PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Freire has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Freire
vs
Badger

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

180 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Badger!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger tries to bum rush Freire with a series of wild strikes but Freire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freire looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badger looks to land a combination but Freire avoids it well.
A combination from Badger does no damage.
Badger throws a right hand that Freire ducks under and follows up with a left that Freire also avoids with ease.
Badger misses with a few strikes there.
Badger looks for a takedown but Freire sprawls well.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Badger pinned against the cage. Badger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Freire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Freire postures up.
Badger keeping moving, preventing Freire from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire stops Badger from standing up.
Badger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freire is one step ahead there.
Badger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Badger wants to stand and escape but Freire is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freire misses with a takedown attempt - Badger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freire is looking to clinch.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Freire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck for Freire with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a nice looking combination but Freire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badger fails to land with a series of punches.
Badger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Freire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badger misses with a series of wild punches.
Badger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badger throws a right and a left that Freire avoids nicely.
Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Freire looks to land a combination but Badger avoids it well.
Badger misses with a double jab
and Freire counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Badger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freire shoots in and drives through. Badger sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freire slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
Freire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badger falls off balance throwing a combination

and Freire counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Badger's guard now.
Freire stops Badger from standing up.
Freire trying to control but Badger is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Freire 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.

Freire dodges the punch combination from Badger.
Freire misses with a combination
letting Badger counter with a right hand.
Badger misses with a double jab

and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Badger tries to break the clinch but Freire is controlling the position.
Freire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Freire here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Freire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Badger pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger misses with a combination

and Freire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Badger wants to stand up but Freire is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire wants to pass the guard but Badger is keeping the position.
Badger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Badger kicks Freire off and gets to his feet.
Freire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Badger fails to land with a series of punches.
Freire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chris Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Badger misses.
Badger misses with a double jab.

Freire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Badger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Freire is controlling him well.
Freire is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Badger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Freire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger tries to escape but Freire is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badger is letting Freire control him for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badger throws a series of punches but Freire moves out of range.

Freire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Badger!
Freire content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Freire punching from mount but Badger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Freire dominated that second round.
That's time! Freire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Badger throws a series of strikes that have Freire backpedaling.
Freire tries to clinch up.
Freire slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
Freire tries to clinch there but Badger circles away.
Badger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badger.
Badger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Freire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Badger.
Badger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Badger misses with a double jab

and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Freire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Badger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Badger misses with a combination
and Freire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Freire misses.
Badger misses with a combination

and Freire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire is taking a breather. Badger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Badger wants to get back to his feet.
Badger is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Freire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chris Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Badger kicks off Freire and gets to his feet.
Freire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Badger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freire circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a nice looking combination but Freire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Freire gets a clinch.
Badger is trying to break free.
Freire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Badger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freire tries for a takedown but Badger manages to get underhooks.
Badger wants to get back to striking at distance but Freire won't allow it.
Badger is looking to break free of the clinch but Freire has double underhooks.
Badger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Badger pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Badger misses.
A combination from Badger does no damage.
Freire wants to clinch.
Freire shoots for a takedown but Badger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Badger throws a right and a left that Freire avoids nicely.
Freire doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Denis Freire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freire is looking to clinch but Badger is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freire, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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