PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Friedmon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kehoe
vs
Friedmon

175 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kehoe tries for a takedown but Friedmon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Friedmon.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon just content to control the position.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kehoe down.
Kehoe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kehoe tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Friedmon working the body and head with strikes.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Friedmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Kehoe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kehoe tries to escape but Friedmon is in control.
Friedmon scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Friedmon is putting a hurting on Kehoe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kehoe is not content to let Friedmon control the position.
Kehoe tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Kehoe is trying to buck Friedmon off.
Kehoe is breathing heavily.
Friedmon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kehoe some visible discomfort.
Friedmon wants to control but Kehoe is keeping him busy.
Kehoe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Friedmon lands a few punches from side control.
Friedmon lands an elbow.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Friedmon lands a few punches from side control.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kehoe is not content to let Friedmon control the position.
Kehoe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kehoe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Friedmon prevents Kehoe from escaping the position.
Friedmon is looking to take a break and control but Kehoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Friedmon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kehoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with a big right hand but Kehoe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Friedmon working the head with strikes.
Kehoe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Friedmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kehoe stops Friedmon from passing to mount.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kehoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kehoe manages to get back to half guard.
Friedmon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kehoe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Friedmon seems content to control.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Friedmon slips a nice elbow through Kehoe's hands, connecting with Kehoe's forehead.
Kehoe trying to control but Friedmon postures up.
Friedmon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kehoe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe manages to get to full guard.
Friedmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Kehoe has wrist control.
Kehoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Friedmon is controlling him.
Friedmon won't allow Kehoe to sweep him here.
Kehoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedmon's guard.
Kehoe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Friedmon's guard.
Friedmon wants to sweep here but Kehoe controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedmon has a closed guard, preventing Kehoe from standing up.
Kehoe stays in close to Friedmon's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Friedmon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Friedmon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kehoe looks to land a combination but Friedmon avoids it well.
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Friedmon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kehoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friedmon.

Friedmon pushes Kehoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Kehoe tries to break the clinch but Friedmon is controlling the position.
Friedmon prevents Kehoe from breaking the clinch.

Friedmon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kehoe is trying to keep an underhook but Friedmon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Friedmon is keen to just control but Kehoe is a slippery customer.
Friedmon lands strikes from half guard.
Friedmon working the head and body with strikes.
Friedmon trying to control from half guard but Kehoe is working away.
Friedmon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedmon lands a nice short elbow.
Friedmon lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Friedmon working Kehoe over with strikes.
Friedmon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kehoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kehoe taking some punishment here, with Friedmon in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedmon lands a nice short elbow.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Kehoe is working from the bottom.
Friedmon drops an elbow to the side of Kehoe's head.
Kehoe has hold of Friedmon's hands but Friedmon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedmon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kehoe is staying active underneath Friedmon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Friedmon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kehoe is trying to stand up here but Friedmon is controlling him well.
Stanton Friedmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kehoe tries to get to full guard but Friedmon has control of the leg.
Kehoe is trying to stand back up but Friedmon is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kehoe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Friedmon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kehoe!
Kehoe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Kehoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kehoe is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Kehoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Kehoe is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kehoe is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kehoe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kehoe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kehoe wants to hold on but Friedmon pushes him away.
Friedmon with good strikes from the mount here!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Kehoe is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.

Kehoe is rocked!
Kehoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Kehoe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kehoe is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Kehoe is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon dominating with strikes here.
Kehoe is looking to improve his position but Friedmon isn't that keen on the idea.
Kehoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Friedmon breaks from Kehoe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Kehoe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kehoe tries to lock up and control but Friedmon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kehoe throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Kehoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Kehoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kehoe bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Friedmon and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Friedmon!