PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 3856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonimateu Felipao (ranked 4129 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonimateu Felipao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tre
vs
Felipao

178 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tonimateu Felipao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tre scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Tonimateu Felipao has been cut.
Tre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Felipao's head.
Tre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tre scores with a decent looking hook.
Felipao slips a jab from Tre.
A countering left hand to the body from Felipao misses.
Felipao staying out of range there.
Tre looks to land a right hand but Felipao moved out of range.
Tre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Felipao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tre.
Tre throws a hook but Felipao blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Tre finds it's way through Felipao's defenses.
Tre throws a jab when Felipao was well out of range.
Felipao shoots in but Tre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Felipao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That has opened up Tonimateu Felipao's cut even more.
Felipao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felipao.
It seemed like Felipao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felipao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tre misses with a looping left.

Tre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tre keeping full guard, as Felipao tries to pass.
Felipao keeps trying to improve his position.
Tre wants to sweep but no luck.
Felipao is fighting to break Tre's control of his arms but Tre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Felipao passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipao misses with the ground and pound.
Tre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tre tries to get out of the position.

Felipao has hold of Tre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Felipao cranks the arm and Tre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tonimateu Felipao!