PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dear penis song . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ho
vs
Freitas

175 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freitas. That did some damage!
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho blocks a head kick by Freitas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho.
Freitas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Freitas moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho cracks Freitas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho lands a head kick!
Freitas tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freitas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freitas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Ho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Freitas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho lands with a shot to the body.
Freitas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freitas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho with a nice cross.

Freitas instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Freitas jumps guard and drags Ho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ho stands and steps away. Freitas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Freitas wants to clinch but Ho slips to the side
and Ho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phat Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freitas tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Ho throws a head kick but Freitas moves out of range.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Freitas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freitas tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
As Freitas backs away, Ho returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Freitas closes the distance but Ho moves to the side
and Ho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freitas thinking.
Freitas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho lands a nice hook to Freitas's body. Freitas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Freitas.
Ho scores with a jab.
Ho stuns Freitas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freitas's sensitive parts.
Freitas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho throws a leg kick which misses Freitas's front leg but catches the back leg as Freitas tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freitas's sensitive parts.

Freitas rushes Ho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ho misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freitas.
Freitas taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Freitas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho lands with a shot to the body.
Ho scores with a leg kick.
Freitas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freitas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freitas moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ho feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Freitas tries to move into range but Ho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Freitas takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Freitas just manages to avoid it.
Ho scores with a leg kick.
Ho works Freitas's body with a nice hook.
Freitas tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Freitas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Freitas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freitas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Ho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Freitas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Ho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Freitas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho scores with a leg kick.
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freitas can do to turn this around?
Ho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho.
Ho slaps away a takedown attempt from Freitas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freitas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho.
Freitas tries to clinch up.
Ho throws a shot to the body.
Ho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho cracks Freitas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freitas's hands.
Freitas tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freitas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho slaps away a takedown attempt from Freitas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freitas is breathing heavily.
Freitas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freitas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho scores with the left hand. Freitas knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho. That's going to slow Freitas down.
Freitas misses with a two punch combination.
Freitas is looking to clinch.
Freitas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phat Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freitas in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freitas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freitas tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Freitas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho lands a jab to Freitas's midsection.
Freitas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Freitas scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho.
Freitas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Ho tenderised Freitas's leg. Freitas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Freitas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
Freitas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freitas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ho lands an overhand right.
Freitas moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freitas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Freitas gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Freitas prevents a body shot from Ho.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freitas trying to control the position but instead, Ho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freitas into the cage.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Freitas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freitas blocking some punches.
Freitas is trying to push Ho away but Ho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Freitas blocking some punches.

Freitas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freitas with a poor takedown
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Phat Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Freitas.
Ho pushes Freitas away with a front kick.
That kick from Ho tenderised Freitas's leg. Freitas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freitas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freitas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho.
Nice straight punches there by Ho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho.
Ho connects with a right hand. Freitas shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Ho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good shot there by Ho.
Freitas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho as he jumps to the side.
Freitas throws a big shot that misses.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Freitas.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Freitas's defenses.
Ho lands with a nice body punch.
Freitas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Freitas off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freitas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho cracks the inside of Freitas's front leg.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Freitas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freitas is looking to clinch.
Ho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Ho tenderised Freitas's leg. Freitas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Freitas moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho is looking to slow Freitas down with leg kicks.
Freitas tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Freitas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freitas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freitas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho scores with a nice body kick.
Freitas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ho swivels and escapes.
Ho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freitas eats them both and turns towards Ho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho tests Freitas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho scores with a head kick.
Ho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freitas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freitas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho to score with a decent uppercut.
Freitas tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Ho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freitas.
Freitas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Freitas. Freitas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho with a jab.
Ho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freitas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Freitas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for Freitas with that takedown attempt.
Phat Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Freitas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freitas's calf.
Ho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freitas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freitas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho.
Freitas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freitass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Ho lands but Freitas takes it in his stride.
Ho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Freitas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Freitas off balance momentarily.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho lands with a right hand.
Ho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freitas.
Ho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phat Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho stuffs the takedown.
Freitas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Freitas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcelo Freitas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Ho!
After winning the bout, Phat Ho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.