PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West-Only One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Weber
vs
Freitas

152 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Freitas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weber has closed the distance and engaged Freitas in a clinch.
Freitas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Freitas is trying to break the clinch but Weber is controlling him.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but Freitas has double underhooks.
Freitas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freitas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Freitas tries to circle away but Weber has him pinned against the cage.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freitas has him pressed against the cage.
Weber is looking for a takedown.
Weber lands a nice uppercut.
Weber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Freitas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freitas throws a right and a left that Weber avoids nicely.

Weber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Weber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber is landing with some decent strikes but Freitas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Weber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Freitas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weber is landing with some decent strikes but Freitas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Weber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weber looking to finish Freitas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Freitas!
Freitas is in a horrible position here. Weber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Weber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weber unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weber breaks from Freitas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Weber with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Weber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Freitas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Weber pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Freitas is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Freitas is still in real trouble! Can Weber finish him?
Weber lands a heavy elbow.
Weber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Weber 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.
Weber unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Freitas wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Weber celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Weber!
Jack Weber made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I don't get ready I stay ready I'm the best in the world every single day of the year including July 11th '.