PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mongol. Freedom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Freedom. Johnny Freedom is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Khan
vs
Freedom

180 cm
27
198 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
194 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pirates Powder

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Freedom should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Freedom.

Freedom clinches.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Freedom lands a body shot.
Freedom connects with a knee to the head.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Khan.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.
Freedom misses with an elbow strike.

Freedom breaks the clinch.
Freedom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Freedom does it's job there.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freedom at a distance.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freedom circles away quickly and effectively.
Freedom is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
Freedom throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a right hand that misses

and Freedom moves into the clinch.
Freedom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freedom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Freedom counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Freedom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freedom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Freedom.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freedom can pounce on him.
Khan cracks Freedom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freedom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Freedom's belly button to the back.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Khan instigates a clinch.

Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Freedom clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Freedom ducks down to avoid it.
Freedom takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Freedom rushes Khan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Good body shot from Khan.
Freedom tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the ropes.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Freedom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Freedom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the ropes.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Johnny Freedom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freedom works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Freedom.
Freedom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freedom.
Jab from Khan.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
Freedom throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the ropes.
Freedom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Freedom connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Freedom does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freedom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Freedom moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Freedom lands a nice looking body shot.

Freedom clinches.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Khan.
Freedom misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Freedom is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Khan has denied him.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
Khan working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan tries a body shot but Freedom blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Freedom connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.

Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Khan looking to stall.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Khan.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to stall but Freedom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freedom is keeping busy.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Khan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Freedom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Freedom throws an elbow but misses.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries a body shot but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to stall but Freedom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freedom tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Freedom working Khan over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Freedom stalls.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Khan wants to stall.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Freedom has Khan pushed against the ropes.

Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Freedom.
A shot to the liver by Freedom. Beautiful body shot.
Freedom cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.

Freedom forces Khan back against the ropes and clinches.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the ropes.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Freedom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Freedom lands a lovely overhand right.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Freedom throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.

Freedom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Freedom with a knee to the head.

It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Freedom lands with a short shot to the head.
Freedom is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Nice elbow from Freedom.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Freedom.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Freedom's ribcage. Freedom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Khan is looking to control Freedom's arms but Freedom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Freedom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom connects with a single shot there.

Freedom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan tries to work over Freedom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Khan to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is working Freedom over against the ropes.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freedom lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
A short left from Freedom.
Khan digs a right hand into Freedom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freedom's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Freedom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freedom closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the ropes.
Freedom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan stalling.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the ropes.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Khan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan lands a left hand.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Freedom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedom moves away.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Freedom's shoulder, as Freedom tries to avoid the shot.
Freedom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but Freedom keeps it at a distance.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Freedom moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom with a jab.
Khan throws a hook but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freedom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freedom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch there but Freedom circles away.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.

Khan gets tackled into the ropes by Freedom. Freedom maintains the clinch.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freedom is keeping busy.
Freedom pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Freedom working hard to break the clinch.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the ropes.
Freedom presses Khan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Khan to work.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Khan trying to stall but Freedom improves his position.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freedom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Freedom working aggressively here.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Freedom tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnny Freedom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing Khan back against the ropes.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freedom lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the ropes.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Freedom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Freedom.
Khan misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Freedom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Freedom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Josh West scores the fight for Johnny Freedom!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Johnny Freedom!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Johnny Freedom!

Johnny Freedom wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Freedom is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Johnny Freedom made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.