PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmund Freud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang Leiden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leiden
vs
Freud

191 cm
26
218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

Behold The Beast

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sigmund Freud!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud throws a shot from downtown. Leiden moves away and avoids it.
Leiden misses with a wild combination.
Leiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Leiden gets caught flat footed, as Freud shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Freud is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leiden is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leiden has escaped and now he's on top!
Leiden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freud is trying to keep Leiden in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden looking to pass the guard.
Freud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leiden!
Leiden is desperately trying to improve his position but Freud has a good base and remains in mount.
Freud thowing shots but they're missing.
Freud throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

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.
Freud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Leiden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Freud.
Leiden tries to hold on but Freud pushes him away.
Freud landing strikes from the mount and Leiden is in trouble!
Freud controlling from the full mount.
Leiden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freud looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Freud there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Freud pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leiden working to try and regain half guard.
Freud tries to control but Leiden wriggling away.
Leiden is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden is trying desperately to improve position.
Freud sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leiden is squirming around, avoiding Freud's attempts to control the action.
Freud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leiden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Freud with shots to the head and body - Leiden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leiden is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigmund Freud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leiden ducks under a wild hook from Freud.
A good leg kick by Leiden.
Sigmund Freud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Leiden catches Freud right on the button with a cross.
Freud throws a body punch but Leiden moves out of range.
Freud dips to his left and cracks Leiden with an uppercut!

It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
A slow jab from Freud misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Leiden.
Freud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Freud drops Leiden with a left and a right! Oh, Leiden is hurt - Freud dives into side control looking to finish!
Freud laying and praying for a moment but Leiden takes advantage and regains half guard.
Freud is looking to take a break and control but Leiden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leiden is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Leiden is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freud.
Leiden is looking to improve his position.
Leiden wants to control but Freud is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Freud throws out a loose jab but Leiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freud throws a hook but Leiden blocks it.
Freud has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Leiden connects with a jab.
Freud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leiden.
Freud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freud. That did some damage!
Freud scores with a jab. Leiden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Freud throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freud.
Freud misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Freud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freud's calf.
Freud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freud throws a lazy right hand but Leiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leiden misses with a double jab
and Freud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigmund Freud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Freud dodges the punch combination from Leiden.
Leiden misses with a looping left.
Leiden dips to his left and cracks Freud with an uppercut!
Freud misses with a body shot
and Leiden counters with a low kick, right behind Freud 's knee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freud.
Leiden tries to clinch but Freud moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leiden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freud.
Freud misses with a body shot
and Leiden counters with a nice body shot.
Yang Leiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freud lands an overhand right.
Leiden ducks under a wild hook from Freud.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leiden!
Freud misses with a straight right.
Leiden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freud throws a shot from downtown. Leiden moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leiden.
Leiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freud misses the jab.
Freud shoots in looking for a takedown. Leiden tries to sprawl out of it but Freud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leiden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Leiden.
Freud might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leiden moves out of range of the strikes.
Leiden staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud lands with a good body shot.
Yang Leiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Freud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leiden slips a straight right by Freud.
Freud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leiden avoids it really well and circles away.
Yang Leiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Freud.
Freud tries to bum rush Leiden with a series of wild strikes but Leiden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leiden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freud's sensitive parts.
Freud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden lands a right hook to the body.
Leiden tries to clinch there but Freud circles away.
Freud shoots in for a takedown but Leiden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sigmund Freud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leiden misses with a double jab.
Leiden throws a jab when Freud was well out of range.
Freud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leiden.
Freud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leiden.
Leiden throws a right hand that Freud ducks under and follows up with a left that Freud also avoids with ease.
Freud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Leiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigmund Freud!