PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Freire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferrari
vs
Freire

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcio Freire!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ferrari instigates a clinch.
Freire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferrari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Freire managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Freire blocks the elbow strike.
Ferrari throws a punch but it's blocked by Freire.
Freire managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Ferrari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferrari trying to stall but Freire improves his position.
Freire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freire stalls.
Ferrari trying to land knees to the body.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freire is keeping busy.

Freire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freire rushes Ferrari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Freire.

Freire jumps into guard, dragging Ferrari to the mat.
Freire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Freire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Freire stands up from half guard.

Freire has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Freire.

Freire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire cracks Ferrari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Ferrari has Freire up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Ferrari on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Freire pulls guard effortlessly.
Freire looking for a sweep. Not yet Freire, not yet.
Freire managing to control the position.
Freire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Freire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferrari being controlled here momentarily.
Freire working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ferrari drives through and clinches with Freire against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freire blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Ferrari lands with a short shot to the head.
Freire is looking to take this one to the mat.
Enzo Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Freire.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Ferrari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.

Freire gets control of Ferrari's arms and successfully pulls guard. Freire will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Freire has control of Ferrari's left arm, preventing Ferrari from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcio Freire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Freire circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Freire moves out of range.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Freire moves away
and Freire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Freire closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferrari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Freire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch but Freire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferrari wants to clinch but Freire slips to the side
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Freire drives through and clinches with Ferrari against the cage.
Ferrari has Freire pressed against the cage, preventing Freire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Freire pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferrari defends well.

Freire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferrari is aware though and is defending well.

Freire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferrari is looking to stand up but Freire won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Freire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Freire is avoiding it.
Freire misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ferrari drives through and clinches with Freire against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freire wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferrari won't allow it.
Ferrari is pushing Freire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Freire is trying to pull guard but Ferrari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Freire pulls guard successfully.
Freire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to stand up but Freire won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freire trying to control the position.
Freire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Freire is working an open guard so Ferrari takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Freire misses with the combination.

Ferrari clinches with his opponent.
Freire is trying to break the clinch but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire wants to break free but Ferrari has control.
A short right from Ferrari on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freire.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferrari.
Freire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Enzo Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Freire.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari looking to stall.
Freire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferrari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Freire up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrari is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcio Freire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Freire pushes him off.

Freire has Ferrari up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari is looking to control Freire's arms but Freire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferrari has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enzo Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking to clinch.

Freire pushes Ferrari up against the cage in a clinch.
Freire can't get the takedown.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freire is defending well for now.

Freire pulls guard successfully.
Freire throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Marcio Freire has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferrari wants to stand but Freire is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freire has his feet on Ferrari's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Ferrari moves into range and clinches up with Freire.
Freire lands a left hand.
Enzo Ferrari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari lands a right hand.

Freire pulls guard successfully.
Ferrari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Freire on the ground.

Freire has his feet on Ferrari's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Freire is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freire defends well and Ferrari ends up having to push Freire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Freire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Ferrari scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freire is keeping busy.

Freire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freire fails with the takedown.
As Freire tries to get set, Ferrari tries to push him back and clinch up but Freire manages to avoid the attempt.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freire swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freire instigates a clinch.

Freire successfully pulls guard.

Freire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferrari defends well.

Ferrari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Freire, up you get!
Ferrari doesn't manage to clinch there - Freire circles away.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ferrari with a body shot.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Freire moves out of range.

Freire tries to keep at a distance but Ferrari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferrari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freire is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freire up against the cage.
Ferrari lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freire fails to pull guard.
Enzo Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Freire.
Ferrari is looking to control Freire's arms but Freire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferrari has his back to the cage.

Freire decides to pull guard.
Ferrari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freire's guard.

Ferrari stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enzo Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcio Freire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Freire is avoiding it.
Freire takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcio Freire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Freire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Marcio Freire!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Marcio Freire!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Marcio Freire!

Marcio Freire wins by unanimous decision!