PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Grappler Three (ranked 4352 p4p, 4213 weight class) and Anderson Do Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Do Souza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grappler Three
vs
Do Souza

165 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
135
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zombie Grappler Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Do Souza!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grappler Three fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Do Souza to the ground. Grappler Three is now in Do Souza's guard.
Do Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Grappler Three is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do Souza is on top in guard.

Do Souza wants to control from the top but Grappler Three keeps moving.
Do Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Souza wants to control from the top but Grappler Three keeps moving.
Do Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grappler Three swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grappler Three's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do Souza wants to pass the guard but Grappler Three is keeping the position.
Do Souza trying to control but Grappler Three is working from the bottom.
Do Souza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grappler Three on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grappler Three tries to get out of the position.
Do Souza trying to control but Grappler Three is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Grappler Three drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grappler Three lands a nice forearm strike.
Do Souza is trying to control Grappler Three's posture but Grappler Three avoids it.
Grappler Three cracks Do Souza with a big elbow.
Grappler Three controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappler Three working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grappler Three working the ground and pound.
Grappler Three working the ground and pound.
Do Souza manages to get back to half guard.
Do Souza trying to control from the bottom.
Do Souza is pressing down on Grappler Three's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Do Souza wants to stand and escape but Grappler Three is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappler Three slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grappler Three postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Do Souza, not yet.
Grappler Three landing with the ground and pound.
Grappler Three engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zombie Grappler Three dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grappler Three bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Do Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grappler Three tries to move to full mount but Do Souza actually manages to regain half guard.
Grappler Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do Souza can do to turn this around?
Grappler Three lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Do Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grappler Three scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Souza has hold of Grappler Three's hands but Grappler Three slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grappler Three lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Do Souza trying to hold on to Grappler Three's head to control him but Grappler Three postures up.
Nice strikes from Grappler Three there.

Do Souza is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler Three is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Do Souza is trying to maintain the position but Grappler Three is very close to passing his half guard.
Do Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grappler Three is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zombie Grappler Three overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grappler Three working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Do Souza is still in real trouble! Can Grappler Three finish him?
Do Souza tries to get to full guard but Grappler Three has control of the leg.
Grappler Three working Do Souza over with strikes.
Grappler Three scores with a big shot! Do Souza's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Do Souza! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zombie Grappler Three!