PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victory Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza has chosen No Love as his entrance music. Victory Death has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Death
vs
de Souza

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
24
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victory Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Death shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Souza as he avoids it easily.
Death fails with the takedown.
Death fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victory Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
de Souza pushes Death away with a front kick.
de Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Death takes a step back to recover.
Death is breathing heavily.

A big head kick from de Souza and Death is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Victory Death has been cut.
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!
de Souza passes Death's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
de Souza trying to control but Death is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

de Souza has control of Death's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Death regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Death keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

de Souza is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Death is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson de Souza!