PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boxxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Boxxx
vs
Sousa

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 Rio de Janeiro, Michael Boxxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxxx tries to clinch up but Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sousa looks for a takedown but Boxxx sprawls well.
Boxxx misses with a double jab.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx tries to clinch there but Sousa circles away.
Boxxx throws a series of punches but Sousa avoids them all with ease.
Boxxx stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxxx throws a right hand that Sousa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sousa also avoids with ease.
Boxxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Sousa pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sousa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxxx doesn't manage to clinch there - Sousa circles away.
Boxxx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sousa swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxxx.
Boxxx fails with the takedown

and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Sousa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Boxxx is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Sousa!