PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souza
vs
Partridge

184 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Partridge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Partridge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
Partridge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Partridge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Souza is looking to clinch but Partridge is avoiding it.

Partridge gets the takedown into side control.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Partridge working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Souza tries to roll over but Partridge keeps him under control.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Partridge is very close to passing his half guard.
Partridge stalling.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Partridge is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza trying to hold on to Partridge's head to control him but Partridge postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza is looking to clinch but Partridge is avoiding it.
Partridge fails to land the takedown.
Ronaldo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Partridge.
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Partridge looks gassed!
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partridge tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Partridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Souza trying to control the position but instead, Partridge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Souza into the cage.
Maybe Souza would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronaldo Souza.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.
Souza tries to clinch there but Partridge circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Partridge closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Partridge pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Partridge.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Partridge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partridge misses with a takedown attempt - Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronaldo Souza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Partridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza is looking to clinch but Partridge is avoiding it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Ronaldo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Partridge.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to clinch.
Partridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge is breathing heavily.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza wants to clinch.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Partridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Partridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Souza wants to clinch.
Partridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Partridge shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but Partridge moves out of range.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Partridge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
Souza can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souza is looking to control Partridge's arms but Partridge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronaldo Souza.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza wants to clinch but Partridge slips to the side

and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Partridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Souza defending well though.
Souza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Partridge.
Partridge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Partridge preventing the sweep.
Partridge won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Partridge's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza tries to clinch but Partridge moves away

and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Partridge is controlling him.
Partridge preventing the sweep.
Partridge lands a couple of digs.
Partridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Partridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Partridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Partridge counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Souza!
Souza tries to hold on but Partridge postures up.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Partridge controlling his opponent.
Partridge lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Partridge breaks from Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Partridge landing strikes from the mount.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Partridge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Partridge misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Partridge thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Partridge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Souza is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Partridge.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partridge lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Partridge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Partridge throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Souza because Partridge loaded up on that one.
Partridge throwing strikes here but Souza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adam Partridge has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Partridge working Souza over with strikes here.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Partridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Partridge working the ground and pound effectively.
Partridge avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Partridge with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Partridge avoids the attempt from Souza to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Partridge avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Partridge throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Souza because Partridge loaded up on that one.
Partridge misses with a head shot.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Partridge unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Partridge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Partridge punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Partridge avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Partridge landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
Souza avoids a series of strikes thrown by Partridge.
Partridge won't let Souza get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Partridge in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Partridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Partridge lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Partridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Partridge landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Partridge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Partridge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Partridge!