PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Freeman
vs
Rutten

175 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Morgan Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freeman's head backwards.

It looks like Morgan Freeman has been cut.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Freeman misses.
Freeman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutten.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Freeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Freeman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freeman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.

Morgan Freeman's cut is getting worse.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten moves out of range of the leg kick from Freeman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Freeman takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten slips a jab from Freeman.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freeman misses the jab.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Freeman slips under a jab from Rutten.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman jabs at Rutten's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Oooooh!!! Rutten has knocked Freeman down with a huge combo! Rutten steps away and waves a wobbly Freeman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Freeman takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.
Freeman is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Rutten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freeman to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freeman throws out the jab.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutten scores with a one two! Freeman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Morgan Freeman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freeman under the eye.
Rutten slips a straight right by Freeman.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman cracks Rutten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Freeman walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.

Jeez, Morgan Freeman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Freeman swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Freeman with an uppercut!
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Freeman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten slips a straight right by Freeman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Rutten slips a straight right by Freeman.
Freeman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutten jabs Freeman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freeman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutten lands with a right hand.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Rutten misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Freeman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freeman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freeman counters with a straight right hand.
Freeman throws a lazy uppercut
and Freeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Freeman takes one on the button.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freeman needs to keep his hands up - Rutten had a free shot at his head there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Morgan Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bas Rutten!