PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Herugrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Herugrim
vs
Souza

195 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

193 cm
21
245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Herugrim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Souza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Herugrim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Herugrim.

Herugrim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Herugrim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Herugrim is looking to advance position but Souza won't allow it.

Herugrim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Herugrim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Herugrim is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Herugrim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Herugrim prevents Souza from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herugrim fails with the takedown.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herugrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herugrim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souza defends it nicely.
Herugrim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Herugrim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Herugrim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herugrim looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herugrim wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Souza being controlled here momentarily.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herugrim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herugrim looking for a sweep. Not yet Herugrim, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Herugrim is adopting a defensive guard.

Herugrim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Souza defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza cracks Herugrim with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Herugrim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Herugrim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Souza was covering up waiting for the punch and Herugrim finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Herugrim wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Herugrim wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Herugrim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herugrim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herugrim wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Herugrim prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herugrim throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.

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.
Herugrim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Conan Herugrim has been cut.
Miguel Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herugrim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Herugrim slips a jab from Souza.
Herugrim shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herugrim, as that shot connected.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Herugrim misses with a wild body shot.
Miguel Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Herugrim.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Herugrim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Herugrim doesn't seem phased though.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herugrim looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
Herugrim shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Herugrim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza tries to move into range but Herugrim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza tries to clinch but Herugrim is having none of it.
Good work by Herugrim as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Souza misses.
Herugrim misses with a straight left.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herugrim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Souza is looking to slow Herugrim down with leg kicks.
Miguel Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herugrim moves out of range of the strikes.
Herugrim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Souza. That snapped Herugrim's head back.
Herugrim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Herugrim misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Herugrim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herugrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conan Herugrim'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.

Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Herugrim finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Herugrim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herugrim misses with a body shot
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza tries to clinch there but Herugrim circles away.
Herugrim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Herugrim throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with a hook. Herugrim ducked under it nicely.
Herugrim avoids the body shot from Souza.
A swing and a miss from Herugrim.
Souza is looking to clinch but Herugrim is avoiding it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Herugrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but Herugrim is having none of it.
Herugrim scores with a nice strike.
Herugrim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herugrim misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Herugrim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Souza is rocked!
Souza moves away from the strike by Herugrim.
Herugrim slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Herugrim throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Herugrim slips under a jab.

Souza ducks straight into an uppercut from Herugrim and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Souza manages to regain guard straight away.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Herugrim finish him?
Herugrim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Herugrim manages to pass to side control.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herugrim wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Herugrim is looking to stall here but Souza recovers full guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Herugrim from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herugrim manages to get himself to full guard.
Herugrim pulls Souza in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Conan Herugrim.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herugrim with a jab.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herugrim moves away.

Herugrim drops his shoulder and cracks Souza with a huge uppercut! Souza goes down! Can Herugrim finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to control.
Herugrim trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Herugrim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herugrim preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Herugrim looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Herugrim clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Herugrim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Souza throws out a loose jab but Herugrim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herugrim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Herugrim momentarily.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herugrim wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Herugrim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Herugrim looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Herugrim lands a nice shot to the body.

Herugrim lands a big shot that drops Souza! Can he finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herugrim trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza working a defensive guard here.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herugrim wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza keeping full guard, as Herugrim tries to pass.
Herugrim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Herugrim thows a big elbow that misses.

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.
Herugrim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herugrim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Herugrim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herugrim lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
Herugrim moves out of range as Souza strikes.
Herugrim drops Souza with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Souza! Herugrim dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Herugrim!
Conan Herugrim is the new heavyweight champion!