PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocha Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel - Won't Back Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Freire
vs
Smesman

180 cm
26
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocha Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Rocha Freire has been cut.
Freire misses with a looping left.
Smesman throws a counter combo.
Freire throws a series of punches but Smesman moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Smesman as he connects with a hook.
Freire lands with a nice combination. Smesman backs away looking to recover.
Freire dodges the punch combination from Smesman.
Smesman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Freire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smesman throws a wild body kick that Freire sees coming a mile off.
Smesman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freire looks to land a combination but Smesman avoids it well.
Smesman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Freire does no damage.
Smesman throws a head kick that Freire semi-blocks.
Freire throws a leg kick but Smesman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Freire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smesman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freire tries a head kick but it misses.
Smesman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Freire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smesman lands with a nice body kick.
Freire is breathing heavily.

Smesman lands a big head kick that sends Freire tumbling to the mat! Smesman takes a step backwards and waves Freire back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Freire is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smesman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
Freire tries to bum rush Smesman with a series of wild strikes but Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freire looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a nice head kick!
Smesman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freire takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.
Smesman swings for the body but Freire moves out of range.
Smesman lands a nice looking body kick.
Smesman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smesman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freire throws a jab when Smesman was well out of range.
Donk. Smesman catches Freire right on the button with a cross.
Smesman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freire throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freire.
Freire throws a sloppy head kick and Smesman moves out of range easily.
Freire tries to bum rush Smesman with a series of wild strikes but Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freire lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rocha Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire throws a combination that misses
and Smesman counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Smesman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freire doesn't seem phased though.
Smesman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smesman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Freire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smesman.
Smesman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Freire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Smesman.
Smesman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freire's head.
Smesman scores with a leg kick.
Smesman looks to land a combination but Freire avoids it well.
Freire takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.

Smesman drives through and clinches with Freire against the cage.

Freire manages to break the clinch.
Freire tries to bum rush Smesman with a series of wild strikes but Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smesman lands a big head kick that sends Freire tumbling to the mat! Smesman takes a step backwards and waves Freire back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Freire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smesman feints and then cracks Freire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freire down.

Smesman clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smesman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocha Freire's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smesman is looking to slow Freire down with leg kicks.
Freire seems to have got his legs back now.
Smesman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Freire.
Freire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smesman.
Freire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smesman throws a big counter head kick but Freire avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smesman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smesman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smesman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freire is looking to counter punch.
Freire misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire throws a nice looking combination but Smesman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smesman avoids a kick to the body.
Smesman clobbers Freire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Smesman drives through and clinches with Freire against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Freire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smesman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smesman scrambles back to his feet.
Smesman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Freire as he checks the leg kick.
Smesman blocks a low kick nicely.
Freire misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Smesman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Smesman clinches up with Freire and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Freire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smesman connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Smesman scores with a nice head shot.
Smesman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freire's calf.
Smesman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smesman.
Freire throws a nice looking combination but Smesman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freire moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmesman.

Smesman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Freire sprawling to the canvas! Freire rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smesman finish him?!
Smesman slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Freire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smesman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman lands a jab to Freire's midsection.
Smesman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Freire blocks a head kick by Smesman.

Smesman lands a big uppercut and Freire crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Freire looks OK. Smesman waves Freire back to his feet!
Smesman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smesman pushes Freire away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smesman throws a sloppy head kick and Freire moves out of range easily.
Smesman takes a swing at Freire's ribcage but misses.
Freire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smesman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smesman connects with a right hand. Freire shakes it off.
Smesman scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman steps in with a hook that catches Freire right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smesman follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Freire looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smesman!
Rocha Freire was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll train harder to do better next time.'.