PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zina Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Henrique Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freitas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It . Zina Ronaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ronaldo
vs
Henrique Freitas

187 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zina Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Henrique Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronaldo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Freitas keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
Freitas working a defensive guard but Ronaldo manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freitas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ronaldo trying to control the action but Freitas is working from the bottom.
Freitas wants to control but Ronaldo postures up.

Ronaldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freitas has escaped the position, nice work there.

Ronaldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Freitas tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas wants to get back to his feet but Ronaldo drags him back down.
Ronaldo working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ronaldo tries for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Freitas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ronaldo's best efforts.
Ronaldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Freitas trying to control but Ronaldo postures up.
Freitas wants to improve his position but Ronaldo is controlling well.

Ronaldo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freitas trying to hold on to Ronaldo's head to control him but Ronaldo postures up.

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.
Ronaldo prevents Freitas from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ronaldo has a takedown stuffed.
Freitas lands a high kick!
Sergio Henrique Freitas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Freitas rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.

Freitas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freitas tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Freitas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Freitas takes the fight into the clinch.

Freitas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Freitas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ronaldo won't allow Freitas to get back to his feet.
Ronaldo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo has gone for a leg lock! Freitas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ronaldo's guard.
Freitas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Freitas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freitas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Freitas wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.

Freitas drops back looking for a leg! Ronaldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ronaldo manages to kick Freitas off! Freitas jumps back into Ronaldo's guard.
Freitas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ronaldo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Freitas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ronaldo's guard.
Freitas prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Ronaldo is working hard here to advance position.

Freitas is trying to work for a kimura but Ronaldo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zina Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Freitas wants to clinch.
Freitas tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Freitas circles away easily
and Freitas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Freitas scores with a head kick.
Freitas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zina Ronaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freitas lands a head kick!

Freitas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freitas smiles and moves away.
Ronaldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zina Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freitas lands with a kick to the temple. Ronaldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas tries to clinch up.

Freitas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Freitas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronaldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freitas scoring with some ground and pound.

Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Freitas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ronaldo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Freitas's back instead.

Ronaldo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Freitas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ronaldo is throwing strikes by Freitas counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Freitas regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freitas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freitas trying to control but Ronaldo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Freitas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ronaldo!
Freitas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Freitas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Freitas avoids the attempt from Ronaldo to control.
Freitas lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to improve his position but Freitas isn't that keen on the idea.
Freitas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Freitas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ronaldo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ronaldo trying to control but Freitas postures up.
Ronaldo wants to improve his position but Freitas is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ronaldo looking for subs from the bottom but Freitas mounts him!
Ronaldo is trying to escape the mount.
Ronaldo tries to hold on but Freitas pushes him away.
Ronaldo is looking to improve his position but Freitas isn't that keen on the idea.
Freitas manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ronaldo to take his back!
Freitas biding his time, controlling Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Henrique Freitas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Freitas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronaldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freitas prevents it.

Freitas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ronaldo is trying to keep an underhook but Freitas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ronaldo is looking to improve his position.
Ronaldo has a hand on Freitas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Freitas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Freitas wants to take Ronaldo's back here but Ronaldo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ronaldo working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ronaldo hang on?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronaldo is squirming around, avoiding Freitas's attempts to control the action.
Ronaldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Freitas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sergio Henrique Freitas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freitas trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Freitas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Freitas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Freitas gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Freitas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Freitas rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freitas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Freitas breaks from the clinch.

Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Freitas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zina Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Freitas has double underhooks.

Freitas gets control of Ronaldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Freitas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Freitas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo has gone for a leg lock! Freitas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ronaldo's guard.
Freitas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronaldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ronaldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freitas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ronaldo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Freitas stacks Ronaldo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Freitas!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to strike from the bottom but Freitas has passed into full mount.
Freitas trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo is trying desperately to improve position.

Freitas has control of Ronaldo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ronaldo regains control of the situation pretty easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Henrique Freitas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Freitas 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Henrique Freitas!