PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freeman
vs
Plouman

190 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
194 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Mohito Fightwear
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Freeman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Freeman checks a leg kick.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Plouman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plouman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Plouman gets tackled into the cage by Freeman. Freeman maintains the clinch.
Plouman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Plouman.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Plouman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plouman's defenses.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plouman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plouman lands with a short shot to the head.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Plouman avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Plouman.
Plouman is stalling here.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plouman is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Plouman fails to land.
Plouman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plouman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plouman misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman controlling the action here for a moment.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman tries to break free but Freeman pushes him back against the cage.
Plouman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Plouman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plouman is looking to control Freeman's arms but Freeman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plouman has his back to the cage.
Plouman tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Freeman has Plouman pressed against the cage, preventing Plouman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.
Plouman working aggressively here.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 blocking some punches.
Freeman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.
Plouman is trying to break the clinch but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plouman avoids it.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Plouman avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plouman is defending well for now.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but Plouman improves position.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plouman up against the cage.
Plouman swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plouman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Plouman won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Plouman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plouman misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plouman dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Plouman blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Plouman lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freeman taking a breather.
Freeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plouman misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Plouman tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Plouman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plouman lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Freeman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Plouman lands with an overhand left.
Plouman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Plouman is out of range.
Plouman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freeman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Plouman.
Plouman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plouman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Freeman lands with a right hand.
Freeman tries to land a leg kick but Plouman saw it coming and moves away.
Plouman looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Plouman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Freeman has managed to clinch.
Plouman blocking some punches.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Plouman.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freeman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Freeman being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Plouman can't break the clinch.
Freeman misses with a knee to the head.
Plouman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Plouman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Plouman tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plouman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plouman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Plouman throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
A head punch on the inside from Plouman fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Plouman.
Freeman lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plouman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plouman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plouman is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Plouman back against the cage.
Gavin Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freeman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Plouman blocks with his arms.
Freeman working Plouman over with knees to the body.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plouman can do to turn this around?
Plouman has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Plouman throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Freeman misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.
Plouman tries to stall but Freeman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman lands a body punch.
Plouman blocks an uppercut.
Freeman working Plouman over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Plouman.
Freeman misses with a knee to the head.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Plouman trying to control the position but instead, Freeman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plouman into the cage.
Plouman pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plouman.
Plouman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Plouman breaks from the clinch.
Plouman misses with a looping right.
Plouman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plouman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Freeman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Plouman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Freeman is out of range.
Plouman avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Freeman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Plouman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plouman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Freeman.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Plouman moved out of range nicely.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Plouman's shoulder, as Plouman tries to avoid the shot.
Plouman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Freeman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plouman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freeman checks it well.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Plouman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plouman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Freeman is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plouman lands a lovely overhand right.
Plouman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Freeman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plouman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman lands with a nice combination. Plouman backs away looking to recover.
Plouman throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plouman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Freeman.
Nice defenses there by Plouman.
Freeman misses with a left hand
and Plouman counters with a straight right hand.
Plouman throws an off balance right hand
and Freeman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Plouman misses.
Freeman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Plouman tries to work over Freeman's front leg with a kick but Freeman checks it.
Freeman is looking to counter the offense by Plouman and move into the clinch.
Plouman lands with a right hand.
Plouman misses with a straight right.
Rocky Plouman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Plouman.
Plouman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plouman there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freeman checks it well.
Freeman checks a leg kick.
Plouman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Freeman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plouman's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Plouman misses.
Plouman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plouman throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Plouman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freeman motions for Plouman to come forward. Freeman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Plouman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plouman duly obliges.
Plouman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Plouman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plouman motions for Freeman to come forward. Plouman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plouman throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.

Freeman clinches with his opponent.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Plouman is blocking nicely.
Plouman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plouman is defending well for now.
Rocky Plouman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plouman prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Plouman.
A short right from Freeman.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Plouman tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Freeman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plouman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman misses with a punch on the inside.
Plouman tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Plouman back against the cage.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Freeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freeman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plouman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plouman throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Gavin Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plouman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freeman throws an elbow that misses.
Plouman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
Freeman prevents Plouman from breaking the clinch.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plouman can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gavin Freeman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freeman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Freeman!
A less than humble Gavin Freeman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.