PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 1514 p4p, 1431 weight class) and Gregor Frieberg (ranked 196 p4p, 186 weight class). Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Frieberg

194 cm
22
220
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
212
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Frieberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Frieberg ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones throws a hook but Frieberg avoids it easily.
Frieberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Frieberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Frieberg.
Frieberg moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Frieberg's defenses.
Jones cracks Frieberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg takes one to the side of the head.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Frieberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frieberg.
Frieberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control.
Frieberg is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Frieberg has managed to sneak the leg through.

Frieberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frieberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frieberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frieberg tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones's coaches at Shut Up & Train! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jones tries to kick Frieberg off but Frieberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frieberg passes to full mount!

Frieberg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Frieberg wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Frieberg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieberg is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg dominating with strikes here.
Frieberg avoids the attempt from Jones to control.

Frieberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frieberg lands a big elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frieberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Frieberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frieberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frieberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Frieberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frieberg unloading with bombs!

Frieberg looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to control but Frieberg is having none of it.

Frieberg is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Frieberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frieberg dominating with strikes here.
Frieberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Frieberg wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Frieberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Frieberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frieberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frieberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Jones bucks Frieberg off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Frieberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frieberg.

Frieberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Frieberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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

Frieberg seems to be looking for submissions.

Frieberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frieberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Gregor Frieberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frieberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frieberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frieberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frieberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is staying active underneath Frieberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is looking to escape.

Frieberg is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Frieberg is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Frieberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Frieberg seems to be looking for submissions.
Frieberg is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frieberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frieberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Frieberg in his half guard.
Frieberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Frieberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Frieberg working some strikes from top position.
Frieberg looking to pass the guard.
Frieberg lands a couple of elbows.
Frieberg is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frieberg is controlling him.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frieberg wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Frieberg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frieberg defends it easily.
Frieberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frieberg trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Frieberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones wants to sweep here but Frieberg controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frieberg postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Frieberg with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Frieberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones throws a right hand that Frieberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Frieberg also avoids with ease.
Frieberg slips under a jab from Jones.

Frieberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Frieberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Frieberg is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frieberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Frieberg stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frieberg prevents Jones from escaping the position.

Frieberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones regains half guard there - taking advantage of Frieberg's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frieberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Frieberg sits in half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones tries to kick Frieberg off but Frieberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frieberg connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Frieberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Frieberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jones is rocked!
Frieberg lands a big elbow - Jones is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Frieberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Frieberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregor Frieberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.