PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lie Die (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Die
vs
Freeman

195 cm
30
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
218 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lie Die!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Die decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freeman tries to get to full guard but Die has control of the leg.
Freeman is looking to escape.
Freeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Die.
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman tries to kick Die off but Die keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Freeman is looking to control Die's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.

Die is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Freeman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Die.
Freeman regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Die trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman pulls Die in close to prevent any damage.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Die controlling him for the moment.
Freeman controlling Die's posture.

Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Die is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Die from controlling successfully.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Die stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Die shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Die was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freeman is bucking up trying to escape but Die cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Die is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.

Freeman kicks Die off and gets back to his feet.

Freeman has closed the distance and engaged Die in a clinch.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Die drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Die avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Die drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freeman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Freeman closes the distance and clinches.

Die has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Freeman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Die looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Freeman is controlling Die 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

Freeman gets to his feet - Die follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Freeman has taken the fight to the clinch.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Die throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.

Freeman has Die up against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Die blocks it.
Die managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Die prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Die.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Die tries for a takedown. No joy.
Die is working for takedown but Freeman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Die avoids it.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Die in his tracks for a moment.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Die controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Die is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Freeman is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lie Die. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Die.
Freeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Die blocks it with crossed arms.
Die blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freeman.

Die is trying to trip Freeman. He has hold of a leg but Freeman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Die persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Die working some strikes from top position.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Die from controlling successfully.
Freeman is looking to stand up but Die isn't so interested in that idea.
Die looking to pass the guard.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Die is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lie Die overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Die pushes down on Freeman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Die stops Freeman from getting back to his feet.
Die passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Freeman!
Die pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Die tries to control but Freeman wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Die tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Die working for a submission but Freeman is keeping him at bay.
Die looking to ground and pound but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman wants to control but Die is having none of it.
Die tries to control but Freeman wriggling away.
Freeman working to try and regain half guard.
Die looking to control but Freeman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Die unloading with bombs!
Freeman tries to hold on but Die pushes him away.
Die trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Die throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Die tries to control but Freeman wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lie Die dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Freeman clinches.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Freeman stops a takedown attempt from Die.
Die blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Die has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Freeman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Freeman misses with a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Die blocks with his arms.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Freeman throws an elbow that misses.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Die avoids it.
Freeman lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman has Die pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Die.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Freeman landing knees to the head.
Freeman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Freeman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Die 's eye.
Freeman is stalling here.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Die in his tracks for a moment.
Freeman lands a body shot.
Freeman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Freeman slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Die avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Die on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Die avoids the damage to the body.
Huey Freeman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Die managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Die on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman lands a knee to the body.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Die controls the action.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Die.
Freeman tries to stall but Die uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman stops a takedown attempt from Die.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lie Die. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Die changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Freeman fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Freeman instigates a clinch.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Die avoids it.
Die wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Die shrugs off.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Die is defending well for now.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Die is defending well for now.
Die avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Die shrugs off.
Freeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Die blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Die takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freeman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.