PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimura Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Messi
vs
Frye

175 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neymar Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimura Frye!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frye moves away.
Frye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frye throws a lazy uppercut
letting Messi counter with a right hand.
Frye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messi moves away.
Frye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Messi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frye was well out of range. Poor timing from Messi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Messi.
Frye looks to land a combination but Messi avoids it well.
Messi walks into a stiff left hand from Frye.
Frye misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Frye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frye misses with an uppercut
and Messi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Messi misses with a wild body shot.
Messi swings for the body but Frye moves out of range.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frye.
Frye throws a right hand that Messi ducks under and follows up with a left that Messi also avoids with ease.
Kimura Frye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Frye misses.
Good exchange - Frye coming out on top.
Frye throws a right and a left that Messi avoids nicely.
Frye jabs Messi right on the nose. Messi blinks but takes it well.
Frye lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frye misses the shot to the body.
Frye misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi dodges the punch combination from Frye.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frye just misses with a punch to the body.
Frye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Messi was well out of range. Poor timing from Frye.
Frye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Frye takes a swing at Messi's ribcage but misses.
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!
Frye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Messi's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 1 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Messi swings for the body but Frye moves out of range.
Messi misses with a shot to the body
and Messi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Messi avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye misses with a hook. Messi ducked under it nicely.
Frye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Messi.
Frye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Messi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Messi tries to move into range but Frye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Messi moves out of range as Frye strikes.
Frye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messi misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Frye. Those never looked like landing.
Frye misses with an uppercut
and Messi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frye misses with a body shot.
Messi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Frye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frye throws a good cross that connects.
Frye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Messi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frye manages to avoid it.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messi is looking to wear down Frye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Messi misses the shot to the body.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messi ducks under a wild hook from Frye.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Messi.
Frye scores with a jab. Messi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Messi swings for the body but Frye moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimura Frye dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messi circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Frye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frye lands a lovely overhand right.
Messi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frye.
Frye is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Messi misses with a few strikes there.
Messi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frye.

Messi shoots in and gets a takedown into Frye's guard.
Messi cracks Frye with a solid left hand.
Messi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Messi postures up and lands a big shot to Frye's brow.
Messi trying to control but Frye is working from the bottom.
Frye is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Messi is pushing down on Frye's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frye is fighting to maintain full guard but Messi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Messi works his way into side control.
Messi is looking to take a break and control but Frye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Messi crashes against the mat.
Messi looks up at the clock and then as Frye takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Messi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Frye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Messi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Messi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frye keeps working.
Frye defending against the ground and pound.
Frye is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Messi happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi scoring with punches and elbows.
Messi is staying tight to Frye's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Messi wants to control but Frye is keeping him busy.
Frye tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Messi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frye is working to avoid the ground and pound but Messi connects with a decent elbow.
Neymar Messi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Frye is trying to improve his position.
Messi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Frye is rocked!
Frye trying to remain calm as Messi controls from the top position.
Frye is still in real trouble! Can Messi finish him?
Messi cracks Frye with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Messi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Frye is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Messi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neymar Messi!