PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen X Gon Give it to Ya-DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ahimbe
vs
Souza

178 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahimbe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahimbe moves into full mount! Souza won't be happy about that!
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
Ahimbe with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ahimbe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Ahimbe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!

Souza is rocked!
Ahimbe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ahimbe with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Ahimbe finish him?
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahimbe has a good base and remains in mount.

Ahimbe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahimbe has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahimbe lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
Ahimbe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahimbe with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Ahimbe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Ahimbe maintains control.
Ahimbe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Souza's face.
Ahimbe cracks Souza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ahimbe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Souza is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.

Ahimbe looking for a guillotine from mount but Souza is having none of it.

Ahimbe wants to finish this one by submission but Souza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Ahimbe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ahimbe scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
Ahimbe with a couple of short strikes.

Ahimbe working for a guillotine from mount but Souza is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
Ahimbe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ahimbe landing punches.
Ahimbe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ahimbe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahimbe scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.

Souza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ahimbe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahimbe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Ahimbe maintains control.
Ahimbe with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.

Ahimbe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Ahimbe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahimbe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Ahimbe has control of Souza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Souza regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.

Ahimbe has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Souza is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoruba Ahimbe!