PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Positions
vs
Freeman

178 cm
20
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uncomfortable Positions!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Positions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Positions.
Freeman tries to score with a low kick but Positions moves his leg out of the way.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Positions moved out of range nicely.
Freeman swings for the body but Positions moves out of range.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Positions moved out of range nicely.
Positions just misses with a punch to the body.
Positions slips a jab and a cross from Freeman.
Positions looks for a takedown but Freeman sprawls well.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Positions slips the punch.
Positions throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Positions misses the shot to the body.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Positions throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freeman misses with a straight right.

Positions drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Positions works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions working away.
Positions throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freeman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Positions has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Freeman bucks up and tries to throw Positions off but instead Positions has got his back!
Freeman turns into Positions and is now in his guard.
Positions is looking to sweep but instead, Freeman has passed into half guard.
Positions is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Positions is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Positions looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Positions tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman is thwarting Positions's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Positions throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions jabs at Freeman's body.
Positions throws an overhand right that lands on Freeman's shoulder, as Freeman tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Positions looks to land a left hand but Freeman moved out of range nicely.
Positions closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Positions shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freeman throws a hook but Positions avoids it easily.
Freeman throws a hook but Positions avoids it easily.
Freeman cracks Positions with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Freeman throws a right and a left that Positions avoids nicely.
Freeman throws a combination. Positions tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman checks a leg kick.

Positions closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Positions in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Freeman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Positions's best efforts.
Positions tries to pass to full mount but Freeman defends it.
Positions throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman is trying to stand up here but Positions is controlling him well.
Positions lands with a punch from half guard.
Positions with the ground and pound but Freeman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Huey Freeman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Positions ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Positions takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Positions changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freeman tries to avoid it but Positions manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freeman to the ground. Freeman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Positions slips a straight right by Freeman.
Positions blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Positions.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Positions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Positions shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Positions slips the punch.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Positions was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Positions closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Freeman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Positions is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Freeman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Positions has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Freeman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freeman tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Positions raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.

Positions jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Freeman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Freeman and Positions has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to escape but Positions is in control.
Positions tries to advance to mount but Freeman denies him.

Positions tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Positions seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control but Positions postures up.
Freeman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Positions kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Positions trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Positions throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Positions's head but Positions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freeman misses with a hook. Positions ducked under it nicely.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Positions sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freeman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Positions backs up against the cage.
Freeman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Positions is out of range.
Freeman cracks Positions with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Positions fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortable Positions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Positions.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Positions.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Freeman misses with a looping left.
Freeman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Freeman blocks the low kick.
Freeman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Positions keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Positions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Positions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Positions uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freeman has time to react.
Freeman cracks Positions with a right hand to the side of the head.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Positions throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Positions takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Positions was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Positions fails with the takedown.
Positions on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Positions ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Positions misses with a body shot
and Freeman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Positions thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Positions walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Positions swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman checks a leg kick.
Positions checks a low kick from Freeman.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Positions moved out of range.
Positions slips a jab from Freeman.
Positions throws out a leg kick but Freeman moves out of range and Positions only half commits.
Positions moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Freeman.
Positions throws out a leg kick but Freeman moves out of range and Positions only half commits.
Freeman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Positions fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freeman clobbers Positions with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Positions.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortable Positions. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Freeman.
Positions throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman throws the kick towards the body but Positions avoids it.
Positions fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freeman checks it well.
Positions takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Freeman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Positions doesn't seem phased though.
Positions slips under a jab from Freeman.
Positions takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Positions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freeman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Freeman scores with a punch to the head.
Positions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freeman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Positions bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman throws a hook but Positions avoids it easily.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Positions.
Positions misses with a body shot.
Huey Freeman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Positions buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freeman misses with a straight left.

Positions looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Positions moves into full mount! Freeman won't be happy about that!
Freeman wants to control but Positions is having none of it.
Positions sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions lands a big elbow.
Positions throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

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

Positions has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Freeman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Positions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Freeman stands up and beckons Positions to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Freeman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Positions.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Positions moved out of range.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Positions avoids it well.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Positions's shoulder, as Positions tries to avoid the shot.
Positions misses with a takedown attempt
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Freeman tests Positions's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Positions shoots and misses
letting Freeman counter with a right hand.
Freeman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Positions looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Freeman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Positions.
Positions walks into a jab.
Positions walks into a straight right hand from Freeman.
Positions keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Freeman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freeman.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Positions.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Positions fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortable Positions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Freeman misses.
Positions takes one to the side of the head.
Huey Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman lands an overhand right.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick.
Positions defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Positions with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Freeman counter with a right hand.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Positions is just out of range.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Positions.
Freeman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Freeman swings for the body but Positions moves out of range.
Good exchange - Positions coming out on top.
Freeman misses with the combination.
A big left from Freeman misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Positions with a poor takedown
enabling Freeman to counter with a crisp jab.
Positions fails with the takedown
and Positions takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Positions defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Positions waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Freeman.
Freeman throws a shot from downtown. Positions moves away and avoids it.
Positions looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Positions misses with a two punch combination.
Positions moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Positions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Freeman stuffs the takedown.
Positions misses with a takedown attempt
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Freeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freeman lands with an overhand left.
Freeman with a jab.
Freeman throws the left hand but Positions avoids the punch easily.
Positions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Positions.
Freeman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Positions moves out of range of the strikes.
Freeman lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Positions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Freeman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Freeman misses.
Positions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Positions there.
Positions misses with a hook to the body
enabling Freeman to counter with a crisp jab.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Positions doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Freeman counters with a straight right hand.
Positions checks a leg kick nicely.
Positions wants to slow Freeman down by chopping away at his legs.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Freeman thows a left - swing and a miss!

Positions gets a takedown into half guard.
Positions is looking to advance position but Freeman won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Positions is looking for a kimura but Freeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Positions to get the leverage.
Freeman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Freeman.
Freeman managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Positions in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman pulls Positions in close to prevent any damage.
Positions loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Positions is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Positions drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Freeman dives on top into guard.
Positions is trying to hold Freeman in close to prevent damage but Freeman has managed to pass into half guard.

Freeman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Positions scores with a body shot.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Freeman lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Positions.
Freeman misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions tries to work over Freeman's front leg with a kick but Freeman checks it.
Positions takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Positions looks to land a right hand but Freeman moved out of range.
Freeman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Huey Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Positions lands with a nice body punch.
Freeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Positions's hands.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman throws a good cross that connects.
Positions shoots in but Freeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Positions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Uncomfortable Positions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Positions misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Huey Freeman.
I've got Freeman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 44:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman is the new welterweight champion!