PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cerebrinho Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Souza has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Sean Sherk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cerebrinho Da Souza's chin.

Da Souza
vs
Sherk

170 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 14 - 0

168 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cerebrinho Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk misses with a double jab.

Sherk has managed to clinch.

Da Souza breaks from the clinch.

Sherk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sherk lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Souza is breathing heavily.
Sherk scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Souza has momentary wrist control but Sherk slips an elbow through the middle.
Sherk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Souza's head.
Sherk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Da Souza's head.
Sherk landing some decent shots from guard.
Sherk is in close to Da Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Sherk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Da Souza is working an open guard so Sherk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sherk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sherk slips a nice elbow through Da Souza's hands, connecting with Da Souza's forehead.
Sherk scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sherk stands up out of the half guard.

Sherk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sherk lands some shots froms side control.
Sherk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Da Souza takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sherk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sherk working the ground and pound.
Sherk working the body and head with strikes.

Sherk stands up and beckons Da Souza to his feet.
A big left from Sherk misses.

Da Souza gets caught flat footed, as Sherk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Da Souza pushes Sherk off and gets back to his feet.
Da Souza is looking to clinch.
Sherk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sherk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sherk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Da Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Da Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sherk with the ground and pound from mount.
Sherk landing strikes from the mount and Da Souza is in trouble!
Da Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sherk on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Sherk.
Sherk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sherk lands a big elbow.
Sherk dominating with strikes here.
Sherk with a couple of short strikes.
Sherk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sherk dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sherk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Souza hang on?
Sherk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk looking to finish Da Souza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Da Souza!
Da Souza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sherk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sherk working the head and body with strikes.
Sherk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sherk lands a nice short elbow.
Sherk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sherk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Da Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sherk scores with a takedown into Da Souza's guard.
Sherk is in close to Da Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherk is in close to Da Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sherk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk postures up and lands a big shot to Da Souza's brow.
Sherk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Souza lands a decent shot there.

Sherk stands up and waves to Da Souza to follow him.
Sherk swinging wilding here.
Da Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sherk counters with a shoot takedown. Da Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sherk lands a couple of elbows.

Sherk stands up from Da Souza's guard - Sherk perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Souza misses with a head kick.

Da Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sherk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sherk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sherk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Da Souza darts in trying to clinch

and Sherk counters with a shoot takedown. Da Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Sherk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sherk working some strikes from top position.
Sherk is in close to Da Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherk works over Da Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Sherk works over Da Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Sherk lands a couple of elbows.
Sherk with a nice head shot there.
Sherk postures up and lands a big shot to Da Souza's brow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherk dodges the punch combination from Da Souza.

Sherk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sherk working the body and head with strikes.
Sherk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Souza pushes Sherk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sherk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Da Souza has hold of Sherk's hands but Sherk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Da Souza wants to get back to his feet.

Sherk stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Da Souza to get to his feet.
Sherk scores with a shot to the body.

Sherk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sherk scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Da Souza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Da Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Souza with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sherk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Da Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sherk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sherk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sherk lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sherk there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza taking some punishment here, with Sherk in his half guard.
Sherk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sherk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sherk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sherk scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Da Souza misses with a takedown

and Sherk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Da Souza's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Da Souza is working an open guard so Sherk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sherk throws a right and a left that Da Souza avoids nicely.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.

Sherk gets a clinch.

Sherk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sherk shoots in and bounces Da Souza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Da Souza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sherk scoring with some ground and pound.
Sherk throwing strikes from guard but Da Souza blocks nicely.
Da Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sherk landing some decent shots from guard.
Sherk chips away with some ground and pound.
Sherk is working Da Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Sherk.

Sherk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Da Souza lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Sherk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sherk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sherk winds up and cracks Da Souza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sherk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sherk.
Da Souza has hold of Sherk's hands but Sherk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Da Souza missing with punches from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherk cracks Da Souza with an open hand slap.
Sherk throws a right hand that Da Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Souza also avoids with ease.
Da Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sherk counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cerebrinho Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk working the ground and pound.
Sherk working the ground and pound.
Sherk advances nicely into full mount.
Sean Sherk has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sherk is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sherk extends the arm and Da Souza is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Sherk!