance position but Free is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Free throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.

Free pushes Duncan up against the cage in a clinch.
Free misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan stalling the fight.
Free fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Riley Free has been cut.
Duncan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Free tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Free doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Duncan stops a takedown attempt from Free.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Duncan tries to throw a body punch but Free avoids it by throwing Duncan back against the cage.
Free missing with knees to the body.
Duncan wants a takedown.
Duncan blocking some punches.
Free takes a shot to the head.
Duncan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duncan.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Free avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Free is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan wants to take the fight to the mat but Free manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Duncan stalling in the clinch.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Free tries for a takedown but Duncan manages to get underhooks.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Free tries a body shot but Duncan blocks it.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Duncan crunches a lovely knee into Free's ribcage.
Duncan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Free.
Duncan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Duncan as the two fighters clinch.
Duncan is stalling here.
Free's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duncan.
Tom Duncan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Free is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Duncan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riley Free's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Duncan forces Free back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duncan.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Free backwards.
Still in the clinch, Duncan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duncan stalls.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Free tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Duncan on the inside.
Free can't find room to land a body shot as Duncan controls the action.
Free is leaning against Duncan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duncan taking a breather.
Duncan is working for takedown but Free is calmly controlling the position for now.
Free takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duncan has Free pressed against the cage.
Duncan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duncan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Free.
Duncan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duncan gets through Free's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Free is rocked!
Free goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Free is still on wobbly legs! Can Duncan finish him?
Duncan can't get the takedown.
Free is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Free seems to have recovered his senses.
Duncan avoids a wild elbow strike from Free.
Free doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Free tries to work over Duncan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Free misses with the head strike.
Free lands a hook to the side of the head.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Duncan gets through Free's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan just leaning against Free, taking a breather.
Free misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duncan is trying to trip Free. He has hold of a leg but Free is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Duncan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan tries to free his leg and advance position but Free is retaining full guard.
Duncan trying to control but Free is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Duncan.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Free.
Duncan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Duncan moves into range and clinches up with Free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Free can't find room to land a body shot as Duncan controls the action.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Duncan.
Free tries to work over Duncan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duncan slowing the pace effectively.
Duncan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Free blocks the elbow strike.
Free tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duncan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Duncan throws an elbow that misses.
Free's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duncan has Free pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Duncan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tom Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Free doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Free throws a head punch that misses.
Riley Free has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalling in the clinch from Duncan.
Free lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Free working aggressively here.
Free tries for a takedown but Duncan manages to get underhooks.
Free misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Duncan pushes Free back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duncan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Free's brow.
A short uppercut from Duncan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duncan 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Duncan!