PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Dew (ranked 3495 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Jeb Freeman (ranked 489 p4p, 527 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dew
vs
Freeman

189 cm
25
195
2 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
185
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathew Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeb Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dew shoots in and gets a takedown into Freeman's guard.
Freeman looking to control.
Dew throws a strike but Freeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dew throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Freeman on the ground.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
Freeman trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Freeman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freeman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Freeman won't allow Dew to sweep him here.
Dew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dew tries to get out of the position.
Freeman trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Freeman won't allow Dew to sweep him here.
Dew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Dew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Dew wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dew scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman won't allow Dew to sweep him here.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dew changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Freeman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Freeman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

It looks like Jeb Freeman has been cut.
Dew throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Freeman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dew's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew thows a huge punch but Freeman dodges it nicely.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freeman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dew throws a big right hand that misses.
Dew with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That has opened up Jeb Freeman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The cut above Jeb Freeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew throwing strikes but missing.
Dew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Dew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeb Freeman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dew drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dew throws a strike but Freeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.

Freeman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dew 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freeman trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Dew wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.

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.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dew throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dew is in Freeman's guard.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dew throws a sloppy strike and Freeman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Dew is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Freeman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeb Freeman!