PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schaden Freude (ranked 5088 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Reed Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freude's entrance music is Slipknot - The Virus Of Life. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Freude
vs
Wilkins

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Schaden Freude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reed Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freude looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet but Freude is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freude stands up over Wilkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing Freude from controlling successfully.
Wilkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Freude is working Wilkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Freude landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Freude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Freude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Freude is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freude trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freude trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Wilkins is rocked!
Freude stops Wilkins from standing up.
Freude has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freude tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkins is retaining full guard.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
Freude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilkins is still in real trouble! Can Freude finish him?
Freude content to stall in guard here.
Wilkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilkins is controlling Freude's posture.
Wilkins seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins has momentary wrist control but Freude slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freude wants to control from the top but Wilkins keeps moving.
Freude scoring with some ground and pound.
Freude prevents Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
Freude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freude cracks Wilkins with a solid left hand.
Freude knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkins on the ground.
Freude stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins is looking to stand up but Freude isn't so interested in that idea.
Freude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Freude looking to sit in guard and control but Wilkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins postures up.
Freude is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freude keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freude working a defensive guard here.
Wilkins wants to get up but he can't break Freude's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wilkins preventing the sweep.
Freude looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four 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.
Wilkins trying to control the action but Freude is working from the bottom.

Wilkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Freude trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilkins's back!
Wilkins trying to control the hands but Freude breaks the grip.
Freude lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schaden Freude dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt - Freude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freude appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilkins tries to clinch up.
Reed Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Freude is fending him off so far but Wilkins persists. Nope, Freude circles away and we're back to standing.
Freude is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilkins.

Freude looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freude is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilkins wants to control but Freude is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freude slips a nice elbow through Wilkins's hands, connecting with Wilkins's forehead.
Wilkins trying to control here.

Wilkins actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to get to full guard but Freude has control of the leg.
Freude lands strikes from half guard.
Wilkins has hold of Freude's hands but Freude slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Freude working Wilkins over with strikes.
Freude lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wilkins! More strikes land and this one is all over! Freude jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schaden Freude!
Post fight, Schaden Freude took to the microphone: 'I want to wear your flesh'.