PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between thaigo alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). alves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, sandstorm. Jhonny Sousa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

thaigo alves
vs
Sousa

168 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, thaigo alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonny Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sousa wants to clinch up but alves keeps it at a distance.
Sousa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but alves swivels and escapes.

Sousa clinches.

Sousa jumps guard.
Sousa tries to strike from the bottom.
alves wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
alves forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
alves trying to control the action but Sousa is working from the bottom.
alves is looking to advance position but Sousa won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
alves prevents Sousa from improving his position.
Sousa trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
alves is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sousa manages to get to full guard.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing alves from controlling successfully.
alves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
alves preventing the sweep.
alves prevents Sousa from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sousa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sousa tries to clinch but alves moves out of range.
alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

alves rushes Sousa and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sousa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
alves circles away from the clinch attempt

and alves moves into the clinch.
Sousa is looking to break free of the clinch but alves has double underhooks.

Sousa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sousa wants to clinch
and alves counters with a three punch combo that has Sousa backing up. Sousa nods at alves to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Sousa as alves shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for thaigo alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sousa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
alves is breathing heavily.
alves gets full guard.
Sousa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sousa trying to control but alves is working from the bottom.
alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sousa manages to get himself to full guard.
alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sousa is proving hard to escape from.
alves wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
Sousa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sousa wants to sweep here but alves controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sousa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Sousa pushes alves off and gets back to his feet.
Sousa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jhonny Sousa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sousa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sousa looks to clinch

and alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by alves.
alves goes for a takedown attempt but Sousa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
alves swinging wilding here.
alves closes the distance but Sousa moves to the side

and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sousa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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! alves is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Sousa!