PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time to Pretend. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kung Fu Fighting. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luka Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Freeman
vs
Lee

171 cm
22
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

166 cm
22
148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman throws a body kick that misses.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to clinch
and Freeman counters with a head kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.

Freeman forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Joel Freeman has been cut.
A short left from Freeman.
Freeman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Freeman lands with a light punch inside.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Freeman wants to break free but Lee has control.
Freeman is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freeman works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee looks gassed!
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
A short right from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freeman.
Lee shoots in but Freeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Freeman has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Freeman scores a nice knee to the body.

Freeman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Lee is working an open guard so Freeman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Lee tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.

Freeman closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Freeman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Freeman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Freeman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Freeman is looking to advance position but Lee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Freeman tries to clinch but Lee moves away

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freeman won't be happy with that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freeman gets back to half guard.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freeman punching from the bottom.

Lee decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Freeman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Freeman scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Freeman won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Freeman works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Freeman won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Lee is striking from the bottom but Freeman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Freeman moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Freeman blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freeman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Freeman lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman with the ground and pound from mount.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Freeman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee regains half guard.
Freeman blocks the strikes from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee is looking to escape.
Freeman throws a strike but Lee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Freeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is looking to stand up but Freeman isn't so interested in that idea.

Lee pushes Freeman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a combination

and Freeman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee works on Freeman's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luka Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joel Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Freeman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Lee wants to clinch

and Freeman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freeman.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Freeman dives into side control.
Freeman cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee tries to escape but Freeman is in control.
Freeman landing a few strikes.
Freeman working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Freeman keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman scoring with punches from side control.
Lee seems a little lost for a moment, as Freeman dominates the positioning.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Freeman keeps moving and retains side control.

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

Freeman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freeman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee lands a decent shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Freeman stands up from half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Freeman on that attempt.

Freeman gets the takedown into side control.

Freeman stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Freeman, as that shot connected.
Freeman is looking to clinch.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Lee presses Freeman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.

Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman tries to clinch but Lee moves away

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freeman trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Freeman backpedaling.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Freeman counters with a head kick.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Freeman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Freeman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Freeman!