PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyrell Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayne Westwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayne Westwood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrell Freeman's chin.

Freeman
vs
Westwood

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
176 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dayne Westwood!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman blocks a head kick by Westwood.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood is having none of it.
Westwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.

Westwood closes the distance and clinches.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman is trying to push Westwood away but Westwood has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westwood.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Westwood has double underhooks.

Westwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Freeman forces Westwood back against the ropes and clinches.
Westwood keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Westwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Westwood.

Westwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Westwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Westwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood lands a glancing blow to the side of Freeman's head.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood moves away
and Westwood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freeman is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Westwood clinches with his opponent.
Freeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Freeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Westwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Westwood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyrell Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westwood scores with a decent looking hook.

Freeman clinches with his opponent.

Westwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Westwood circles away.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Westwood keeps it at a distance.
Westwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Westwood counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westwood scores with a jab to the head.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Westwood pushes him off.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Westwood.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westwood lands with a kick to the temple. Freeman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Westwood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick from Westwood lands but Freeman takes it in his stride.
Westwood is looking to clinch.

Freeman gets tackled into the ropes by Westwood. Westwood maintains the clinch.

Westwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Westwood wants to land a leg kick but Freeman is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood misses with a looping right.

Freeman has closed the distance and engaged Westwood in a clinch.
Westwood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood is having none of it.

Westwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Westwood keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westwood landing knees to the head.

It looks like Tyrell Freeman has been cut.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood moves out of range.
Westwood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Westwood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Freeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Westwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Westwood misses.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Westwood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman tries to clinch there but Westwood circles away.
Westwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Westwood counters with a big head kick but Freeman shrugs it off.
Westwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Westwood thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood moves away

and Westwood moves into the clinch.
Freeman wants to break free but Westwood has control.
Westwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dayne Westwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Freeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Westwood closes the distance and clinches.

Westwood breaks from the clinch.
Westwood throws a sloppy head kick
and Freeman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Westwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Westwood. Westwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Freeman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Freeman rushes Westwood and presses him up against the ropes.
Westwood prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Westwood misses with an elbow strike.
Freeman tries to break free but Westwood pushes him back against the ropes.
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!
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Westwood won't allow it.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Westwood.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Westwood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freeman's defenses.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Westwood uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman tries to circle away but Westwood has him pinned against the ropes.
Westwood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Westwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Freeman gets tackled into the ropes by Westwood. Westwood maintains the clinch.
Westwood is looking to control Freeman's arms but Freeman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Westwood has his back to the ropes.
Westwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Westwood keeps him there for the moment.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Westwood.
Freeman wants to break free but Westwood has control.
Freeman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Westwood obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Westwood is controlling him.

Westwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Westwood moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Westwood breaks from the clinch.
Westwood circles away from the clinch attempt.

Westwood clinches up with Freeman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Westwood 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 has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Westwood breaks from the clinch.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Westwood instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Westwood.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Westwood circles away.

Westwood instigates a clinch.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Westwood keeps him there for the moment.
Westwood lands an elbow just above Freeman 's eye.
Westwood looking to stall.

Westwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Westwood circles away.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman is looking to clinch.

Westwood moves into the clinch successfully.

Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westwood misses with a body shot.

Westwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Westwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Westwood circles away.
Westwood lands with a slapping head kick.

Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Westwood keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman tries to break free but Westwood pushes him back against the ropes.
Westwood has Freeman pressed against the ropes, preventing Freeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dayne Westwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freeman darts in trying to clinch
and Westwood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Westwood gets tackled into the ropes by Freeman. Freeman maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Freeman.

Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Westwood gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dayne Westwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Freeman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Westwood lands a glancing blow to the side of Freeman's head.
Dayne Westwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Westwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Westwood.

Westwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Westwood is trying to maintain a safe position but Freeman gets an underhook and turns Westwood into the ropes.

Westwood breaks from the clinch.
Westwood lands a jab to the head.
Westwood moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Westwood tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Westwood.
Westwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Westwood duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westwood misses with a body shot
and Freeman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Westwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Westwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman tries to clinch but Westwood moves out of range.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Westwood keeps it at a distance.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Westwood is avoiding it.
Freeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Westwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeman wants to clinch but Westwood slips to the side
and Westwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Westwood there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Westwood is avoiding it.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Westwood pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looks to clinch
and Westwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Westwood scores with a punch to the head.
Westwood circles away from the clinch attempt.

Westwood closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Westwood won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Westwood obliges.
Freeman is trying to force a seperation but Westwood has the dominant position.
Westwood is trying to stall.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dayne Westwood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Freeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Westwood keeps him there for the moment.
Westwood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Westwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Westwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Westwood circles away.
Freeman moves to clinch but Westwood breaks away
enabling Westwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Dayne Westwood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Westwood instigates a clinch.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Westwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Freeman.
Westwood slowing the pace effectively.
Freeman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Westwood is controlling him.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Westwood controls his hands.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Westwood lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westwood wants to stall.

Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Westwood lands with an overhand left.

Westwood pushes Freeman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Westwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Freeman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Westwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Tyrell Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman lands a left hand.
Freeman misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dayne Westwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Westwood 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dayne Westwood!