PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Freeman (ranked 4328 p4p, 4302 weight class) and Kurt Amos (ranked 557 p4p, 555 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Freeman
vs
Amos

182 cm
25
178
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
178
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Amos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Freeman drives through with a takedown into Amos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Amos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Amos keeps moving.
Freeman passes Amos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amos won't allow Freeman to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Freeman seems to be working for a kimura but Amos defends the submission attempt.
Amos is looking to control Freeman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amos avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Amos wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman is trying to control. Amos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amos is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Freeman is trying to work for a kimura but Amos is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freeman.
Freeman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Amos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Freeman manages to pass to mount!
Freeman prevents Amos from getting the reversal.
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.
Freeman unloads with some shots from mount but Amos bucks and avoids them well.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amos reaches up to try and control the position but Freeman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Amos rolls and tries to escape and now Freeman has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amos is trying to defend against the choke here but Freeman has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Freeman Tightens the hold and Amos taps out furiously! Freeman displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justin Freeman!