PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Adbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gordon Freeman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gordon Freeman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Freeman
vs
Adbo

170 cm
24
149 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
157 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Adbo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adbo throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adbo lands a two punch combo.
Freeman throws a body punch but Adbo moves out of range.
Adbo scores with a punch to the head.
Adbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adbo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adbo manages to avoid it.
Adbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Freeman counter with a right hand.
Adbo takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Freeman is looking to slow Adbo down with leg kicks.
Freeman lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adbo.
Freeman is looking to slow Adbo down with leg kicks.
Freeman tries to bum rush Adbo with a series of wild strikes but Adbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman scores with a hook to the body. Adbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
A shot to the body from Adbo misses
and Freeman counters with a one-two to the body.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adbo.
Mohamed Adbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Freeman is looking to wear down Adbo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adbo misses with a combination
and Freeman counters with a thumping low kick.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adbo.
Adbo misses with an uppercut.
Adbo ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman slips a straight right by Adbo.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
Adbo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adbo loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo misses with a two punch combination.
Adbo throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adbo avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Adbo throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Adbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Adbo.
Adbo scores with a hook.
Adbo throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Adbo.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adbo manages to avoid it.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adbo loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Adbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freeman throws a poor cross that misses
and Adbo counters with a straight right hand.
Freeman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adbo throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adbo throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Freeman misses.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adbo as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Adbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Freeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freeman scores with a jab to the body.
Adbo misses with a double jab.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adbo misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman misses with a hook. Adbo ducked under it nicely.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. Adbo saw that one coming.
Adbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adbo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a hook. Adbo ducked under it nicely.
Adbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman defending well as Adbo loads up on a big left hand.
Adbo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 Adbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Freeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adbo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Adbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman misses with a right hand
and Adbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adbo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman defending well as Adbo loads up on a big left hand.
Adbo throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Jab by Adbo.
Freeman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adbo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Adbo misses with an uppercut. Freeman saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mohamed Adbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Freeman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Freeman drops his hands momentarily and Adbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adbo stalks Freeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freeman's face. Freeman staggers backwards, shaken.
Adbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adbo.
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Adbo cracks Freeman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adbo takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Adbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Adbo's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adbo keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Adbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Freeman throws a strike but Adbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adbo wanted to stand there but Freeman had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adbo is one step ahead there.
Freeman wants to stand but Adbo is controlling the position.
Adbo tries to stand but Freeman is controlling from the bottom.
Adbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freeman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Adbo controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Adbo.
Adbo looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
Adbo misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Adbo. Those never looked like landing.
Adbo misses with a right hand

and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Freeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adbo pushes Freeman off looking to stand but Freeman dives back in and keeps control.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adbo keeps working.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freeman.
Freeman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Freeman seems content to control.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman drops an elbow to the side of Adbo's head.
Adbo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman thows a huge punch but Adbo dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Freeman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adbo throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adbo misses with a looping left.
Freeman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Adbo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adbo.
Adbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Freeman staying calm.
Gordon Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Freeman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adbo down.
Adbo tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Freeman throws a strike aimed at the side of Adbo's head but Adbo avoids it well.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Adbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adbo defending against the ground and pound.
Adbo defending against the ground and pound.
Freeman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Freeman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Freeman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Adbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Freeman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Freeman tries to score with some ground and pound. Adbo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Freeman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Freeman working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman wants to control but Adbo is keeping him busy.
Freeman in side control, throwing shots but Adbo defends.
Freeman trying to control the action but Adbo is working from the bottom.
Adbo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freeman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adbo is trying to buck Freeman off.
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Adbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Adbo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Adbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Freeman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Adbo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Freeman connects with a decent elbow.
Freeman controlling from side mount.
Freeman prevents Adbo from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Freeman!
After winning the bout, Gordon Freeman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.