PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Young (ranked 2012 p4p, 1841 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 167 p4p, 154 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Young
vs
Freeman

175 cm
26
149
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
150
5 - 3 - 2

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Morgan Freeman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freeman.
Young leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malcolm Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Freeman.
Young misses with a body shot.
Freeman wants to counter with a clinch but Young pushes him away.

Freeman rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freeman has his back to the cage.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Young scores with a jab.
Young definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freeman's head.
Freeman slips under a jab from Young.
Freeman moves away from the strike by Young.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Freeman's belly button to the back.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Malcolm Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freeman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman blocks a head kick by Young.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Freeman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Freeman moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.
Young can't escape the position.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman with good strikes from the mount here!
Freeman controlling from the full mount.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman controlling the position easily from mount.
Young is trying to escape the mount.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat of the thigh.

Freeman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Young is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Freeman dives into side control.

A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Young is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Freeman wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman controlling from side mount.
Freeman trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.

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.
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Freeman trying to control the position but Young is working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Young throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
Young throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Freeman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young sets himself, and Freeman steps forward looking for the clinch! Young avoids it this time.
Young misses with a straight left.
Freeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malcolm Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Freeman.
Young jabs at Freeman's body.
Young misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.

Freeman gets a takedown into half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Freeman has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morgan Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Freeman's head back.
Freeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick from Young.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Malcolm Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Freeman.
A jab from Young misses.

Freeman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Freeman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Freeman trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young trying to control here.
Freeman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying is best to control the position here.
Freeman trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Freeman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Freeman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Freeman wants to finish this one by submission but Young is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Freeman.
Freeman works his way to his opponent's back.
Freeman wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
Freeman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Young covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Young can't escape the position.

Young preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Freeman.

Freeman looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Young taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morgan Freeman!