PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis's entrance music is Gotta Get Away. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kasparaitis
vs
Freeman

175 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
140 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellbent
Devotion Energy Inc (Laundry)(Flights)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freeman clinches.
Kasparaitis lands an elbow inside.
Kasparaitis lands with a right to the head.
Kasparaitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman lands with a light punch inside.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Kasparaitis avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a body punch.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Freeman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kasparaitis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis lands a nice uppercut.
Kasparaitis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Kasparaitis prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparaitis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freeman is keeping busy.
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Freeman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kasparaitis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darius Kasparaitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Freeman.
Kasparaitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook to the body.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasparaitis throws a push kick but Freeman slaps the foot to one side.
Kasparaitis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
Kasparaitis moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt - Kasparaitis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kasparaitis tries to land a front kick but Freeman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kasparaitis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasparaitis misses with a low kick as Freeman jumps back.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kasparaitis wants it to stay on the feet.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.

Freeman moves into range and clinches up with Kasparaitis.
Freeman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasparaitis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kasparaitis as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Kasparaitis.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis is working Freeman over against the cage.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman taking a breather.
Kasparaitis blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Kasparaitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Freeman.
Kasparaitis trying to stall but Freeman improves his position.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freeman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Freeman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasparaitis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasparaitis moves away.

Freeman has closed the distance and engaged Kasparaitis in a clinch.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasparaitis pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
Kasparaitis lands with a right to the head.
Kasparaitis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Freeman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Freeman manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Freeman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Freeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis lands a body punch.
Kasparaitis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis looking to stall.
Darius Kasparaitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kasparaitis gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis is looking to control Freeman's arms but Freeman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasparaitis has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kasparaitis.
Freeman is working Kasparaitis over against the cage.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Kasparaitis.
Freeman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darius Kasparaitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Freeman.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasparaitis digs a right hand underneath Freeman's ribcage. Freeman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kasparaitis has Freeman pressed against the cage.
Kasparaitis pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis is pressed up against the cage. Freeman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kasparaitis down to the mat. Kasparaitis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasparaitis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freeman is breathing heavily.

Freeman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kasparaitis trying to land knees to the body.
Kasparaitis taking a breather.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasparaitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasparaitis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freeman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Freeman has Kasparaitis up against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasparaitis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kasparaitis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasparaitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasparaitis tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freeman misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman lands a body punch.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kasparaitis is defending well.

Freeman has clasped his hands together around Kasparaitis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kasparaitis tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
Kasparaitis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Freeman's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasparaitis wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kasparaitis's head.
Kasparaitis is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasparaitis wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freeman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasparaitis just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kasparaitis. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kasparaitis defends well and Freeman ends up having to push Kasparaitis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kasparaitis'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.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasparaitis is trying to stall.
Freeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kasparaitis after a bit of a struggle.
Darius Kasparaitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Freeman.
Kasparaitis pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Kasparaitis cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Freeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasparaitis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Freeman is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Kasparaitis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Kasparaitis avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
Kasparaitis lands with a light punch inside.

Freeman is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kasparaitis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasparaitis finish him?
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis - that landed with a thud.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasparaitiss head.
Freeman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis.
A short uppercut from Kasparaitis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kasparaitis lands a body punch.
Kasparaitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Kasparaitis lands a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Freeman to his knees! Kasparaitis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.