PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freeman
vs
Ruggiero

190 cm
24
269 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
32
223 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a leg kick but Ruggiero checks it.

Ruggiero moves into range and clinches up with Freeman.
A short uppercut from Ruggiero.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Freeman wants to break free but Ruggiero has control.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike.
Freeman can't get the takedown.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
A short right from Freeman.

It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruggiero controls his hands.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Ruggiero prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Freeman.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruggiero takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruggiero instigates a clinch.
Freeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruggiero looking to stall.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Ruggiero controls the action.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruggiero controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Freeman.
Ruggiero lands an elbow inside.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruggiero blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Ruggiero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Freeman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
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!
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Freeman tries to work over Ruggiero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Freeman.
Ruggiero prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Freeman tries a body shot but Ruggiero blocks it.
Ruggiero prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman tries to work over Ruggiero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruggiero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruggiero.
Freeman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freeman misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Freeman.
Ruggiero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruggiero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freeman misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Ruggiero controls the action.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruggiero throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Freeman lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freeman.
Freeman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruggiero backwards.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruggiero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.

Freeman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Ruggiero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruggiero closes the distance but Freeman moves to the side
and Freeman counters with a solid body kick.
Freeman scores with a hook to the body. Ruggiero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freeman lands a jab to the head.
Freeman is looking to slow Ruggiero down with leg kicks.
Freeman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruggiero is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Freeman. Beautiful body shot.
Freeman lands a nice shot that snaps Ruggiero's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Ruggiero does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ruggiero tries to sprawl but Freeman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Freeman controlling the action here.
Ruggiero is breathing heavily.
Freeman moves into full mount! Ruggiero won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Freeman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ruggiero for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Huey Freeman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ruggiero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruggiero tries to clinch
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ruggiero drives through and clinches with Freeman against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huey Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Ruggiero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero working aggressively here.
Ruggiero blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman lands a right hand.
Ruggiero misses with a body punch.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Ruggiero keeps him there for the moment.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Ruggiero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruggiero looking to stall.
Freeman trying to stall but Ruggiero improves his position.
Freeman tries to work over Ruggiero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruggiero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Freeman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruggiero can turn it around.
Ruggiero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman prevents a body shot from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Freeman.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Freeman.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freeman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruggiero controls his hands.
Freeman pushes Ruggiero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman tries a body shot but Ruggiero blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Ruggiero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Freeman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruggiero. That did some damage!
Ruggiero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruggiero looks to clinch

and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ruggiero is rocked!
Freeman is pressing down on Ruggiero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruggiero is holding on for now.
Freeman slows the pace down in half guard.
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!
Ruggiero is trying to stand back up but Freeman is controlling him
Ruggiero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ruggiero is trying is best to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Huey Freeman.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Freeman moves out of range.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Freeman looks for the body kick but Ruggiero saw that one coming.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero moves to clinch but Freeman breaks away

and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Freeman takes a little break here. Ruggiero wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruggiero struggling a bit here.
Ruggiero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Huey Freeman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruggiero moves away.
Ruggiero darts in trying to clinch
and Freeman counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Vinny Ruggiero's cut even more.

Ruggiero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huey Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a right hand.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruggiero can do to turn this around?
Ruggiero prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman lands a left hand.
Freeman working aggressively here.
Ruggiero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freeman is keeping busy.
Freeman wants a takedown.
Ruggiero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman trying to stall but Ruggiero improves his position.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman lands a body punch.
Freeman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruggiero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinny Ruggiero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freeman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
After the big win, Huey Freeman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Divinity 160Q for $150 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.