PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zander Freyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Milquetoast by Helmet. The Shark has chosen Still as his entrance music. Zander Freyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Freyer
vs
The Shark

182 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

179 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Tokyo United Fightwear

Sydney BEAST Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Freyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Shark!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyer checks a leg kick.
The Shark tries to land a front kick but Freyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mike The Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Shark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Shark throws a low kick, looking for Freyer's leg but Freyer calmly moves out of range.
The Shark's coach down at Iron Fist Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Shark's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Freyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Shark is looking to score with low kicks.
The Shark lands a head kick. Freyer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Shark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Shark.
The Shark looks to land a left hand but Freyer moved out of range nicely.
The Shark throws the left hand but Freyer avoids the punch easily.
The Shark tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Freyer.
The Shark tries to clinch but Freyer moves away

and Freyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freyer passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Shark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Freyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Shark is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freyer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freyer is looking to take a break and control but The Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freyer working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyer working the head with strikes.
The Shark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Freyer.
Freyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freyer working the ground and pound.
Freyer trying to control the action but The Shark is working from the bottom.
The Shark wants to get back to his feet but Freyer drags him back down.
Freyer is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Freyer prevents The Shark from improving his position.
Freyer wants to take a breather but The Shark is having none of it.
Freyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freyer throwing shots but The Shark is blocking nicely.
Freyer wants to take a breather but The Shark is having none of it.
Freyer prevents The Shark from standing back up.
Freyer wants to pass to mount but The Shark is defending the position.
Freyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Freyer tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Shark knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Shark defending well though.
The Shark regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Freyer.
Freyer wants to control from the top but The Shark keeps moving.
Freyer scoring with some ground and pound.
The Shark has his hands on Freyer's head, controlling the position.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Freyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Freyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Shark.
Freyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Shark.
The Shark lands a lovely overhand right.
Freyer misses with a low kick.
The Shark throws a head kick that Freyer semi-blocks.
The Shark jabs Freyer right on the nose. Freyer blinks but takes it well.
Freyer takes a swing at The Shark's ribcage but misses.
The Shark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Freyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Shark tries to clinch but Freyer is having none of it.
The Shark tries to clinch there but Freyer circles away.
Freyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Shark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freyer moves away.
The Shark misses with a wild body shot.
The Shark avoids the body shot from Freyer.
Freyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Shark lands a high kick!
Mike The Shark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Shark misses with a looping right.
Freyer throws a jab when The Shark was well out of range.
The Shark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Freyer is looking to wear down The Shark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freyer cracks the inside of The Shark's front leg.
The Shark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freyer checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Shark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freyer misses with a body shot.
The Shark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mike The Shark seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freyer ducks under a wild hook from The Shark.

Freyer tries to keep at a distance but The Shark has taken the fight into the clinch.

The Shark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freyer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Shark is just out of range.
Freyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Shark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Shark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Shark throws a leg kick but Freyer moved away.
The Shark scoring well with a low kick there.
The Shark thows a leg kick but Freyer checks it

and Freyer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Shark's guard now.
The Shark looking for a sweep. Not yet The Shark, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyer trying to control the position from guard on top but The Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freyer forces his way into half guard.

The Shark is defending against the submission attempts here by Freyer.
The Shark is staying active underneath Freyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Freyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Shark sees it coming and defends easily.
The Shark is refusing to be controlled, as Freyer sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Shark is trying to stand.
Freyer trying to control from half guard but The Shark is working away.
Freyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Shark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Shark gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freyer wants to control from the top but The Shark keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike The Shark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Shark misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from The Shark misses.
Freyer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - The Shark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freyer slips under a jab from The Shark.
Freyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Shark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Shark misses with a head kick.
The Shark lands with a kick to the temple. Freyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. The Shark catches Freyer right on the button with a cross.
Freyer throws a jab but it's blocked by The Shark.
Mike The Shark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Shark blocks a jab.
Freyer misses with a wild body shot.
The Shark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freyer's head.
The Shark is looking to chop away at Freyer's legs.
A leg kick checked by Freyer.
The Shark misses with a low kick.
The Shark misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Shark.
The Shark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freyer slips a straight right by The Shark.
The Shark staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Shark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freyer's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Shark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Freyer is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Freyer catches The Shark right on the button with a cross.
The Shark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freyer slips a straight right by The Shark.
Freyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freyer moves out of range of the body kick from The Shark.
Freyer throws the left hand but The Shark avoids the punch easily.
Freyer staying out of range there.
Freyer cracks The Shark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by The Shark.
The Shark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freyer.
Freyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Shark moves away.
The Shark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Shark moves in looking to clinch but Freyer pushes him off.
Freyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Shark.
Freyer blocks a head kick by The Shark.
The Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Shark scores with a sloppy right hand. Freyer should have avoided that one.
Freyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Shark manages to avoid it.
The Shark throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Shark defending well as Freyer loads up on a big left hand.
Freyer missing with a left hand there. The Shark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by The Shark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freyer misses with a looping left.
The Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Freyer moves out of range easily.
The Shark scores with a sloppy right hand. Freyer should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from The Shark misses its intended target.
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!
Freyer throws a leg kick which misses The Shark's front leg but catches the back leg as The Shark tries to avoid it.
A cross from The Shark lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Freyer throws a leg kick that misses.
The Shark avoids the body shot from Freyer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike The Shark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Shark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike The Shark!
A relieved looking Mike The Shark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.