PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the ring accompanied by All Fired Up. Freedom has chosen Johnny Freedom as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Clark
vs
Freedom

186 cm
26
180 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
194 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedom moves away.

Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the ropes.
Clark prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing Clark back against the ropes.
Freedom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clark is trying to push Freedom away but Freedom has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Freedom breaks from the clinch.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freedom on the side of the head.

Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Freedom misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing Clark back against the ropes.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom is trying to maintain a safe position but Clark gets an underhook and turns Freedom into the ropes.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.

Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark misses with a hook.
Freedom slips a straight right by Clark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Freedom is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Clark clinches with his opponent.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Freedom has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Freedom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freedom breaks from the clinch.
Freedom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Freedom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Freedom moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Freedom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark pushes Freedom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Freedom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark tries to work over Freedom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Clark tries to work over Freedom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedom blocks a body shot from Clark.
A short right from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Clark wants to slow Freedom down by chopping away at his legs.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Eddie Clark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freedom checks a low kick from Clark.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Freedom connects with a body shot.
Freedom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clark's hands.
Clark checks a low kick from Freedom.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freedom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Freedom lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom lands with a nice body punch.
Freedom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clark. That one must have hurt.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Freedom is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedom scores with a push kick.
Freedom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.
Freedom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freedom can pounce on him.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Freedom avoids it.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Freedom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Freedom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom misses the jab.
Clark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Freedom ducks down to avoid it.
Clark checks a low kick from Freedom.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freedom. Clark shrugs it off though.
Freedom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark scores with a spinning back kick!
Freedom takes one on the button.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Freedom with an uppercut!
Freedom throws a lazy uppercut

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Clark.
Freedom throws an elbow that misses.
Freedom lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Freedom controls the action.
Freedom has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Freedom lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
An inside leg kick from Freedom misses.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick
and Freedom counters with a nice leg kick.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Freedom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark blocks the body kick.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark thuds his right hand into Freedom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Freedom.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into Freedom's torso.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Clark.
Freedom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freedom lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freedom. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Freedom. That one must have hurt.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand

and Clark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Freedom!
Freedom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark wants to control but Freedom is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clark's back!

Freedom has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Clark staying busy and making it hard for Freedom to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freedom is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Clark has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Clark tries to break free.

Freedom is persistently looking for the submission but Clark is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Freedom is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Clark defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Freedom is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clark showing good submission defense here.
Clark trying to control the position but Freedom manages to sink in the hooks.

Freedom is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Clark defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Clark just trying to survive but Freedom is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Freedom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Freedom looking to break Clark's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Clark remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Freedom will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Freedom has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Clark wants to escape the position.

Freedom has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Clark has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Clark is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Freedom gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Freedom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freedom misses with a low kick.

Freedom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Freedom's head.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnny Freedom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Clark.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freedom tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Freedom gets an underhook and turns Clark into the ropes.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Clark is leaning against Freedom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark has Freedom pushed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freedom tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark is working Freedom over against the ropes.
Clark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Freedom.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Clark.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freedom up against the ropes.
Clark taking a breather.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Freedom, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Freedom scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freedom.
Clark has Freedom pressed against the ropes.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries a body shot but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clark had his way with Johnny Freedom in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Freedom slips a jab from Clark.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Freedom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freedom just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freedom tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Freedom throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freedom's guard now.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.

Freedom is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Freedom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freedom stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
Clark is trying to keep Freedom in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.

Freedom postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clark is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Freedom, into his guard.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freedom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clark passes into side control.
Freedom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freedom is not content to let Clark control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Clark is controlling well.
Freedom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Freedom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Freedom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
Our winner, Eddie Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Johnny Freedom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well if I had to lose, I am glad it was to you. Keep that belt in the alliance! But better yet keep it shined for me, I want it back!'.