PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freedom's choice of entrance music: Star Spangled Banner. Chip Freedom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Guy
vs
Freedom

178 cm
28
168 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
42
162 lbs
25 - 27 - 3

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Darkness
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestling Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freedom throws out the jab.

Freedom gets tackled into the ropes by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy tries to work over Freedom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freedom is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Freedom into the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Guy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Freedom leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Freedom blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Freedom is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Freedom's head.
Guy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Freedom wants to stall.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the ropes.
Freedom has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Guy is working Freedom over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freedom taking a breather.
Freedom is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Guy blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Freedom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freedom tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freedom misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Freedom's ribcage. Freedom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom taking a breather.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Guy lands a right hand.

Freedom is rocked!
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Guy.
Freedom is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy misses with some punches.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Freedom seems to have recovered his senses.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing Guy back against the ropes.
Freedom taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Guy.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freedom tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guy as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Freedom tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freedom takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Guy clinches with his opponent.
Guy dips a shoulder and cracks Freedom with a mighty uppercut! Freedom falls back against the ropes and Guy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Freedom is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Guy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Guy!
Wrestling Guy is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Wrestling Guy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.