PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Brazil is Calling. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

de Souza
vs
Popinski

180 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza lunges at Popinski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popinski's hand.
de Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Popinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Popinski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Souza throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
Popinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Popinski can pounce on him.
de Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
de Souza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
de Souza tries to bum rush Popinski with a series of wild strikes but Popinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popinski misses with a two punch combination.
Popinski misses with a body shot.
de Souza scores with a one two! Popinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Popinski is rocked!
de Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popinski is still on wobbly legs! Can de Souza finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Souza misses the jab.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Popinski avoids them all with ease.
Popinski tries to clinch but de Souza is having none of it.
Popinski misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
de Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
de Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza misses with an uppercut.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from de Souza misses the target.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
Popinski seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlos de Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popinski lands a head kick. de Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popinski connects with the punch.
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from de Souza.
Popinski cracks a nice hook into de Souza's ribs.
Popinski scores with a hook.
Popinski slips a jab from de Souza.
de Souza cracks Popinski with an open hand slap.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Popinski! de Souza dives in looking to finish! Popinski is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos de Souza!