PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Freeman (ranked 8964 p4p, 0 weight class) and Husain Ibn Ali (ranked 8124 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Old Firm Casuals - Better start running. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freeman
vs
Ibn Ali

188 cm
29
194 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

180 cm
26
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Fast

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 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Husain Ibn Ali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ibn Ali misses.
Decent striking displayed by Freeman there.

It looks like Husain Ibn Ali has been cut.

Ibn Ali pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.

Ibn Ali breaks from the clinch.
Freeman cracks Ibn Ali with an open hand slap.
Ibn Ali misses with a head kick.
Ibn Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Freeman throws a leg kick which misses Ibn Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibn Ali tries to avoid it.
Ibn Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Ibn Ali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibn Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeman in his tracks.
Ibn Ali tries to bum rush Freeman with a series of wild strikes but Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibn Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freeman connects with a crisp jab.
Ibn Ali throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Ibn Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ibn Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibn Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibn Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibn Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Freeman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Freeman slips a straight right by Ibn Ali.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ibn Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freeman's sensitive parts.
Ibn Ali wants to clinch but Freeman slips to the side
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.

Ibn Ali is rocked!

That has opened up Husain Ibn Ali's cut even more.
Ibn Ali has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibn Ali drops his hands momentarily. Freeman doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ibn Ali staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ibn Ali doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nate Freeman!
Nate Freeman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Husain Ibn Ali had this to say: 'I give glory to Allah. '.