PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kucharski (ranked 5297 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Vitor Freitas (ranked 4724 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Vitor Freitas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kucharski
vs
Vitor Freitas

175 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomasz Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabio Vitor Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kucharski clinches up with Freitas and pushes him back against the cage.
Freitas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freitas jumps guard but Kucharski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kucharski lands a nice uppercut.
Freitas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kucharski working hard to break the clinch.
Kucharski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Freitas wants to get back to striking at distance but Kucharski won't allow it.
Freitas tries for a takedown but Kucharski manages to get underhooks.
Tomasz Kucharski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Vitor Freitas.
Kucharski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freitas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kucharski is defending well.
Freitas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kucharski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Kucharski there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freitas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kucharski lands a jab to the nose.
Freitas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kucharski.
Freitas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Freitas tries to clinch up
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Kucharski.
Freitas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freitas moves in looking to clinch but Kucharski pushes him off.
Kucharski stuffs the takedown attempt from Freitas. Freitas gets slowly back to his feet.
Freitas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kucharski lands an overhand right.
Kucharski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kucharski throws a combination. Freitas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tomasz Kucharski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kucharski has closed the distance and engaged Freitas in a clinch.
Kucharski pushes Freitas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kucharski wants to break free but Freitas has control.
Freitas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kucharski is keeping busy.
Freitas jumps guard but Kucharski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Freitas wants to take the fight to the mat but Kucharski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freitas is trying to drag Kucharski to the mat but Kucharski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kucharski gets through Freitas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kucharski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kucharski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freitas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kucharski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kucharski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kucharski stuffs the takedown attempt from Freitas. Freitas gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski lands a nice hook to Freitas's body. Freitas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kucharski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kucharski has closed the distance and engaged Freitas in a clinch.
Freitas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kucharski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kucharski is working Freitas over against the cage.
Kucharski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Freitas up against the cage.
Freitas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kucharski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kucharski.
Come on Kucharski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kucharski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kucharski.
Kucharski pushes Freitas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freitas jumps guard but Kucharski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kucharski lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kucharski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kucharski is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kucharski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Freitas fails to pull guard.
Freitas wants to stall.
Kucharski stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kucharski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freitas fails to land the takedown.
Kucharski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kucharski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freitas circles away quickly and effectively.
Freitas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freitas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kucharski.
Tomasz Kucharski is winning the standup battle so far.
Freitas doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kucharski counter with a right hand.
Kucharski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freitas can do to turn this around?
Freitas shoots for a double leg takedown but Kucharski sprawls well. He's pushed Freitas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomasz Kucharski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Vitor Freitas.
Kucharski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freitas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freitas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kucharski tries to avoid it but Freitas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kucharski to the ground. Kucharski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kucharski stuffs the takedown.
Kucharski scores with a jab. Freitas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Freitas shoots in looking for a takedown but Kucharski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freitas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kucharski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas needs to keep his hands up - Kucharski had a free shot at his head there.
Kucharski scores with a nice head shot.
Kucharski lands a right hook to the body.
Freitas on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kucharski clinches with his opponent.
Kucharski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kucharski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freitass head.
Freitas is trying to break the clinch but Kucharski has him pressed against the cage.
Freitas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kucharski.
Kucharski avoiding damage.
Freitas is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Kucharski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freitas misses with a knee to the head.
Kucharski works on Freitas's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freitas is looking to control Kucharski's arms but Kucharski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freitas has his back to the cage.
Freitas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kucharski walks away with a smile on his face. Freitas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freitas wants to clinch
and Kucharski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freitas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Freitas tries to clinch but Kucharski moves out of range.
Kucharski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Freitas on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kucharski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freitas's head backwards.
Freitas darts in looking for a takedown but Kucharski gets double underhooks and turns Freitas into the cage.
Kucharski lands a really nice looking cross but Freitas seems unphased.
Freitas misses with a takedown
and Kucharski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Kucharski.
Freitas tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski lands a head shot.
Freitas fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Kucharski blocks the low kick.
Kucharski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Freitas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kucharski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freitas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Freitas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kucharski circles away.
Kucharski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freitas walks into a straight right hand from Kucharski.
Kucharski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freitas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kucharski pinned against the cage. Kucharski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kucharski looks to land a combination but Freitas avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski cracks Freitas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freitas fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Kucharski - just one landing.
Kucharski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kucharski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kucharski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tomasz Kucharski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kucharski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freitas has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kucharski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kucharski scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kucharski scores with a four punch combination!
Kucharski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kucharski lands with a hook. Freitas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Freitas shoots in but Kucharski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Freitas looks to move away, Kucharski throws a big counter combo but Freitas just gets out of the way.
Freitas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kucharski with a nice cross.
Kucharski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Kucharski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kucharski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kucharski tests Freitas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freitas needs to keep his hands up - Kucharski had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski lands with a shot to the body.

Freitas tries to keep at a distance but Kucharski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freitas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kucharski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freitas working hard to break the clinch.
Kucharski has Freitas pressed against the cage.
Kucharski tries to break the clinch but Freitas is controlling the position.
Freitas takes a shot to the head.
Kucharski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kucharski working hard to break the clinch.
Kucharski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kucharski lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kucharski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kucharski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kucharski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kucharski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freitas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kucharski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomasz Kucharski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Vitor Freitas.
Kucharski is leaning against Freitas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kucharski taking a breather.
Kucharski stalling the fight.
Kucharski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kucharski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freitas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Freitas jumps guard but Kucharski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Kucharski.
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!
Kucharski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kucharski taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas is trying to pull guard but Kucharski has him pressed against the cage.
Kucharski lands a shoulder strike.
Freitas is trying to pull guard but Kucharski has him pressed against the cage.
Kucharski has Freitas pressed against the cage.
Kucharski has had enough of the clinch but Freitas keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freitas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kucharski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Freitas.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kucharski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freitas is trying to maintain a safe position but Kucharski gets an underhook and turns Freitas into the cage.
Kucharski lands with a right to the head.
Freitas throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries for a takedown but Kucharski manages to get underhooks.
Tomasz Kucharski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freitas trying to stall but Kucharski improves his position.
Kucharski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kucharski stalls.
Kucharski has Freitas pressed against the cage, preventing Freitas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kucharski lands a left hand.
Freitas being controlled against the cage.
Kucharski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Kucharski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kucharski 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kucharski!