PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MMA Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MMA Tycoon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Freire
vs
Tycoon

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MMA Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freire.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses.
Freire shoots for a double leg takedown but Tycoon sprawls well. He's pushed Freire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denis Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tycoon as Freire shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tycoon rushes Freire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freire wants a takedown.
Tycoon misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tycoon.
Tycoon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tycoon lands a nice knee to the body.
Tycoon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Freire fails to pull guard.
Freire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tycoon landing knees to the body.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Tycoon effectively controlling the action here.
Tycoon misses with a knee strike.
Tycoon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tycoon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tycoon smiles and moves away.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses.

Tycoon has managed to clinch.
Freire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tycoon scores a nice knee to the body.
Freire blocks the elbow strike.
Tycoon stalling.
Freire managing to block the knees to the body from Tycoon.
Tycoon lands an elbow just above Freire 's eye.
Tycoon prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands an elbow inside.
Freire is trying to drag Tycoon to the mat but Tycoon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tycoon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tycoon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tycoon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tycoon 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.
Tycoon receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by MMA Tycoon.
Freire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire tries to clinch

and Tycoon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freire looking for a takedown.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tycoon walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tycoon.

Tycoon closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon just leaning against Freire, taking a breather.
Tycoon lands an elbow inside.
Freire takes an elbow to the temple.
Tycoon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tycoon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freire tries to pull guard but Tycoon won't allow it.
Tycoon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tycoon lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MMA Tycoon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freire tries for a takedown but Tycoon circles away easily
and Tycoon counters with a leg kick.

Tycoon clinches up with Freire and pushes him back against the cage.
Tycoon has Freire pressed against the cage.
Tycoon looking to throw knees to the head but Freire is blocking nicely.
Freire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tycoon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tycoon 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tycoon lands an elbow inside that Freire shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tycoon trying to land knees to the body.
Freire jumps guard but Tycoon stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tycoon just leaning against Freire, taking a breather.
Tycoon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freire avoids the damage to the body.
Tycoon tries to land a knee to the head but Freire blocks with his arms.
Freire tries to pull guard but Tycoon holds him up against the cage and eventually Freire drops back down to his feet.
Tycoon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tycoon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freire fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tycoon connects with a knee to the head.
Tycoon misses with a knee strike.
Tycoon blocks a body shot from Freire.
Tycoon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tycoon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freire tries to pull guard but Tycoon won't allow it.
Freire takes an elbow to the temple.
Freire has Tycoon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tycoon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tycoon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Freire up against the cage.
Tycoon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freire tries to score a body lock takedown but Tycoon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tycoon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freire is working for takedown but Tycoon is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon leaning against his opponent.
Freire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tycoon prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tycoon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tycoon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tycoon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tycoon.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tycoon walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tycoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freire has a takedown stuffed.

Freire tries to keep at a distance but Tycoon has taken the fight into the clinch.

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.
Tycoon lands a damaging elbow.
Freire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tycoon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tycoon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tycoon stalling in the clinch.
Tycoon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tycoon lands a nice knee to the body.
Tycoon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tycoon effectively controlling the action here.
Tycoon with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tycoon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freire jumps guard but Tycoon stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MMA Tycoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tycoon is looking to clinch but Freire is avoiding it.
Freire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denis Freire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tycoon tries to clinch up but Freire circles away and keeps his distance.
Tycoon wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.

Tycoon forces Freire back against the cage and clinches.
Freire fails to pull guard.
Freire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tycoon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tycoon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freire avoiding damage as Tycoon throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tycoon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MMA Tycoon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tycoon prevents the takedown attempt.
Tycoon landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon avoiding damage.
Tycoon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tycoon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tycoon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tycoon smiles and moves away.

Tycoon has Freire up against the cage in a clinch.
Tycoon stalling against the cage.
Tycoon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freire tries to pull guard but Tycoon holds him up against the cage and eventually Freire drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a nice knee to the body.
Tycoon lands an elbow just above Freire 's eye.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Tycoon to work.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tycoon walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tycoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Freire circles away.
Tycoon dodges the punch combination from Freire.
Tycoon tries to clinch there but Freire circles away.
Freire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire fails with the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a nice kick to the body.

Freire drives through and clinches with Tycoon against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tycoon.
Tycoon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freire blocks it with crossed arms.
Freire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tycoon avoiding damage.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tycoon looking to throw knees to the head but Freire is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tycoon controlling the action here for a moment.
Freire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tycoon.
Freire fails to pull guard.
Tycoon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freire.
MMA Tycoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freire has Tycoon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tycoon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tycoon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freire.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tycoon.
Denis Freire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tycoon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
MMA Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tycoon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MMA Tycoon!