PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ralph abad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Friedenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

abad
vs
Friedenson

180 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ralph abad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Friedenson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
abad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedenson looks for a takedown but abad sprawls well.

Friedenson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
abad wants to get back to full guard.
abad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
abad wants to sweep but no luck.
abad is trying to control the position but Friedenson postures up.
abad wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedenson trying to control the position from guard on top but abad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
abad has a closed guard, preventing Friedenson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
abad misses with a wild body shot.
abad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Friedenson fails with a takedown attempt.
abad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Friedenson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
abad controls Friedenson momentarily but Friedenson frees himself.

abad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Friedenson defends it easily.
abad trying to keep a closed guard but Friedenson is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedenson looking to pass the guard.
Friedenson throws a strike but abad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Friedenson keeping moving, preventing abad from controlling successfully.
abad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
abad wants to control from the top but Friedenson keeps moving.
abad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
abad throws a shot to the body.
Friedenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and abad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Friedenson!
ralph abad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Friedenson.
Friedenson looks gassed!
abad looking to control but Friedenson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Friedenson can't escape the position.

abad goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Friedenson is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedenson trying to control the position from guard on top but abad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. abad is keeping the position for now.
Friedenson trying to control but abad is working from the bottom.
Friedenson prevents abad from getting back to his feet.
Friedenson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Friedenson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

abad moves into the clinch.
Friedenson has abad pressed against the cage, preventing abad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
abad looking for a takedown.

abad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Friedenson won't allow abad to sweep him here.
Friedenson throws and elbow that misses. abad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friedenson's guard. Nice move by abad!
Friedenson pulls abad in to control the position.
abad stopping the sweep attempt from Friedenson.
abad trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

abad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Friedenson is breathing heavily.

abad stands up and waves to Friedenson to follow him.
Friedenson throws a head kick that misses.

abad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. abad showed some decent athleticism there.
Friedenson trying to control but abad postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
abad works his way into side control.
abad working away.

abad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no abad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Friedenson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked abad off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
abad is really stuck here.
Friedenson struggling to keep hold of the position.
abad is really stuck here.
Friedenson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Friedenson.
Friedenson cracks abad with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing abad from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Friedenson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Friedenson is persistently looking for the submission but abad is defending it well.

That's four 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.
abad breaks Friedenson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Friedenson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

abad has closed the distance and engaged Friedenson in a clinch.

abad has picked Friedenson up - he's going for a ride! abad dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

abad is looking for a kimura here.
Friedenson gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ralph abad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Friedenson tries to clinch but abad is having none of it.
abad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Friedenson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for abad!
abad is working to get back to half guard.
Friedenson controlling the pace for now.
abad tries to hold on but Friedenson pushes him away.
abad wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
abad tries to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friedenson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Friedenson controls the action.

abad defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Friedenson's arms.
Friedenson is not going to allow abad to sit and survive in this position.
abad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Friedenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friedenson biding his time, looking for the opening.
abad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Friedenson trying to control the pace.
abad is looking to control Friedenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can abad avoid being mounted?
Friedenson tries to pass the half guard into mount. abad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
abad trying to control but Friedenson postures up.
abad has a hand on Friedenson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Friedenson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Friedenson thowing shots but they're missing.
abad gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
abad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Friedenson is working away from the top position though.
Friedenson wants to stand up but abad is controlling the position.
Friedenson stops abad from getting back to his feet.

Friedenson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for abad to stand up.
Friedenson fails with the takedown

and abad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Friedenson trying to hold on to abad's head to control him but abad postures up.
Friedenson is staying active underneath abad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Friedenson.
I think Friedenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!