PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bevil
vs
Freeman

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Bevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Gordon Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bevil gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bevil is keeping the position for now.
Bevil controls Freeman momentarily but Freeman frees himself.
Freeman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bevil's guard.

Freeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bevil is pressing down on Freeman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman forces his way into half guard.
Bevil tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bevil is working hard here to advance position.
Bevil is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman prevents Bevil from improving his position.

Freeman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bevil defends it well.

Bevil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Freeman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bevil sees it coming and defends easily.
Freeman prevents Bevil from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bevil is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Bevil circles away and we're back to standing.

Freeman shoots in and bounces Bevil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Freeman looks gassed!

Bevil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bevil is trying to keep Freeman in close.

Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bevil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Freeman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bevil looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bevil looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bevil!
Freeman is looking for a sweep.

Bevil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Freeman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bevil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bevil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freeman wants to get back to full guard.
Freeman gets full guard.

Freeman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bevil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bevil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bevil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bevil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bevil could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bevil drops back looking for a leg! Freeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freeman manages to kick Bevil off! Bevil jumps back into Freeman's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bevil circles away.
Chris Bevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Freeman.

Bevil is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Freeman's half guard.

Bevil is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Freeman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bevil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bevil is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freeman is looking to get back to full guard here but Bevil has managed to pass to side control instead.
Freeman is looking to improve his position but Bevil isn't that keen on the idea.

Bevil working for a submission but Freeman is keeping him at bay.
Freeman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bevil with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Freeman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bevil.
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freeman tries to improve his position but instead Bevil has taken his back!

Bevil is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Freeman is defending well though. Bevil let's go of the attempt for now.
Freeman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Freeman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bevil is retaining full guard.
Freeman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bevil's guard.
Bevil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freeman manages to get himself to full guard.

Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bevil wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Chris Bevil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bevil swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Freeman moves to back control.

Freeman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Freeman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bevil has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Freeman is looking for the choke from the back position but Bevil is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bevil avoids the strikes from Freeman.

Bevil is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Freeman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bevil defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Freeman looking for the choke but no joy.
Well, with Freeman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bevil is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Bevil is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bevil rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bevil shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bevil trying to pass the guard but Freeman defending well.
Nice strikes from Bevil there.
Bevil stops Freeman from getting back to his feet.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freeman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Bevil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freeman tries to get to full guard but Bevil has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to control Bevil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bevil gets the takedown into side control.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Bevil in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Bevil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bevil tries to stand but Freeman is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bevil off and has taken his back!
Bevil has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Freeman.

Freeman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bevil manages to reverse the position and now he's in Freeman's guard. Nice work there by Bevil.
Bevil wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.

Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bevil is aware though and is defending well.
Bevil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.

Freeman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bevil is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Freeman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bevil's back instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freeman tightening his grip on Bevil, looking for the choke.
Bevil tries to escape but Freeman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Bevil showing good submission defense here.
Freeman doesn't have the hooks in and Bevil manages to turn into his guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Bevil from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bevil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Freeman is tightening it up a little... Bevil has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bevil reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bevil taps out! nice BJJ there by Freeman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gordon Freeman!