PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michel Freddsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medium Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medium Guy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Freddsson
vs
Guy

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Freddsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freddsson walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freddsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freddsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
Medium Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freddsson's head.
Freddsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Freddsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Guy which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Freddsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freddsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but Freddsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freddsson fails with the takedown.
Freddsson closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Freddsson pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freddsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a good cross that connects.

Freddsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Freddsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freddsson is breathing heavily.
Guy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freddsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freddsson stops Guy from standing up.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Guy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Freddsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freddsson won't allow Guy to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy pulls Freddsson in close to prevent any damage.

Guy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Guy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freddsson.
Freddsson goes for a takedown attempt but Guy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freddsson.
A head kick from Guy lands but Freddsson takes it in his stride.
Freddsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freddsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freddsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Guy misses with the combination.
Donk. Guy catches Freddsson right on the button with a cross.
Guy sizes up Freddsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guy scores with a hook.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Freddsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy tries to clinch but Freddsson is having none of it.
Guy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guy thuds his shin into the meat of Freddsson's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guy.
Freddsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guy looks to land a combination but Freddsson avoids it well.
Guy stuffs the takedown.
Freddsson cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
Guy scores with a one two! Freddsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Freddsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Freddsson shoots in and bounces Guy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Freddsson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freddsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Freddsson should have avoided that one.
Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Freddsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Freddsson being controlled here momentarily.

Freddsson drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick Freddsson off! Freddsson jumps back into Guy's guard.
Freddsson trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freddsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy has control of Freddsson's left arm, preventing Freddsson from doing any damage.
Freddsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Freddsson takes a step back to recover.
Freddsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michel Freddsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freddsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freddsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freddsson misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freddsson shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Freddsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Freddsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Guy pushes Freddsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Freddsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Freddsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guy wants to get back to his feet but Freddsson drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freddsson landing a few strikes.

Freddsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Freddsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freddsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Freddsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freddsson walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
Freddsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freddsson.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Freddsson moves out of range easily.
Freddsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guy counters with a two punch combo.
Freddsson closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Freddsson pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freddsson shoots and misses
and Guy counters with a good, hard body kick but Freddsson shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freddsson shoots in but Guy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michel Freddsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Guy stuffs the takedown attempt from Freddsson. Freddsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Guy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freddsson shoots for a takedown but Guy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guy stuns Freddsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freddsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freddsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freddsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Guy coming out on top.
Freddsson shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Freddsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
Guy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy scores with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddsson shoots in for a double leg but Guy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freddsson fails with the takedown
and Guy counters with a head kick.
Freddsson just misses with a punch to the body.

Freddsson gets the takedown into side control.
Freddsson wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Guy wants to control but Freddsson postures up.
Guy pushes Freddsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Freddsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Freddsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guy can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Freddsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freddsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy throws a head kick that Freddsson semi-blocks.
Freddsson moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Freddsson throws a leg kick but Guy checks it.
Freddsson fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freddsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.

Freddsson gets a takedown into half guard.

Freddsson seems to be working for a kimura but Guy defends the submission attempt.
Guy trying to hold on to Freddsson's head to control him but Freddsson postures up.

Freddsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Guy has one foot on Freddsson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Freddsson with that takedown attempt.
Freddsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Freddsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.

Freddsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Freddsson showed some decent athleticism there.

Freddsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michel Freddsson.
I think Freddsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Freddsson!