PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Russian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Keep on kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck The Russian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Souza
vs
The Russian

182 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
29
197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck The Russian!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but The Russian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from The Russian.
The Russian tries a head kick but it misses.
The Russian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Russian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Russian being controlled for a moment.
Souza wants to control but The Russian is keeping him busy.
The Russian is holding Souza down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Russian bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from The Russian. Those never looked like landing.
The Russian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Russian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The Russian tries to sprawl but Souza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Russian gets full guard.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Russian looking for a guillotine here but Souza defends easily.
Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Russian for as long as he can get away with.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza trying to control but The Russian is working from the bottom.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The Russian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza stays in close to The Russian's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Souza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Souza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Russian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Souza's best efforts.
Souza wants to take a breather but The Russian is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Russian wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Russian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Russian tries to kick Souza off in order to stand up. Souza Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The Russian looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Russian is trying to control Souza's posture but Souza avoids it.
The referee asks Souza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Souza prefers to stall for the moment though.

Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Russian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Russian being controlled for a moment.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Russian keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Russian looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.

Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Russian is trying to defend but Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Russian won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
Souza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for The Russian!
The Russian is controlling an arm, preventing Souza from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The Russian tries to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza moves to back control.
The Russian staying busy and making it hard for Souza to control.
What can The Russian do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian wants to get back to his feet.
The Russian trying to control the hands but Souza won't let him.
The Russian is in bad spot here.
The Russian looking very determined here, making life difficult for Souza.
Souza just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza wants to control but The Russian is keeping busy.
The Russian is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Souza has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Russian's body.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Souza just wasn't active enough.
The Russian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for The Russian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Russian throws a head kick that misses.
The Russian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Souza happy to just control the position for now.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Russian keeps working.
Souza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The Russian is not content to let Souza control the position.
Ronaldo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza working away.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but The Russian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Russian tries to escape but Souza is in control.
Souza just content to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Souza just wasn't active enough.
The Russian throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Russian throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Souza dominated that second round.
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!

Nice sprawl there from The Russian as Souza shoots in.
The Russian circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Souza drops to the canvas, hurt badly! The Russian follows Souza to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck The Russian!