PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Tell Me Nothing. Lyman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Broken Language. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freeman
vs
Lyman

195 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

200 cm
27
255 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyman wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman tests Lyman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyman moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyman.
Lyman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman scores with a three punch combo!
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Lyman moves out of range.

Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Lyman with a knee to the head.
Freeman has Lyman pressed against the cage.
Lyman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Huey Freeman's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lyman obliges.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Lyman lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyman connects with a knee to the head.
Lyman is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lyman working Freeman over with knees to the body.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lyman lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Lyman has him pressed against the cage.
Lyman with a knee to the head.
Lyman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freeman's efforts to push away.
Freeman tries to break free but Lyman pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lyman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lyman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Huey Freeman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lyman connects with a knee to the head.

Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Lyman tries to clinch up.

Freeman moves into the clinch.
Lyman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman tries to clinch but Lyman moves out of range.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyman misses with a body kick.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Lyman circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Lyman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Freeman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lyman, pushing him back against the cage.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Lyman keeps him there for the moment.
Lyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman scores a nice knee to the body.
Lyman misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lyman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman is trying to break free.

Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lyman back to the cage. Freeman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Freeman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Freeman moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lyman.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freeman, right into the meat.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lyman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Freeman swinging wildly here.
Freeman misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyman.
Lyman tries to clinch up.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.

Lyman has closed the distance and engaged Freeman in a clinch.
Lyman tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Lyman has him pressed against the cage.
Lyman lands an elbow inside.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lyman is defending well for now.
Lyman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyman slows down the pace here.
Lyman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman connects with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Huey Freeman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huey Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Lyman!