PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin Freeman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Freeman
vs
Tudekiks

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Mohito Fightwear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tudekiks misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tudekiks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tudekiks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tudekiks.
Freeman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Tudekiks rushes Freeman and presses him up against the cage.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tudekiks lands a nice uppercut.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Tudekiks pushes off an throws an elbow but Freeman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman controlling the action here for a moment.
Freeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Freeman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tudekiks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Freeman stalling.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tudekiks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks wants to break free but Freeman has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tudekiks.
Freeman taking a breather.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman crunches a lovely knee into Tudekiks's ribcage.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman slows down the pace here.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
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!
Tudekiks wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tudekiks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tudekiks throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Tudekiks wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Freeman lands a knee to the head.
Tudekiks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike.
Tudekiks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freeman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tudekiks's brow.
Tudekiks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tudekiks stalling in the clinch but Freeman improves position.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
Freeman lands a knee to the body.
Tudekiks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tudekiks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freeman's brow.
Freeman tries to stall but Tudekiks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks 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.
Gavin Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suleijma Tudekiks.
Tudekiks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman lands a nice elbow.
Tudekiks tries for a takedown but Freeman manages to get underhooks.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman has Tudekiks pressed against the cage, preventing Tudekiks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freeman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Freeman misses.

Tudekiks rushes Freeman and presses him up against the cage.
Freeman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freeman stalling against the cage.
Freeman 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.
Tudekiks managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Freeman to work.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Freeman lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Tudekiks is blocking nicely.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the body.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the temple.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Freeman.

That has opened up Suleijma Tudekiks's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with the head strike.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.

Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tudekiks just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Tudekiks circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tudekiks rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Tudekiks wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeman.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
Freeman prevents Tudekiks from breaking the clinch.
Tudekiks wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Tudekiks.
Freeman landing knees to the body.
Tudekiks is breathing heavily.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks wants to break free but Freeman has control.
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tudekiks is defending well for now.
Gavin Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tudekiks tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Tudekiks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman keeps Tudekiks at a distance using the push kick.

Tudekiks rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Freeman lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Suleijma Tudekiks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tudekiks can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman crunches a lovely knee into Tudekiks's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freeman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tudekiks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tudekiks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freeman is struggling to control the position.
Tudekiks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freeman prevents it.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman working Tudekiks over with knees to the body.
Freeman scores a nice knee to the body.
Tudekiks can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tudekiks shoots in looking for a takedown but Freeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tudekiks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Tudekiks misses.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Tudekiks.
Freeman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tudekiks misses with a leg kick

and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Freeman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freeman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tudekiks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks with his arms.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the head.
Freeman lands an elbow inside.
Tudekiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Freeman misses with a body punch
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tudekiks.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tudekiks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman taking a breather.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tudekiks tries to stall but Freeman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Tudekiks shrugs off.

Suleijma Tudekiks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Freeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Tudekiks won't want to take too many of those.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Tudekiks has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tudekiks avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tudekiks's face.

Tudekiks is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Suleijma Tudekiks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gavin Freeman!
In his post fight interview, Gavin Freeman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.