PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freese
vs
Richards

199 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
251 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Freese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Richards!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freese misses with a hook.
Freese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freese takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
Freese misses with a series of wild punches.
Freese misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freese misses with the combination.
Freese misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freese blocks the body kick.
Freese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Freese misses the shot to the body.
Freese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Freese misses.
A punch combination from Freese misses.
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freese avoids it really well and circles away.
Freese scores with a jab to the head.
Freese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freese connects with a single shot there.
Freese lands a with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richards.
Freese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Freese swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Freese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Richards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freese throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Freese throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Freese.
Freese misses with a wild combination.
Freese lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Richards is trying desperately to land a takedown but Freese is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Richards.
Freese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freese fails to land with a series of punches.

Richards drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freese keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Freese wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freese wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards advances to half guard.
Richards wants to free his trapped foot but Freese is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Richards forces Freese back against the cage and clinches.
Richards is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Freese gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards wants a takedown.
Richards looks gassed!
Richards prevents Freese from breaking the clinch.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freese prevents it.
Richards fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freese working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Freese dominated that round.
That's time! Freese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Richards dodges the punch combination from Freese.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Freese.
Nice sprawl there from Freese as Richards shoots in.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Freese misses with a combination

and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Freese shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Freese just stands there and leans against the cage.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Richards.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Freese fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Freese looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese throws a left and a right that both miss

and Richards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Freese is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Freese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freese wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Freese keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Richards scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freese is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to ground and pound but Freese is blocking nicely.
Freese is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freese is looking to escape.
Freese is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards looking to control but Freese is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Richards there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Richards content just to control the position here.

Richards has control of Freese's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Freese regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Richards is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Freese has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Freese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Richards ducks under a wild hook from Freese.
Freese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Freese tries to keep at a distance but Richards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards tries for a takedown. No joy.

Richards gets control of Freese's arms and successfully pulls guard. Richards will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freese wants to stand but Richards is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freese has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richards is proving hard to escape from.

Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freese is looking to stand up but Richards won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freese looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Freese.
Freese lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Freese swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freese misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louis Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freese throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freese throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Freese.
Freese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Freese.
Louis Freese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freese misses with a two punch combination.
Louis Freese is winning the standup battle so far.
Freese getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freese throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Freese throws a left and a right that both miss

and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards wants a takedown.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Richards.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Freese's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Richards lands a takedown into guard.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Freese is retaining full guard.
Richards wants to control from the top but Freese keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richards is controlling him.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards trying to control but Freese is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Freese showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freese has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Louis Freese!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Louis Freese!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Louis Freese!

Louis Freese wins by unanimous decision!