PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crying Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cuevas
vs
Freeman

180 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crying Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas blocks a head kick by Freeman.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Cuevas misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
Cuevas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuevas throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Cuevas thows a body shot but no joy.
Cuevas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuevas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuevas staying out of range there.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Cuevas misses.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuevas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cuevas avoids it really well and circles away.
Cuevas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Cuevas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Cuevas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Freeman back to the cage. Cuevas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Crying Freeman has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Cuevas. Those never looked like landing.
Freeman throws the kick towards the body but Cuevas avoids it.
Freeman motions for Cuevas to come forward. Freeman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuevas misses with the combination.
Freeman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cuevas's waist but Cuevas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
Serafin Cuevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crying Freeman.
Cuevas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
Cuevas throws a series of strikes that have Freeman backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuevas misses with the combination.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Cuevas pushes him off.
Cuevas moves out of range of the body kick.
Freeman darts in trying to clinch
and Cuevas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cuevas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Freeman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cuevas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cuevas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cuevas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freeman momentarily.
Serafin Cuevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuevas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuevas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuevas throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Freeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Freeman also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cuevas.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Cuevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Cuevas misses.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Freeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Freeman also avoids with ease.
Freeman shoots for a takedown but Cuevas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Freeman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cuevas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Freeman.
Freeman looks gassed!
Cuevas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Cuevas circles away easily
and Cuevas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Freeman tries to clinch up
and Cuevas counters with a right hand to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch but Cuevas is having none of it.
Cuevas is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
Cuevas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
Cuevas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Cuevas. Those never looked like landing.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Cuevas pushes him off.
Freeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cuevas counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Cuevas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Freeman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuevas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serafin Cuevas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crying Freeman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Freeman dodges the punch combination from Cuevas.
Freeman swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cuevas!
Cuevas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuevas.
Cuevas clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That has opened up Crying Freeman's cut even more.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Cuevas.
Sloppy strikes from Freeman. Those never looked like landing.
Cuevas throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Serafin Cuevas is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Cuevas.
Freeman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Cuevas as Freeman shoots in.
Cuevas swinging wildly here.
Serafin Cuevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Serafin Cuevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crying Freeman.
Freeman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freeman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuevas throws a combination. Freeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cuevas throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Freeman crashing down! Freeman tries to stagger back to his feet but Cuevas just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Freeman asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafin Cuevas!