PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Judo Flip. Stone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freeman
vs
Stone

190 cm
28
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

190 cm
34
222 lbs
21 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone moves into the clinch.

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

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Freeman trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Freeman is defending well.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Stone is looking for a kimura but Freeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.
Freeman is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Freeman actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone is keen to just control but Freeman is a slippery customer.
Freeman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Freeman defends it well.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Freeman looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.
Freeman trying to control from the bottom.

Stone is working for a submission of some sort.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Freeman is not content to let Stone control the position.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Stone scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Freeman is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to sweep but Stone has passed to side control!
Freeman tries to bench press Stone off him but Stone keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone lands some shots froms side control.
Stone is working Freeman over with some ground and pound from side control.

Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman is looking to regain half guard here but Stone keeps moving and retains side control.

Stone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freeman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Freeman prevents Stone from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman is trying to improve his position.

Stone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freeman, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stann Stone 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.

Freeman misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.

Freeman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.

Freeman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Freeman, into his guard.

Stone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Freeman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stone has managed to get both his arms back between Freeman's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.

Freeman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Stann Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Freeman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Freeman has escaped and now he's on top!

Stone has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Freeman has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Stone pulls guard.
Stone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Freeman!
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Stone tries to control but Freeman wriggling away.
Stone is landing with some decent strikes but Freeman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with some strikes.
Stone cracks Freeman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Freeman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Freeman is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Freeman tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control.

Stone is working for a guillotine from mount but Freeman frees his head quite easily.
Freeman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Freeman defends it well.

Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.

Stone seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Freeman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stann Stone!
Stann Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.