PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio's entrance music is Guano Apes - Open your eyes. A fine choice. Freeman has chosen Old Firm Casuals - Better start running as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Victorio
vs
Freeman

193 cm
42
198 lbs
51 - 25 - 1

188 cm
22
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman misses with a hook
and Victorio counters with a two punch combo.
Victorio cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Victorio.
Victorio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freeman misses with an uppercut
and Victorio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Victorio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freeman to the ground. Victorio is now in Freeman's guard.
Victorio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victorio stays in close to Freeman's body and controls the position.
Victorio passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio trying to pass the guard but Freeman defending well.
Freeman wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Victorio tries to pass to full mount but Freeman defends it.

Victorio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Freeman is just riding it out for now. Victorio eventually gives up the hold.
Freeman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freeman wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy.
Victorio controlling the action here.

Victorio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Victorio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking to advance position but Freeman won't allow it.
Victorio is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victorio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Victorio is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Victorio is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Victorio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Victorio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Freeman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Victorio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Victorio remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Victorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Victorio controls the position from side control.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman is not content to let Victorio control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio 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.

Victorio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freeman won't allow Victorio to pass to mount.
Freeman wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victorio is controlling the pace.

Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Victorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Victorio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman trying to control but Victorio postures up.
Jonny Victorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Victorio winds up and cracks Freeman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Victorio.
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.
Victorio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Victorio is working for a submission of some sort.
Victorio slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Freeman for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio working for a submission but Freeman is keeping him at bay.
Victorio looking to control and managing it successfully.

Victorio working for a submission but Freeman is keeping him at bay.

Victorio is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Freeman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Freeman!

Freeman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Victorio is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Victorio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Victorio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Victorio works his way into side control.
Victorio controls the position from side control.

Victorio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freeman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Victorio's guard! Nice work there by Freeman!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victorio pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Freeman misses with an uppercut
and Victorio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Victorio blocks a low kick nicely.
Victorio scores with a punch to the head.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freeman.
Victorio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nate Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Victorio gets a double leg takedown into Freeman's guard.
Victorio content to stall in guard here.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victorio controlling from the top position.
Victorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victorio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Freeman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Victorio to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio advances position into side control!
Victorio is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Freeman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Victorio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Victorio trying to control the position but Freeman is working away.

Victorio decides to stand back up.

Victorio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Freeman on his heels. He'll look to pass Freeman's guard now, I'm sure.
Victorio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Victorio manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio kicks Freeman off and gets to his feet.
Victorio lunges at Freeman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freeman's hand.
Victorio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Victorio.
Freeman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Victorio blocks a jab.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Victorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Victorio clinches up against the cage.

Victorio breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Victorio.
Nate Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victorio cracks Freeman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Freeman falls backwards against the cage. Victorio follows up with more strikes that drop Freeman to his knees. Victorio keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Freeman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Victorio!
After the big win, Jonny Victorio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors $30 items and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Nate Freeman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm glad the belt went to a fellow LOD member, unfortunately it wasn't me tonight. Sorry to disappoint my fans!'.