PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Freeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacho Libre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Freeley
vs
Libre

180 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Freeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nacho Libre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeley misses with a takedown
and Libre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nacho Libre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Libre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Libre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Libre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeley won't allow Libre to pass to mount.
Libre working over Freeley with some ground and pound. Freeley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Libre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Libre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Libre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Libre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Libre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Freeley taking some punishment here, with Libre in his half guard.
Libre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Libre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Freeley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Libre on the ground.
Libre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Libre winds up and cracks Freeley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Libre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Libre raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Libre landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Libre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Libre might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre with the ground and pound from mount.
Libre landing punches.
Libre lands with some strikes.
Libre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Libre controlling the pace for now.
Libre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Freeley?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Libre lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeley regains half guard.
Freeley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Libre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Libre looks to land a strike but Freeley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Libre stands up over Freeley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Libre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Libre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Freeley is trying to keep Libre in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Libre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Libre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Libre lands an elbow.
Libre is looking to take a break and control but Freeley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Libre grinds an elbow into Freeley's temple.
Freeley is not content to let Libre control the position.
Libre working the head with strikes.
Libre just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre cracks Freeley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Libre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Libre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Libre lands a decent elbow from side control.
Libre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Libre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Libre is chipping away with strikes.
Libre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Libre scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Libre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee asks Libre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Libre prefers to stall for the moment though.
Libre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Freeley!
Libre lands a heavy elbow.
Libre controlling from mount.
Libre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre with shots to the head and body - Freeley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Libre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Libre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Libre is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Freeley is rocked!
Nacho Libre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Libre unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Freeley wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Libre celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nacho Libre!