PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the jungle. Jamal Reed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reed
vs
Freeman

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Freeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Reed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freeman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Reed wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Reed keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Freeman takes one to the chin there.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Freeman sizes up Reed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Reed blocks the leg kick.
Freeman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Freeman jabs Reed right on the nose. Reed blinks but takes it well.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Freeman tests Reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed tries to clinch up.
Freeman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Jamal Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Freeman moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Reed goes down! Can Freeman finish him!?

Reed is rocked!
Freeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reed's head.
Oh Reed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed seems to have got his legs back now.
Freeman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reed's guard.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Freeman stops Reed from getting back to his feet.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Freeman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Reed controls his leg.
Reed is staying active underneath Freeman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freeman connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Freeman counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freeman scores with a nice right hand.
Freeman throws a leg kick that misses.
Freeman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reed in his tracks.
A big left from Reed misses.
The crowd cheers as Freeman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reed doesn't seem phased though.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed tries for a takedown but Freeman circles away easily
and Freeman counters with a left right combination that sends Reed crashing to the mat - Freeman wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Reed out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Freeman!