PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dammon
vs
Freyr

196 cm
35
269 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

195 cm
35
248 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freyr's hands.

It looks like Njord Freyr has been cut.
Freyr thumps Dammon with a low kick.
Freyr misses with an uppercut. Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon punishes Freyr's body with a nice straight punch.
Dammon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dammon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dammon misses with a straight left.
Freyr's corner calls for a 1-2. Freyr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been informed that Freyr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Freyr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Freyr didn't see that one coming.
Dammon misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Dammon.
Dammon tries to clinch but Freyr is having none of it.
Matt Dammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon avoids a kick to the body.
Dammon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Freyr.
Dammon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freyr throws a sloppy head kick and Dammon moves out of range easily.
Freyr avoids the body shot from Dammon.
Dammon avoids the head kick by Freyr.
Dammon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dammon misses with a double jab.
Freyr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dammon as he connects with a hook.
Dammon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon scores with a shot to the body.
Dammon checks a low kick from Freyr.
Freyr misses with a low kick.
Freyr misses with a kick to the body
and Dammon counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Dammon's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Freyr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freyr is looking to slow Dammon down with leg kicks.
Freyr moves out of range as Dammon strikes.
A big right from Dammon misses.
Dammon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyr throws a jab when Dammon was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freyr, right into the meat.
Freyr throws a body kick that misses.
Dammon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Freyr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dammon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dammon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Freyr didn't see that one coming.

That has opened up Njord Freyr's cut even more.
Freyr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dammon lands a really nice looking cross but Freyr seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Dammon.
Dammon checks a leg kick nicely.
Dammon misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freyr instigates a clinch.
Freyr has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
Dammon tries to throw a body punch but Freyr avoids it by throwing Dammon back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freyr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freyr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freyr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freyr's elbow.
Freyr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freyr lands a nice uppercut.
Dammon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Freyr - that landed with a thud.
Dammon trying to stall but Freyr improves his position.
Dammon lands a right hand.
Freyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon scores with a shot to the side of Freyr's head.
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 Matt Dammon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Njord Freyr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freyr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
Freyr throws a leg kick but Dammon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Freyr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dammon. Dammon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Freyr avoids the body shot from Dammon.
Dammon misses with a right hand
and Freyr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dammon's knee momentarily.
Freyr throws a quick inside leg kick.

Freyr rushes Dammon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freyr blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freyr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dammon is keeping busy.
Dammon lands a nice uppercut.
Dammon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freyr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freyr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
Freyr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freyr is trying to break the clinch but Dammon has him pressed against the cage.
Freyr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Dammon.
Freyr scores a nice knee to the body.
Dammon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freyr tries to work over Dammon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dammon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freyr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dammon stalling in the clinch but Freyr improves position.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Freyr controls the action.
Freyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Freyr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon moves out of range as Freyr strikes.
Freyr with a nice cross.
Dammon blocks a leg kick.
Freyr throws a wild body kick that Dammon sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Freyr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon misses the jab.
Dammon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Freyr avoids the body shot from Dammon.
Dammon throws a jab but it's blocked by Freyr.
Dammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Freyr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matt Dammon is winning the standup battle so far.
Freyr slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Freyr counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Freyr looks at the referee who does nothing so Freyr lands a crushing right that sends Dammon to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Njord Freyr!
A very excited looking Njord Freyr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Matt Dammon was interviewed post fight and said 'Liro is great. Congrats'.