PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee has chosen Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Souza
vs
Bee

187 cm
21
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Smoove Bee has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Souza.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bee wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bee trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.

Souza throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bee escapes and throws Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Bee misses with the ground and pound.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bee there.

Bee is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
Souza is looking to control Bee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Bee wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bee wants to pass to mount but Souza is defending the position.
Bee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Souza.

Bee scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.

Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bee defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bee is aware though and is defending well.
Bee is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza keeping full guard, as Bee tries to pass.
Souza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bee from controlling successfully.

Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bee pulls his head out easily.
Bee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bee blocks the strikes from Souza.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bee works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Smoove Bee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smoove Bee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bee throws a sloppy head kick
and Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Bee moves out of range easily.
Souza blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee lands a front kick.
Souza blocks a head kick by Bee.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.

Bee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Souza's half guard.

Bee is looking for a kimura but Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bee to get the leverage.
Bee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Souza working for a triangle but Bee defends it easily.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Souza keeping full guard, as Bee tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bee is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.

Souza is looking for a triangle but Bee pushes his legs off easily.
Bee trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.

Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bee is aware though and is defending well.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bee looking to pass the guard.

Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bee from controlling successfully.
Souza keeping full guard, as Bee tries to pass.

Souza looking for a guillotine here but Bee defends easily.

Bee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four 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.
Bee wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Bee misses
and Souza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bee throws a body kick the misses

and Souza counters with a head kick that drops Bee!

Bee is rocked!
Souza passes Bee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bee is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Souza passes to side control.
Bee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bee seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smoove Bee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bee throws a head kick that misses.

Bee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bee.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Bee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bee lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bee.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Bee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Bee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bee trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bee. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Bee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Bee counters with a body kick.
Bee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza blocks a head kick by Bee.
Souza wants to slow Bee down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Bee thows a leg kick but Souza checks it
and Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bee's knee momentarily.
Souza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bee checks it well.
Bee lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jacare Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Bee throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Bee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bee is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.

Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee is looking to improve his position.

Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Souza looks to move to half guard but instead Bee has passed into mount! Damn!
Souza is looking to improve his position but Bee isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bee is working for a submission of some sort.
Bee misses with a head shot. Souza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bee distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Smoove Bee.
I think Bee 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 Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!