PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Neljaseiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Freeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aku Neljaseiska could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seb Freeth's chin.

Neljaseiska
vs
Freeth

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aku Neljaseiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Freeth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neljaseiska shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neljaseiska showed some decent athleticism there.
Neljaseiska wants to stand up but Freeth has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neljaseiska is thwarting Freeth's attempts to control the position.
Neljaseiska performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freeth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freeth trying to keep a closed guard but Neljaseiska is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neljaseiska stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeth fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neljaseiska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Freeth gets a clinch.
Freeth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Freeth scores with a knee to the head.
Freeth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neljaseiska is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aku Neljaseiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Freeth.
Neljaseiska takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freeth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neljaseiska's face.
Neljaseiska is breathing heavily.
Freeth scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freeth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeth is trying to drag Neljaseiska to the mat but Neljaseiska just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freeth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neljaseiska is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neljaseiska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neljaseiska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeth.

Freeth tightens his grip and picks Neljaseiska up, before dumping him to the ground. Neljaseiska manages to land in guard.
Neljaseiska keeping moving, preventing Freeth from controlling successfully.
Neljaseiska wants to stand up but Freeth is controlling him.

Freeth drops back looking for a leg! Neljaseiska is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neljaseiska manages to kick Freeth off! Freeth jumps back into Neljaseiska's guard.
Freeth forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeth is trying to control the action in half guard but Neljaseiska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Freeth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neljaseiska tries to roll over but Freeth keeps him under control.

Freeth maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Neljaseiska could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Freeth has cracked it and Neljaseiska is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Freeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seb Freeth!
Our winner, Seb Freeth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.