PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Trooper. Landeverde has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music. Ric Landeverde will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Freely
vs
Landeverde

160 cm
33
140 lbs
24 - 18 - 1

170 cm
32
147 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Landeverde!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landeverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freely manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freely is defended easily by Landeverde.
Freely tests Landeverde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landeverde tries a head kick but it misses.
Freely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Landeverde eats them both and turns towards Freely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Landeverde takes a swing at Freely's ribcage but misses.
Landeverde lands an overhand right.
A big right from Landeverde misses.
Landeverde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freely changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Landeverde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Landeverde looks to land a right hand but Freely moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freely avoids the head kick by Landeverde.
Freely walks into a stiff left hand from Landeverde.
Landeverde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Freely pinned against the cage. Freely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Landeverde works his way to full guard. Good work.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Landeverde is keeping the position.

Landeverde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Freely defends it easily.

Landeverde working for a triangle but Freely defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely pushes down on Landeverde's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde taking some punishment here, with Freely in his half guard.
Landeverde throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Freely 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.

Freely is looking for a kimura here.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Landeverde is defending well.

Freely is working for a submission of some sort.

Freely in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Landeverde tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Freely!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). IP Freely!
IP Freely retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, IP Freely made sure he mentioned FJCP Healthy Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.