PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackford
vs
Foreman

200 cm
25
281 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

200 cm
25
275 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blackford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackford misses with a takedown
and Foreman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackford thinking.
Blackford shoots for a double leg takedown but Foreman sprawls well. He's pushed Blackford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blackford defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.

Foreman rushes Blackford and presses him up against the cage.
Foreman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Blackford.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackford throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman tries to clinch but Blackford is having none of it.
Foreman takes a jab right on the kisser.
George Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackford throws the kick towards the body but Foreman avoids it.
Blackford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackford.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Blackford.
Blackford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses with an uppercut.
Blackford pushes Foreman away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford catches Foreman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford misses with a right hand
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Blackford scores with a body shot.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackford takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Blackford throws a front kick aimed at Foreman's knee but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman lands with an overhand left.
Nice straight punches there by Foreman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foreman.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Blackford avoids it well.
No luck for Blackford with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeman Blackford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Foreman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blackford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackford stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foreman misses with a looping right.
Blackford throws a lazy uppercut
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foreman is fending him off so far but Blackford persists. Nope, Foreman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blackford. Foreman shrugs it off though.
Blackford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford is looking to wear down Foreman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackford tried to score with a low kick but Foreman checks it.
Blackford connects with the punch.
Blackford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackford tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackford thumps Foreman with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Foreman blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Blackford tenderised Foreman's leg. Foreman is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Foreman pushes Blackford up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Foreman will probably get the nod.
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.

Blackford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foreman's waist but Foreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackford off to one side.
Blackford scores with a leg kick.
Blackford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Blackford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Blackford.
Blackford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Foreman eats them both and turns towards Blackford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses with a straight left.

Foreman lands a left and a right that send Blackford crashing to the mat, dazed. Foreman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Blackford is rocked!

It looks like Freeman Blackford has been cut.
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!
A big left from Blackford misses.
Oh Blackford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackford seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Foreman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackford misses with a double jab
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blackford 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 Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foreman checks the leg kick.
A jab from Foreman finds it's way through Blackford's defenses.
Foreman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foreman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Blackford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Foreman looks to land a left hand but Blackford moved out of range nicely.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blackford.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Foreman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackford is controlling him well.
Blackford lands a nice forearm strike.
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
Foreman regains half guard, as Blackford was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
Blackford trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.

Blackford is working for a kimura but Foreman is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foreman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Foreman is refusing to be controlled, as Blackford sits in half guard.
Blackford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Blackford wants to work for an arm triangle but Foreman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is looking for a sweep. Blackford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foreman tries to kick Blackford off in order to stand up. Blackford Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Foreman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blackford tries for a kimura but Foreman is defending well.
Foreman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackford is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Blackford advances nicely into full mount.
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 Freeman Blackford 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blackford cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Blackford throws a solid leg kick but Foreman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackford.
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackford tries to land a leg kick but Foreman saw it coming and moves away.
Blackford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foreman misses with a left hand
and Blackford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackford throws a half hearted mid kick.

Foreman gets a clinch.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Blackford.

Blackford breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blackford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Blackford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackford.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Foreman.
Blackford cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Blackford.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Foreman misses.
Blackford throws a leg kick which misses Foreman's front leg but catches the back leg as Foreman tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford misses with a looping left.
Blackford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackford throws a right hand that misses
and Foreman counters with a straight right hand.
Foreman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Blackford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blackford throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blackford counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackford shoots for a takedown but Foreman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackford.
Blackford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Blackford.
Blackford misses with a right hand
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Blackford closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackford.
Blackford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Blackford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman just leaning against Blackford, taking a breather.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackford.

Blackford manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Foreman misses.
Blackford scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Blackford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blackford swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a one two combo.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freeman Blackford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freeman Blackford!
During a confident post fight interview, Freeman Blackford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.