PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Free (ranked 3391 p4p, 2303 weight class) and Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 448 p4p, 316 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Free
vs
Flatendo

190 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sampson Free!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demarcus Flatendo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Free lands with a nice body punch.
Flatendo tries to clinch but Free moves out of range.
Flatendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Free.
Free connects with a jab.
Free fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flatendo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Free misses the jab.
Flatendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Free swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Free misses the target.
Free throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flatendo.
Flatendo moves in looking to clinch but Free pushes him off.
Free scores with a jab. Flatendo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Free misses with a jab, cross combination.
Free lands a body shot.
Free lands a jab-cross combination.

Flatendo moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flatendo.
Free is trying to force a seperation but Flatendo has the dominant position.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Free uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo lands a left hand.
Flatendo's coach down at PhoQus Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flatendo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Flatendo scores with a shot to the side of Free's head.
A nice left hand lands by Free.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free working aggressively here.
Free on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flatendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Free working aggressively here.
Flatendo throws a head punch that misses.
Flatendo takes a shot to the head.
Free swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Free tries to circle away but Flatendo has him pinned against the cage.
Flatendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Flatendo.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Flatendo.
Free misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Free scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flatendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Free blocks an uppercut.
Free doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Free managing to block the knees to the body from Flatendo.
A head punch on the inside from Flatendo fails to land.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Free wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Free throws a punch but it's blocked by Flatendo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free lands a right hand.
A short right from Free.
Free looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Free fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Free working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Free blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flatendo.
Flatendo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Free.
A short left from Free.
Free swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo gets through Free's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Flatendo as the two fighters clinch.
Flatendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flatendo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Free is defending well for now.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flatendo's elbow.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Free is trying to break the clinch but Flatendo has him pressed against the cage.
Flatendo prevents a body shot from Free.
Free misses with a body punch.
Flatendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frees head.
Flatendo throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Free.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo lands an uppercut.
Flatendo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flatendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flatendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flatendo cracks Free with a nice body shot.
Free is breathing heavily.
Flatendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Flatendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flatendo lands an uppercut.
A short right from Flatendo.
Flatendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Free uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo has Free pressed against the cage, preventing Free from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Flatendo.
Flatendo scores with a shot to the side of Free's head.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free has a couple of punches blocked by Flatendo.
Free tries to circle away but Flatendo has him pinned against the cage.
Free misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flatendo.
Flatendo scores with a shoulder strike.
Flatendo lands a right hand.
Flatendo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
Flatendo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flatendo presses Free against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flatendo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flatendo has a couple of punches blocked by Free.
Free blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flatendo has a couple of punches blocked by Free.
Free managing to block the knees to the body from Flatendo.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flatendo lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Flatendo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demarcus Flatendo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Flatendo has Free up against the cage in a clinch.
Free lands a body shot.
Flatendo prevents a body shot from Free.
Free tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flatendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Free has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Free lands a right hand.
Flatendo missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Free fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Free.
Flatendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flatendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Free throws a punch but it's blocked by Flatendo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flatendo tries to land knees in the clinch but Free avoids the damage to the body.
Free lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flatendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Free backwards.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demarcus Flatendo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Flatendo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flatendo pushes Free back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flatendo works on Free's body with a couple of short punches.
Flatendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flatendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flatendo working aggressively here.
Flatendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frees head.
Flatendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
Flatendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flatendo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Free is defending well for now.
Flatendo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Flatendo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flatendo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Free.
Free on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flatendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flatendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flatendo.
Flatendo trying to land knees to the body.
Free lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flatendo backwards.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Flatendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Free backwards.
Flatendo scores with a shot to the side of Free's head.
Flatendo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flatendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flatendo gets through Free's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flatendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flatendo lands a shoulder strike.

Free is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Flatendo.
Oh Free is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Free blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Free swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
Flatendo lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Flatendo as the two fighters clinch.
Flatendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Free backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo dips a shoulder and cracks Free with a mighty uppercut! Free falls back against the cage and Flatendo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Free is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Flatendo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demarcus Flatendo!
A very excited looking Demarcus Flatendo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.