PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freire
vs
Hood

166 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Gilop®

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood slips under a jab.

Hood gets a double leg takedown into Freire's guard.
Freire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hood drops back, looking for a kneebar! Freire looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Freire looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Freire!
Freire tries to score with some ground and pound. Hood controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hood is looking to reverse the position.
Freire wants to stand but Hood is controlling his arm.
Hood is trying to improve his position.
Freire grinds an elbow into Hood's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freire in side control, throwing shots but Hood defends.
Freire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hood on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood is trying to control Freire's posture but Freire avoids it.
Hood manages to get back to half guard.
Freire trying to control the action but Hood is working from the bottom.
Freire trying to mount his opponent but Hood defends it.
Hood trying to control here.

Hood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freire is looking to stall here but Hood recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Freire drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hood!
Freire regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hood's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freire trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Hood is working for a submission of some sort.
Hood trying to control from half guard but Freire is working away.
Freire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Hood is trying to work for a kimura but Freire is defending well.
Freire trying to control but Hood postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Freire is in trouble now - Hood has advanced to mount!
Hood controlling the position easily from mount.
Hood moves to the back position.

Freire defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hood looking for a guillotine here but Freire defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Hood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Freire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
Freire misses with a straight left.
Freire throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Jab by Freire.
Patricio Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Freire lands a left and a right that send Hood crashing to the mat, dazed. Freire thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hood is rocked!
Hood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freire.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freire throws a combination that misses

and Hood counters with a single leg into guard. Freire didn't expect that.
Freire wants to get back to his feet but Hood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hood trying to move into half guard but instead Freire has managed to sweep!
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire trying to control the position from guard on top but Hood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freire postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Freire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freire wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Hood trying to control the position here.
Freire sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patricio Freire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hood shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freire.

That has opened up Robin Hood's cut even more.
Nice jab there from Freire.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patricio Freire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freire misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Freire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freire.
Freire swings widly with a right hand

and Hood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hood wants to pass the guard but Freire is defending well.
Hood is keen to just control but Freire is a slippery customer.

Hood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Freire kicks off Hood and gets to his feet.
Freire is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Freire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Hood with that takedown attempt.
Freire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Freire misses.
Hood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Freire's waist but Freire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hood off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Freire misses the target.
Freire misses with the combination.
Freire throws a lazy right hand but Hood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freire scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Freire misses with a double jab.
Patricio Freire is winning the standup battle so far.
Hood shoots for a takedown but Freire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patricio Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Hood.
Freire connects with a right hand. Hood shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Patricio Freire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Freire.
Hood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Freire sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freire.
Freire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire throws out a loose jab but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freire throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Freire does no damage.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freire avoids it really well and circles away.
Hood shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood slips a jab from Freire.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Freire!