PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Motion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Slow Motion looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Motion
vs
Fredrick

183 cm
25
214 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

193 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slow Motion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motion takes a swing at Fredrick's ribcage but misses.

Fredrick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fredrick moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Motion is trying to control Fredrick's posture but Fredrick avoids it.
Fredrick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fredrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fredrick tries to advance to mount but Motion denies him.

Fredrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fredrick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Motion, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick cracks Motion with a big elbow.

Fredrick stands up.

Fredrick drives through and clinches with Motion against the cage.

Motion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fredrick can't fight it off and eventually Motion manages to take the fight to the floor. Fredrick looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fredrick is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fredrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fredrick pulls his leg out and moves away.

Fredrick clinches up with Motion and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrick misses with a body punch.
Fredrick misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredrick.
Fredrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Motion won't want to take too many of those.
Motion wants to stall.
Fredrick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Motion is breathing heavily.
Fredrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fredrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motion avoids it.
Motion has Fredrick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fredrick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fredrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fredrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredrick works on Motion's body with a couple of short punches.
Fredrick lands a nice elbow.
Motion takes a shot to the head.
Motion looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fredrick lands a right hand.
Fredrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Motion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Motion backwards.

Fredrick manages to pull guard.
Fredrick told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Fredrick has his foot on Motion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Motion works his way back into a safe position though.

Fredrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fredrick is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Motion frees his head nicely. Oh but Fredrick has switched to an armbar! Motion is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ronald Fredrick!
After winning the bout, Ronald Fredrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.