PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mequetrefe Nervoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee Jr
vs
Nervoso

190 cm
19
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mequetrefe Nervoso!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nervoso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Nervoso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nervoso misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Jr.
Nervoso misses with a looping left.
Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nervoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Freddy Lee Jr has been cut.
Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nervoso walks into a straight right hand from Jr.
Nervoso misses with an uppercut
letting Jr counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nervoso's knee momentarily.
Nervoso is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Nervoso sends Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nervoso is motioning to the referee to let Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Jr is rocked!
Nervoso tries to move into range but Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nervoso misses the jab.
Jr wants to slow Nervoso down by chopping away at his legs.
Nervoso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Jr.
Nervoso misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Nervoso throws a lazy uppercut
and Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nervoso misses with a left hand
and Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freddy Lee Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr connects with a leg kick. Nervoso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nervoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Jr thumps Nervoso with a low kick.
Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Jr cracks Nervoso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nervoso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jr.
Nervoso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jr.
Nervoso misses with a left hand
and Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jr.
Nervoso throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nervoso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nervoso misses with an uppercut
and Jr counters with a big head kick but Nervoso shrugs it off.
Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Nervoso looks gassed!
Nervoso moves forwards but Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nervoso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nervoso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nervoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Nervoso's front leg but catches the back leg as Nervoso tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr feints and then cracks Nervoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nervoso down.
A good leg kick by Jr.
Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jr throws a hook to the side of Nervoso's head but Nervoso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jr, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Lee Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jr scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jr, right into the meat.
Jr connects with a jab.
Nervoso misses with a lunging right hand
and Nervoso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nervoso throws the left hand but Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nervoso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nervoso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Nervoso's front leg but catches the back leg as Nervoso tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jr.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nervoso is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jr.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nervoso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nervoso throws the left hand but Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nervoso swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nervoso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jr thuds a left hand into Nervoso's body.
Nervoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr lands a head shot.
Nervoso throws a lazy uppercut
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nervoso.
Nervoso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nervoso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jr can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Jr.
A good leg kick by Jr.
Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Jr connects with a leg kick. Nervoso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nervoso throws a lazy uppercut
and Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Nervoso's front leg but catches the back leg as Nervoso tries to avoid it.
Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nervoso's sensitive parts.
Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Nervoso's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nervoso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nervoso looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Lee Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nervoso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jr.
Nervoso misses with a right hand
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Nervoso was not able to check.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nervoso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nervoso throws a jab when Jr was well out of range.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Nervoso's head back.
Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nervoso's calf.
Nervoso missing with a left hand there. Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nervoso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nervoso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Jr lands a head kick. Nervoso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nervoso misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Nervoso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nervoso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jr. Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Nervoso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jr.
Nervoso throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Nervoso was not able to check.
Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nervoso throws a right hand that misses
and Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nervoso can do to turn this around?
Nervoso throws a poor cross that misses
and Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso misses with a hook to the body
and Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Nervoso 's knee.
Freddy Lee Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jr.
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jr. That's going to slow Nervoso down.
Freddy Lee Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nervoso in his tracks.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jr lands a high kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jr, as that shot connected.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Nervoso's front leg but catches the back leg as Nervoso tries to avoid it.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nervoso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Jr.
Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nervoso throws a right hand that misses
and Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mequetrefe Nervoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nervoso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jr. Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr misses with a straight right.
Jr moves out of range as Nervoso strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Lee Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Lee Jr!