PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel De Souza (ranked 7459 p4p, 501 weight class) and Ando Fumiaki (ranked 7509 p4p, 503 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Souza
vs
Fumiaki

185 cm
25
242 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
20
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sportivité

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ando Fumiaki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fumiaki has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gabriel De Souza has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fumiaki.
Fumiaki landing knees to the body.
De Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to De Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

De Souza tightens his grip and picks Fumiaki up, before dumping him to the ground. Fumiaki manages to land in guard.
Fumiaki wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
Fumiaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fumiaki trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Fumiaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Fumiaki, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumiaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fumiaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Souza haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fumiaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Fumiaki being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Fumiaki has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
Fumiaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fumiaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Fumiaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on De Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fumiaki has De Souza pressed against the cage, preventing De Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fumiaki scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the head.
Fumiaki lands a nice elbow.
Fumiaki scores with a knee to the head.

Gabriel De Souza's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fumiaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fumiaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the body.
Fumiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fumiaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fumiaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fumiaki.
Fumiaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fumiaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gabriel De Souza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fumiaki lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Gabriel De Souza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fumiaki landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Fumiaki.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel De Souza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ando Fumiaki!
Ando Fumiaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.