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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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194 lbs
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman catches Freeman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Freeman staying out of range there.
Freeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plouman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plouman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plouman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Plouman lands an overhand right.
Plouman scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Plouman - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Plouman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freeman throws the left hand but Plouman avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Plouman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plouman. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plouman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freeman throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Plouman to counter with a crisp jab.
Plouman lands with a straight right. Freeman didn't see that one coming.
Freeman misses with a kick to the body.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Plouman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman jabs at Plouman's body.
Freeman throws a right hand that Plouman ducks under and follows up with a left that Plouman also avoids with ease.
It looked like Plouman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman throws the left hand but Plouman avoids the punch easily.
Plouman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plouman cracks Freeman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plouman throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plouman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plouman to score with a decent uppercut.
Plouman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Freeman misses with a hook. Plouman ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plouman.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Plouman wants to break free but Freeman has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plouman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freeman up against the cage.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Plouman shrugs off.
Plouman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plouman has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Plouman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plouman working hard to break the clinch.
Plouman throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plouman's defenses.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Plouman.
Freeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Plouman won't want to take too many of those.
Plouman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working Plouman over with knees to the body.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plouman blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Plouman takes an elbow to the temple.
Plouman swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plouman lands with a left to the head.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Plouman shrugs off.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plouman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plouman.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Plouman 's eye.
Freeman lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Plouman avoids the damage to the body.
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plouman misses with the head strike.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike.
Freeman blocking some punches.
A short left from Plouman.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Plouman blocking some punches.
I was talking to Plouman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Plouman lands with a left to the head.
Plouman lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plouman swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plouman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plouman tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Plouman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman scores with a hook.
Plouman misses the jab.
Plouman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Plouman slips the punch.
A punch combination from Plouman misses.
Freeman misses with an uppercut
and Plouman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plouman misses with a right hand
and Freeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Plouman misses its intended target.
Plouman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freeman.
A head kick misses from Freeman.
A big right from Freeman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman misses with a body shot.
Freeman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plouman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Plouman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plouman duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Plouman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freeman tries to land a leg kick but Plouman saw it coming and moves away.
Plouman connects with a looping right hand.
Plouman throws a body shot but no joy.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plouman.
Freeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Plouman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plouman!
Plouman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Plouman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman tries to counter with a clinch but Plouman shakes him off and moves away.
Plouman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plouman throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman scores with a nice right hand.
Plouman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plouman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman connects with a jab.
Plouman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Plouman keeps it at a distance.
Plouman is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Plouman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Plouman throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Plouman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Plouman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plouman.
Plouman misses with a body shot.
Freeman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plouman blocks a jab.
Plouman lands a left and a right that send Freeman crashing to the mat, dazed. Plouman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Freeman is rocked!
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plouman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Plouman finish him?
Plouman throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Plouman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Freeman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Plouman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Freeman's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Plouman!
Rocky Plouman very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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