PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Rocha Freire Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Whippet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rocha Freire Junior
vs
Whippet

182 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Global MMA Gear

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tad Whippet!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whippet has managed to clinch.
Whippet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Rocha Freire Junior's ribcage.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Whippet won't allow it.
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Whippet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rocha Freire Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha Freire Junior blocks with his arms.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whippet lands an elbow just above Rocha Freire Junior 's eye.
Rocha Freire Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet looks gassed!
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha Freire Junior blocks with his arms.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
Rocha Freire Junior goes for a takedown attempt but Whippet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Whippet stuffs the takedown attempt from Rocha Freire Junior. Rocha Freire Junior gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whippet forces Rocha Freire Junior back against the cage and clinches.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Rocha Freire Junior's ribcage.
Rocha Freire Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Rocha Freire Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet prevents Rocha Freire Junior from breaking the clinch.
Whippet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet lands a nice elbow.
Whippet tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocha Freire Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whippet gets underhooks to prevent Rocha Freire Junior's takedown attempt.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocha Freire Junior blocks it with crossed arms.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocha Freire Junior blocks it with crossed arms.
Rocha Freire Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whippet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rocha Freire Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tad Whippet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whippet is looking to clinch but Rocha Freire Junior is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rocha Freire Junior gets tackled into the cage by Whippet. Whippet maintains the clinch.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet missing with knees to the body.
Whippet prevents Rocha Freire Junior from breaking the clinch.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocha Freire Junior blocks it with crossed arms.

Rocha Freire Junior breaks from the clinch.

Whippet tries to keep at a distance but Rocha Freire Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rocha Freire Junior blocks the elbow strike.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocha Freire Junior is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Rocha Freire Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whippet throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rocha Freire Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whippet wants to clinch but Rocha Freire Junior slips to the side
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a series of strikes. Whippet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a right and a left that Whippet avoids nicely.
Whippet closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior pushes down on Whippet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whippet is trying to stand back up but Rocha Freire Junior is controlling him
Rocha Freire Junior throwing shots but Whippet is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rocha Freire Junior is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rocha Freire Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to take a breather but Whippet is having none of it.

Rocha Freire Junior is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Whippet wants to improve his position but Rocha Freire Junior is controlling well.
Whippet throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Whippet wants to improve his position but Rocha Freire Junior is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whippet is refusing to be controlled, as Rocha Freire Junior sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Whippet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whippet wants to clinch but Rocha Freire Junior slips to the side
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whippet avoids the head kick by Rocha Freire Junior.

Whippet clinches up against the cage.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whippet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whippet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whippet missing with knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to drag Whippet to the mat but Whippet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Rocha Freire Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet lands an elbow inside that Rocha Freire Junior shrugs off.
Rocha Freire Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha Freire Junior blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to pull guard but Whippet holds him up against the cage and eventually Rocha Freire Junior drops back down to his feet.
Whippet is breathing heavily.
Rocha Freire Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whippet walks away with a smile on his face. Rocha Freire Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Whippet forces Rocha Freire Junior back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior avoiding damage as Whippet throws knees to the body.
Whippet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Rocha Freire Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Whippet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rocha Freire Junior fails to pull guard.
Tad Whippet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whippet avoids a wild elbow strike from Rocha Freire Junior.

Rocha Freire Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha Freire Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whippet pinned against the cage. Whippet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rocha Freire Junior holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Rocha Freire Junior blocks it.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Rocha Freire Junior is blocking nicely.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Rocha Freire Junior blocks it.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to score a body lock takedown but Whippet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rocha Freire Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whippet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Rocha Freire Junior has picked Whippet up - he's going for a ride! Rocha Freire Junior dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Whippet manages to get to full guard.
Whippet pulls Rocha Freire Junior in close to prevent any damage.
Whippet wants to improve his position but instead Rocha Freire Junior has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whippet is looking to improve his position.
Whippet is refusing to be controlled, as Rocha Freire Junior sits in half guard.

Rocha Freire Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to stand up but Whippet has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four 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.
Whippet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rocha Freire Junior is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Whippet is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!