PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fredric might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fredric
vs
Melo

179 cm
27
164 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Fredric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo blocks it with crossed arms.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melo's defenses.
Melo blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Melo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Melo is blocking nicely.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Melo is blocking nicely.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fredric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Melo.
Melo misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo tries to clinch but Fredric moves away

and Fredric counters by clinching up.
Fredric misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredric.
Melo stalling the fight.
Melo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
Fredric tries to clinch but Melo moves out of range.
Melo clinches but Fredric breaks the clinch

and Fredric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fredric.
Fredric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric is breathing heavily.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo avoids it.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Fredric.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.

Melo ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Melo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Melo working for a triangle but Fredric defends it easily.

Melo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Melo looking for a guillotine here but Fredric defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Melo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fredric rolls with it to try and escape but Melo cranks on the arm and Fredric is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filipe Melo!