PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI as his entrance music. Larry David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Freeman
vs
David

170 cm
27
149 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

180 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a lazy head kick
and Freeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Freeman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freeman misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Freeman avoids the body shot from David.
David throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and David counters with a nice body shot.
Gordon Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David scores with the left hand. Freeman knows he should have avoided that one.
Freeman throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Freeman blocks a low kick nicely.
David turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David throws a shot from downtown. Freeman moves away and avoids it.
Freeman blocks a leg kick.
David scores with a sloppy right hand. Freeman should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from David.
Freeman swings for the body but David moves out of range.
David cracks Freeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freeman sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
David looks to land a left hand but Freeman moved out of range nicely.
David misses with a leg kick.
David scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.
Freeman throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Freeman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from David. That one must have hurt.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freeman throws out the jab.
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freeman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freeman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
David scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Freeman doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. David catches Freeman right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freeman cracks the inside of David's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman lands a slapping body shot.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
David cracks Freeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

David scores with a leg kick.
David plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Freeman is rocked!
Freeman throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by David which made him look bad.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Freeman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman misses with a lunging right hand
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David ducks right into an uppercut from Freeman.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David lands a head kick. Freeman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of David's head but David sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

David gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Freeman as the two fighters clinch.
David tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
David working aggressively here.

David breaks from the clinch.
Freeman walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freeman's head.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Freeman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from David - the referee stops the clock and Freeman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says David. Freeman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Freeman takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Freeman misses with a hook.
David stuffs the takedown.
David lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

David has Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
David lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
David lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman misses with a short punch on the inside.

David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freeman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
David lands with an overhand left.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David misses with the body kick

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into side control. David won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Freeman working the strikes but David uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Freeman tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.
David swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David lands with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Freeman.
Freeman throws a hook but David blocks it.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David's corner calls for a 1-2. David obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for David, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freeman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and David counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
David slips a jab from Freeman.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
David lands with a nice body punch.
Freeman connects with a crisp jab.
David defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Freeman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freeman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freeman's calf.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freeman at a distance.
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!
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freeman checks it well.
Freeman walks into a left hand.
Freeman avoids the body shot from David.
Gordon Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David scores with a hook to the body. Freeman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

David has managed to clinch.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Freeman lands a takedown into guard.
Freeman trying to control but David is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freeman postures up and lands a big shot to David's brow.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
David keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Freeman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Freeman has gone for a leg lock! David slips out almost immediately though and dives into Freeman's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry David.
I've got David winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
Larry David made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.