PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want It All. Freedmen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hero by Skillet. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roger Freedmen enters the cage!

Clayton
vs
Freedmen

189 cm
31
280 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

215 cm
26
258 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Freedmen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton missing with a left hand there. Freedmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freedmen ducks under a wild hook from Clayton.
Clayton takes one on the button.

It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Roger Freedmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton looks to land a right hand but Freedmen moved out of range.
Freedmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clayton was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedmen.
Freedmen throws a hook to the side of Clayton's head but Clayton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedmen looks to land a combination but Clayton avoids it well.
Freedmen lands with a hook. Clayton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Freedmen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Claytons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Freedmen looks to land a combination but Clayton avoids it well.
A slow jab from Freedmen misses its intended target.
Freedmen misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton wants to land a leg kick but Freedmen is out of range.
Clayton throws a head kick but Freedmen moves out of range.
Clayton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch lands to the side of Clayton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freedmen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clayton under the eye.
Clayton throws a lazy right hand but Freedmen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freedmen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freedmen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Clayton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freedmen throws a head kick that misses
and Clayton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clayton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedmen stuns Clayton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Clayton misses with a body shot.
Clayton avoids a kick to the body.
Clayton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clayton misses the jab.
Freedmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clayton.
Clayton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clayton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clayton moves away from the strike by Freedmen.
Freedmen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clayton has time to react.

Ethan Clayton's cut is getting worse.
Freedmen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freedmen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clayton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freedmen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clayton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clayton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freedmen at a distance.
Clayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedmen tries to work over Clayton's front leg with a kick but Clayton checks it.
Clayton misses with a leg kick
and Freedmen counters with a stiff right hand.
Clayton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freedmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freedmen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Clayton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Freedmen's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Freedmen trying to keep a closed guard but Clayton is proving a slippery customer.
Clayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freedmen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Clayton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Freedmen's head.
Clayton is keen to just control but Freedmen is a slippery customer.
Clayton throws a strike but Freedmen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Freedmen blocks nicely.

Freedmen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clayton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freedmen's head.
Freedmen trying to control the position.
Clayton with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freedmen trying to keep a closed guard but Clayton is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clayton trying to control but Freedmen is working from the bottom.
Clayton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clayton stands and throws Freedmen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freedmen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedmen is not content to let Clayton control the position.
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 Ethan Clayton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clayton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freedmen moves out of range as Clayton strikes.
Clayton wants to clinch up but Freedmen keeps it at a distance.
Clayton sizes up Freedmen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clayton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Clayton is looking to chop away at Freedmen's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton. Freedmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clayton checks the leg kick.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Freedmen as he avoids it easily.
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Clayton ducks under a wild hook from Freedmen.
Clayton 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedmen cracks Clayton with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Freedmen coming out on top.
Freedmen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clayton.
Freedmen with a jab.

Ethan Clayton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedmen wants to slow Clayton down by chopping away at his legs.
Freedmen throws a head kick that misses.
Clayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedmen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clayton misses with a straight left.
Freedmen lands a right hook to the body.
Freedmen fails to land with a series of punches.

Clayton drives through with a takedown into Freedmen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clayton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clayton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clayton tries to free his leg and advance position but Freedmen is retaining full guard.
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Ethan Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freedmen is keeping the position for now.
Freedmen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Freedmen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clayton throws a big right hand that misses.
Clayton postures up in Freedmen's guard and throws a big left but Freedmen blocks it.
Clayton landing some decent shots from guard.
Clayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Freedmen keeps moving.

Freedmen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to free his leg and advance position but Freedmen is retaining full guard.
Freedmen trying to control the position.
Freedmen keeping moving, preventing Clayton from controlling successfully.
Clayton throws an elbow that misses. Freedmen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clayton's guard. Nice move by Freedmen!

Clayton working for a triangle but Freedmen defends it easily.

Clayton looking for a triangle here. Freedmen is fighting it but it looks tight! Clayton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Freedmen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ethan Clayton!
Ethan Clayton very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Everything 7$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.