PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foreman
vs
Blackford

200 cm
24
275 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

200 cm
25
287 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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BioPharm Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freeman Blackford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford scores with a push kick.
Blackford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman throws a body punch but Blackford moves out of range.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackford misses with a series of wild punches.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Blackford counters with an outside leg kick.
Foreman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blackford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foreman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackford misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foreman.

It looks like Freeman Blackford has been cut.
Foreman slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.

Blackford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foreman counters with a left to the body.
Blackford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Foreman scores with a decent looking hook.
Foreman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackford moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Blackford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foreman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackford works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackford moves away.
Blackford tries to land a front kick but Foreman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackford, right into the meat.
Blackford throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Blackford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Blackford looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.

Blackford moves into the clinch.
Blackford misses with some punches.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foreman slips a straight right by Blackford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackford swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Blackford throws out a powerful jab.
Blackford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foreman. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford lands a lovely overhand right.
Foreman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George Foreman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freeman Blackford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackford slips a straight right by Foreman.
Blackford tries to land a front kick but Foreman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Blackford tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Jab from Foreman.
Blackford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackford scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackford's head backwards.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackford is just out of range.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Blackford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackford manages to avoid it.
Foreman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Foreman staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Blackford.
Foreman throws a body punch but Blackford moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foreman. Foreman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford is looking to clinch.
Blackford shoots in for a takedown but Foreman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackford misses the target.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Blackford is avoiding it.
Blackford walks into a stiff left hand from Foreman.
Foreman scores with the left hand. Blackford knows he should have avoided that one.
George Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Blackford with a jab.
Blackford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackford. That snapped Foreman's head back.
Blackford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackford scores with a sloppy right hand. Foreman should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Foreman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blackford doesn't seem phased though.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackford is looking to chop away at Foreman's legs.
Donk. Blackford catches Foreman right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Blackford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Foreman will feel that in the morning.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Blackford.
Foreman tries to clinch but Blackford moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Blackford. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.
Blackford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Freeman Blackford's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Foreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foreman swings for the body but Blackford moves out of range.
Blackford scores with a jab. Foreman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackford.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackford.
Foreman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blackford lands with an uppercut that bounces Foreman off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackford manages to avoid it.
Blackford misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford tries to clinch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman loads up on a big right hand but Blackford slips the punch.
Blackford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foreman on the side of the head.
Blackford lands with a right hand.
Blackford lands a really nice looking cross but Foreman seems unphased.
Blackford throws a lazy right hand but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackford throws a jab but it's blocked by Foreman.
Blackford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blackford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackford misses with a body shot.
Blackford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackford. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackford missing with a left hand there. Foreman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Blackford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Foreman scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman connects with a jab.
Blackford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Oooooh!!! Foreman has knocked Blackford down with a huge combo! Foreman steps away and waves a wobbly Blackford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Blackford is rocked!
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blackford throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foreman staying out of range there.
Blackford jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1-2. Foreman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Foreman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Blackford misses.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Blackford is out of range.
Blackford throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Foreman.
Well Foreman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!