PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Freeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Acil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Freeze
vs
Acil

225 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harold Freeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Acil!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acil.

Acil bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Acil trying to control the action but Freeze is working from the bottom.
Freeze wants to control but Acil postures up.
Freeze is not content to let Acil control the position.

Freeze sneaks out the side door and pushes Acil away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Acil rushes Freeze and presses him up against the cage.

Acil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Acil quickly recovers to half guard.
Freeze wants to control but Acil is keeping him busy.
Freeze thows a huge punch but Acil dodges it nicely.

Freeze stands up from half guard.
Freeze darts in looking for a takedown but Acil gets double underhooks and turns Freeze into the cage.
Acil tries to clinch up but Freeze circles away and keeps his distance.

Freeze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Acil wants to get back to his feet.
Freeze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeze wants to take a breather but Acil is having none of it.
Freeze controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acil trying to control from the bottom.
Freeze working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeze thows a huge punch but Acil dodges it nicely.
Freeze trying to control from half guard but Acil is working away.

Freeze is looking for a kimura but Acil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Freeze to get the leverage.
Freeze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Freeze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freeze trying to mount his opponent but Acil defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acil misses with a takedown

and Freeze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Freeze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Freeze. No joy for Acil on that attempt.

Freeze forces Acil back against the cage and clinches.
Acil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freeze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harold Freeze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Acil.
Freeze swats away the attempt to clinch by Acil.
Freeze wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeze throws a right and a left that Acil avoids nicely.

Freeze gets a takedown into half guard.
Acil is doing well to control the position and prevent Freeze from advancing to side control.
Freeze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Acil trying to control here.

Freeze gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Acil is looking to clinch but Freeze is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Freeze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Acil with a poor takedown
and Freeze counters with a head kick. That will keep Acil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Freeze wants to clinch.
Acil is looking for the big counter here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Freeze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Acil shoots in and bounces Freeze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Acil preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freeze is really struggling to control Acil but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeze kicks Acil off and gets to his feet.
Acil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Freeze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Freeze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freeze is stalling in the full guard.
Acil is trying to hold Freeze in close to prevent damage but Freeze has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freeze stands up and beckons Acil to join him on the feet.
Freeze scores with a jab to the body.
Freeze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acil as he jumps to the side.
Acil stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeze. Freeze gets slowly back to his feet.

Freeze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeze is trying to pull guard but Acil has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Freeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Acil breaks from the clinch.
Acil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Freeze goes for a double leg but Acil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Acil continues to drive forward.
Freeze shoots for a double leg takedown but Acil sprawls well. He's pushed Freeze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Acil steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Freeze.
Freeze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freeze defends it nicely.

Acil gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freeze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Acil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeze landing some decent shots from guard.
Acil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeze throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Acil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freeze looking to sit in guard and control but Acil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Freeze dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Freeze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Acil circles away.
Freeze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Acil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeze somewhat.
Freeze misses with a takedown attempt - Acil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Freeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acil is looking to clinch but Freeze is avoiding it.

Freeze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freeze wants to control but Acil is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acil is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Acil can't escape the position.
Freeze unloads with some shots from mount but Acil bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Acil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Freeze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Acil is looking to get to half guard.

Freeze goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Acil turns into him and now he's in Freeze's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acil trying to control but Freeze is working from the bottom.
Freeze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Acil is controlling him.

Freeze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Acil looking to pass the guard.
Harold Freeze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acil trying to control but Freeze is working from the bottom.
Freeze trying to control the position here.
Freeze working a defensive guard here.
Freeze wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Acil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeze is keeping the position for now.
Acil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Acil wants to stand but Freeze has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Acil darts in looking for a takedown but Freeze gets double underhooks and turns Acil into the cage.

Freeze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeze is looking for a takedown.
Freeze lands a left hand.
Lee Acil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Freeze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeze managing to block the knees to the body from Acil.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Freeze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freeze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Harold Freeze!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Harold Freeze!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harold Freeze!

Harold Freeze wins by unanimous decision!