PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedmen's entrance music is #1 - Nelly . A fine choice. Hoy Nelson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Freedmen
vs
Nelson

215 cm
33
258 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

183 cm
38
263 lbs
37 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Freedmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves away from the strike by Freedmen.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Freedmen throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Freedmen with a body shot.
Freedmen lands with a good body shot.
Freedmen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Freedmen avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Freedmen misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freedmen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
A good leg kick by Freedmen.
Freedmen scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Freedmen looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Freedmen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Freedmen backs off Nelson throws a huge counter combo but Freedmen manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Freedmen cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Freedmen moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Freedmen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freedmen throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedmen throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Freedmen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Freedmen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip 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!

Freedmen seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson pushes Freedmen off looking to stand but Freedmen dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freedmen is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.

Freedmen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Freedmen is working for a submission of some sort.
Freedmen is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freedmen.
A good leg kick by Freedmen.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freedmen.
Freedmen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Freedmen jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson punishes Freedmen's body with a nice straight punch.
Freedmen throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedmen manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedmen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedmen blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freedmen.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Freedmen moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Freedmen takes one on the button.
Freedmen digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Freedmen moves away and avoids it.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Freedmen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freedmen avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Freedmen misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Freedmen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Freedmen takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Freedmen is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Freedmen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Freedmen.
Nelson lands with a hook. Freedmen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Freedmen's belly button to the back.
Freedmen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freedmen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedmen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nelson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedmen manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Freedmen shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Freedmen jumps into guard, dragging Nelson to the mat.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freedmen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freedmen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Freedmen working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.

Freedmen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nelson escapes and throws Freedmen's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Nelson taking a breather here.
Freedmen is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Nelson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Freedmen is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Freedmen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freedmen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freedmen regains half guard.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freedmen trying to control here.
Freedmen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.

That's four 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.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Freedmen.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freedmen throws out the jab.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freedmen.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Freedmen with an uppercut!
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedmen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freedmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Freedmen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freedmen slips a jab from Nelson.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Freedmen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nelson moves out of range as Freedmen strikes.
Freedmen lands with an overhand left.
Nelson throws a jab when Freedmen was well out of range.
Freedmen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freedmen looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freedmen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freedmen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Freedmen throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Freedmen saw that one coming.
Freedmen misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedmen has a takedown stuffed.
Nelson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freedmen.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Freedmen off balance momentarily.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freedmen.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Freedmen moves out of range.
Freedmen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nelson feints and then cracks Freedmen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freedmen down.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Freedmen misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedmen moves away.
Freedmen lands an overhand right.
Freedmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freedmen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Freedmen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Freedmen scores with a jab to the jaw.

Freedmen forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freedmen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedmen thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a body kick.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Freedmen.
Freedmen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Freedmen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freedmen shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Freedmen misses the target.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Freedmen saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freedmen moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Freedmen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freedmen moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freedmen circles away quickly and effectively.
Freedmen misses with a looping left.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Freedmen misses.
Nelson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freedmen.
Freedmen lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
Freedmen throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Freedmen backing away here, and Nelson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Freedmen throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freedmen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nelson cracks Freedmen with an open hand slap.
Freedmen scores with a leg kick.
Freedmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Freedmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Freedmen looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Freedmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Freedmen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson misses with a hook. Freedmen ducked under it nicely.
Hoy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freedmen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Hoy Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Roger Freedmen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its hard out here for a pimp'.