PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Da Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Freita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freita has chosen Ambitionz Az a Ridah - Tupac as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Marcello
vs
Freita

177 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Da Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Freita!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Da Marcello with that takedown attempt.
Freita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Marcello shoots in looking for a takedown. Freita tries to sprawl out of it but Da Marcello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Freita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Marcello manages to avoid it.
Da Marcello fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Freita misses its intended target.
Da Marcello walks into a jab.
Freita connects with a single shot there.
Da Marcello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freita tries to avoid it but Da Marcello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freita to the ground. Freita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Da Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freita thuds his right hand into Da Marcello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freita jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Marcello walks into a jab.
Da Marcello shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freita defends it nicely.
Freita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Marcello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Freita scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Marcello slips a straight right by Freita.
Da Marcello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freita scores with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Da Marcello. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Da Marcello lands with a right hand.
Freita throws a nice looking combination but Da Marcello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freita with a hook.
Freita throws the left hand but Da Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Freita misses with a looping right.
Freita 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.
Freita throws a right and a left that Da Marcello avoids nicely.
Freita misses with a straight left.
Da Marcello displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freita.
Da Marcello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freita.
Freita misses with a combination
and Da Marcello counters with a three punch combo that has Freita backing up. Freita nods at Da Marcello to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freita stuffs the takedown.
Da Marcello is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Marcello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freita circles away.
Da Marcello looks to clinch

and Freita counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freita.
Da Marcello is trying to force a seperation but Freita has the dominant position.

Freita breaks from the clinch.

Da Marcello moves into the clinch successfully.
Freita lands an uppercut.
Freita is working for takedown but Da Marcello is calmly controlling the position for now.

Freita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Marcello doesn't manage to clinch there - Freita circles away.
A big right from Da Marcello misses.
Freita closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Da Marcello shoots in looking for a takedown. Freita tries to sprawl out of it but Da Marcello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freita misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freita connects with the punch.
Freita connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Marcello. Da Marcello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Da Marcello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Da Marcello fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freita avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Marcello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Marcello's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freita cracks a nice hook into Da Marcello's ribs.
Da Marcello checks the leg kick.
Freita works Da Marcello's body with a nice hook.

Freita has managed to clinch.
Da Marcello takes a shot to the head.
Freita lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Freita.
Freita will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Marcello up against the cage.
Da Marcello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freita.

Freita breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Freita - just one landing.
Freita misses with a wild body shot.
Freita connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Da Marcello leaves Freita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freita lunges at Da Marcello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Marcello's hand.
Da Marcello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freita connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Marcello scrambles back to his feet.
Da Marcello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Freita dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Freita scores with a nice right hand.
Da Marcello has a takedown stuffed.
Freita lands with a shot to the body.
Freita misses the shot to the body.
Da Marcello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freita lands a jab to the head.
Freita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freita throws a shot to the body.
Da Marcello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A right-left combo lands from Freita.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freita throws the left hand but Da Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Da Marcello ducks under a wild hook from Freita.
Freita bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Marcello's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Marcello shoots in for a takedown but Freita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caio Freita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freita lands with a cross.

Freita clinches up with Da Marcello and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freita stalling against the cage.
Freita continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Freita lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Marcello struggles to land a body shot inside as Freita controls his hands.
Freita stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caio Freita.

Freita clinches up with Da Marcello and pushes him back against the cage.
Freita has Da Marcello pushed against the cage.
Da Marcello prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Marcello looking to stall.
Da Marcello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Freita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Da Marcello is defending well.
Alexander Da Marcello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Freita.
Freita has Da Marcello pressed against the cage, preventing Da Marcello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freita cracks Da Marcello with a nice body shot.
Da Marcello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freita.
Da Marcello is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Da Marcello stops a takedown attempt from Freita.
A short body shot lands from Freita as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Marcello tries to pull guard but Freita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Freita.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Marcello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freita taking a breather.
Freita lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Marcello backwards.

Freita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Marcello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freita.
Freita misses with a few strikes there.
Da Marcello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Da Marcello walks into a left hand.
Da Marcello doesn't manage to clinch there - Freita circles away.
Da Marcello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da Marcello needs to keep his hands up - Freita had a free shot at his head there.
Freita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Freita.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freita punishes Da Marcello's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Marcello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freita.
Da Marcello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freita tries for a takedown but Da Marcello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freita lands a lovely overhand right.
Da Marcello takes one to the chin there.
Da Marcello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freita.
Freita throws a shot to the body.
Freita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Freita's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Freita duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Freita clinches up with Da Marcello and pushes him back against the cage.
Freita is working for takedown but Da Marcello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Freita goes for a takedown attempt but Da Marcello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Da Marcello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Freita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Da Marcello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Da Marcello looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice takedown defense from Freita. No joy for Da Marcello on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freita. Da Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Marcello blocks a head kick by Freita.
Freita takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Da Marcello tries to close the distance and clinch but Freita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Freita.
Freita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Marcello takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freita lands a nice hook to Da Marcello's body. Da Marcello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Marcello tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Freita to counter with a crisp jab.
Freita works over Da Marcello's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freita misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Da Marcello rushes Freita and presses him up against the cage.
Da Marcello is trying to push Freita away but Freita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Marcello is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Freita gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Freita stalling the fight.
Freita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freita has Da Marcello pressed against the cage.
Freita wants to take the fight to the mat but Da Marcello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freita manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Freita as Da Marcello tries to tie him up.
Da Marcello working hard to break the clinch.
Freita lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Marcello backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freita leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Freita.
Da Marcello stalling in the clinch but Freita improves position.
Freita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freita lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Marcello backwards.
Da Marcello goes for a takedown attempt but Freita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Da Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Marcello closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Freita to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Freita darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Da Marcello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freita cracks Da Marcello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Da Marcello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Freita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Freita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freita scores with a shot to the body.
Freita throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alexander Da Marcello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freita connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Freita.
Da Marcello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freita.
Freita jabs Da Marcello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freita lands with a straight right. Da Marcello didn't see that one coming.
Freita cracks Da Marcello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freita swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freita thuds a left hand into Da Marcello's body.
Freita misses with a straight right.
Freita's jab looks to have found its range, popping Da Marcello under the eye.

Freita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Marcello, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Marcello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Freita stalling the fight.
Caio Freita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Freita pushes Da Marcello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freita pressing his opponent against the cage.

Da Marcello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Marcello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexander Da Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Freita moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Freita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Freita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Freita!