PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Vai te Pegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Freire told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vai te Pegar
vs
Freire

198 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Vai te Pegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Freire!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vai te Pegar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Freire looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vai te Pegar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vai te Pegar wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Vai te Pegar throwing strikes but missing.
Vai te Pegar wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Vai te Pegar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vai te Pegar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vai te Pegar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vai te Pegar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vai te Pegar trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
Vai te Pegar controlling from the top position.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Fred Vai te Pegar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Freire tries to clinch there but Vai te Pegar circles away.
Vai te Pegar circles away from the clinch attempt.

Vai te Pegar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vai te Pegar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vai te Pegar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freire wants to stand up but Vai te Pegar is controlling him.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vai te Pegar trying to control the position from guard on top but Freire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vai te Pegar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vai te Pegar chips away with some ground and pound.
Vai te Pegar thows a big elbow that misses.
Vai te Pegar wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Vai te Pegar is looking to work some ground and pound but Freire has wrist control.

That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vai te Pegar trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Vai te Pegar darts in and clinches Freire up against the cage.

Vai te Pegar manages to break the clinch.
Vai te Pegar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vai te Pegar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vai te Pegar lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Vai te Pegar dominated that round.
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.

Vai te Pegar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.

Vai te Pegar decides to stand back up. Vai te Pegar steps back and let's Freire get back to his feet.

Vai te Pegar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vai te Pegar showed some decent athleticism there.
Vai te Pegar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Freire is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Vai te Pegar.
Vai te Pegar moves to back control.

Vai te Pegar is persistently looking for the submission but Freire is defending it well.
Vai te Pegar is looking to control Freire but Freire is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Freire defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Freire is trapped and Vai te Pegar is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Vai te Pegar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Freire has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Freire looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vai te Pegar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vai te Pegar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Vai te Pegar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Freire doesn't escape.

Vai te Pegar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Vai te Pegar working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Vai te Pegar has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Freire has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Vai te Pegar somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Vai te Pegar is looking to control Freire but Freire is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Vai te Pegar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vai te Pegar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vai te Pegar cracks Freire with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vai te Pegar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Freire is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vai te Pegar looking to control but Freire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Freire tries to control Vai te Pegar's body but Vai te Pegar pushes him off. Freire squirms to his side and now Vai te Pegar has his back!
Freire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vai te Pegar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Freire looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vai te Pegar.
Freire is covering up but some of the strikes from Vai te Pegar are getting through and doing damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vai te Pegar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Vai te Pegar is looking to control Freire but Freire is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Freire won't enjoy being in this position. Vai te Pegar looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Freire is tapping - it's over boys! Vai te Pegar picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fred Vai te Pegar!