PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Rocha Freire Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rocha Freire Junior
vs
The Great Weasel

182 cm
27
175 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 9 - 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Freire Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha Freire Junior darts in trying to clinch
and The Great Weasel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocha Freire Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.

The Great Weasel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rocha Freire Junior!
Rocha Freire Junior can't escape the position.

The Great Weasel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

The Great Weasel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel moves to back control.
Rocha Freire Junior trying to control the position but The Great Weasel manages to sink in the hooks.

The Great Weasel looking for the choke but no joy.

The Great Weasel working for the choke.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to get back to his feet but The Great Weasel has full control of the position and if anything, Rocha Freire Junior has just worked his way into a worse spot.

The Great Weasel looking for the choke but no joy.
Rocha Freire Junior trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to get back to his feet but The Great Weasel has full control of the position and if anything, Rocha Freire Junior has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rocha Freire Junior manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Great Weasel's guard. Nice work there by Rocha Freire Junior.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha Freire Junior is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The Great Weasel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The Great Weasel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rocha Freire Junior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Great Weasel on the ground.
The Great Weasel looks gassed!
Rocha Freire Junior works over The Great Weasel with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior looking to pass the guard.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to stand but The Great Weasel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The Great Weasel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Great Weasel looking to control.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to control from the top but The Great Weasel keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The Great Weasel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rocha Freire Junior trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Great Weasel's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The Great Weasel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rocha Freire Junior sees it coming and defends easily.

The Great Weasel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rocha Freire Junior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Great Weasel.

Rocha Freire Junior actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck The Great Weasel dominated that round.
That's time! Rocha Freire Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rocha Freire Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Great Weasel moves away.
The Great Weasel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Great Weasel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocha Freire Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha Freire Junior has his takedown stuffed

and The Great Weasel counters with a single leg into guard. Rocha Freire Junior didn't expect that.

The Great Weasel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to stand and escape but The Great Weasel is having none of it.

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

The Great Weasel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Great Weasel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Great Weasel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha Freire Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to get back to his feet but The Great Weasel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two 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 working a defensive guard here.
The Great Weasel pushes down on Rocha Freire Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Rocha Freire Junior looking for submissions off his back.

The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura here.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to improve his position but The Great Weasel is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Great Weasel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rocha Freire Junior has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to kick The Great Weasel off but The Great Weasel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is refusing to be controlled, as The Great Weasel sits in half guard.

The Great Weasel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rocha Freire Junior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Great Weasel.

The Great Weasel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel prevents Rocha Freire Junior from standing back up.

The Great Weasel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The Great Weasel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rocha Freire Junior could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but The Great Weasel has cracked it and Rocha Freire Junior is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by The Great Weasel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buck The Great Weasel!