PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan St Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Freire
vs
St Garcia

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patricio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan St Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Freire.
Freire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freire throws a series of punches but St Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Freire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Freire lands a head shot.
Freire lands with a shot to the body.
St Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freire throws a series of punches but St Garcia moves out of range.
Freire missing with a left hand there. St Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freire looks to score with a jab to the body but St Garcia is just out of range.
Freire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patricio Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Freire.
Freire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freire.
Freire lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

St Garcia is rocked!
Freire lands an uppercut out of nowhere! St Garcia falls backwards - clearly groggy! Freire dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patricio Freire!
Patricio Freire decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.