PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jang (ranked 2568 p4p, 274 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 1461 p4p, 157 weight class). Jang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Turn It On. James Jang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jang
vs
Friedman

181 cm
26
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Jang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Friedman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Friedman throws strikes from the back but Jang rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Jang.
Jang wants to sweep here but Friedman controlling him for the moment.
Friedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jang trying to control the position.
Friedman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jang looking for a guillotine here but Friedman defends easily.
Jang wants to improve his position but instead Friedman has moved into half guard.
Jang trying to hold on to Friedman's head to control him but Friedman postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang taking some punishment here, with Friedman in his half guard.
Jang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Friedman.
Friedman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Friedman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Friedman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jang is trying to keep Friedman in close.
Friedman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friedman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Friedman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jang controls Friedman momentarily but Friedman frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman won't allow Jang to sweep him here.
Friedman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Friedman lands a couple of digs.
Friedman working some strikes from top position.
Jang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedman is one step ahead there.
Jang working a defensive guard here.
Friedman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Friedman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Friedman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Friedman working some strikes from top position.
Friedman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Friedman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jang looking for a sweep. Not yet Jang, not yet.
Friedman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Friedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jang's head.
Jang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friedman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Friedman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jang keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Friedman stands up over Jang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jang wants to sweep but no luck.
Friedman is in close to Jang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Friedman won't allow Jang to sweep him here.
Jang has momentary wrist control but Friedman slips an elbow through the middle.
Jang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedman is one step ahead there.
Friedman trying to control but Jang is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedman connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Friedman dominated that round.
That's time! Jang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Friedman lands with an overhand left.
Friedman stuffs the takedown attempt from Jang. Jang gets slowly back to his feet.

Jang shoots in and gets a takedown into Friedman's guard.
Friedman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Friedman is on top in guard.

Friedman preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedman distracts Jang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Friedman is in close to Jang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Friedman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Friedman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jang gets back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jang keeps working.
Friedman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Friedman winds up and cracks Jang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jang tries to roll over but Friedman keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Friedman prevents Jang from improving his position.
Friedman is nestled in close to Jang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jang is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jang's temple.
Friedman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Friedman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Friedman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Friedman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jang hang on?
Friedman lands a heavy elbow.

Jang is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedman landing strikes from the mount and Jang is in trouble!
Oh Jang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jang can't escape the position.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Friedman! Jang is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Milton Friedman!
A very excited looking Milton Friedman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, James Jang stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't turn your back on me, sucka!'.