PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Child might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broken Mirror. Sousa has chosen Ratamahatta as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Child
vs
Sousa

180 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mad Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child misses with a hook. Sousa ducked under it nicely.
Child misses the jab.
Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Child.
Sousa ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Child lands a nice shot to the body.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Sousa slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sousa tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sousa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child misses the jab.
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Child shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sousa is trying to defend but Child finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sousa is trying to escape back to his feet but Child uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Child slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a strike aimed at the side of Sousa's head but Sousa avoids it well.
Child taking a breather here.
Sousa struggling a bit here.
Child prevents Sousa from escaping the position.
Sousa tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Child controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child controlling well, preventing Sousa from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Child biding his time, controlling Sousa.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sousa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sousa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sousa just trying to survive but Child is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Child just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sousa is trying to stand back up.
Child just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Child punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Child dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Child closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Child is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sousa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Child controlling from mount.
Child's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sousa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Child is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sousa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sousa!
Sousa wanted to stand there but Child had control of the position.
Child looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sousa wants to get up but he can't break Child's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sousa trying to control but Child is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Child has Sousa pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
Child moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sousa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a hook.
Child jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sousa throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
Child scores with a nice right hand.
Child moves out of range as Sousa strikes.
Child is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sousa throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.

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.
Sousa slips under a jab from Child.
Child misses with a hook. Sousa ducked under it nicely.
Sousa swinging wildly here.
Sousa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Child's hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa scores with a head kick. Child tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mad Child will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sousa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sousa misses with a looping left.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sousa.
Mad Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sousa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sousa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child clobbers Sousa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sousa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa throws a series of punches but Child avoids them all with ease.
Child throws a body punch but Sousa moves out of range.

Child closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sousa to the mat! Sousa manages to get full guard.
Child is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thiago Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sousa wants to get back to his feet but Child is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mad Child.
Sousa throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sousa as Child shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa misses with the combination.
Sousa with a poor takedown

and Child counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sousa's guard now.
Sousa wants to stand but Child is controlling the position.
Sousa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Child 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child is pushing down on Sousa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sousa is fighting to maintain full guard but Child has managed to sneak the leg through.
Child keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Mad Child wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sousa fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Child showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Child, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Child!