PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Couza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rad
vs
Couza

200 cm
19
264 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
278 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Couza!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Couza misses.
Couza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Couza pushes Rad up against the cage in a clinch.

Couza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Couza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rad!
Rad working the ground and pound but Couza is defending the strikes.
Couza is looking to regain half guard here but Rad keeps moving and retains side control.
Rad throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rad trying to control the action but Couza is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Rad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Couza has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rad but great work by Couza.
Couza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Couza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Rad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Couza fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Couza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Couza is working Rad over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Couza crashes against the mat.
Couza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Couza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Couza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking for a sweep.

Couza is trying to get an arm triangle but Rad is defending well.
Rad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rad lands with a punch from half guard.

Couza actively working from the bottom here.
Couza looks gassed!
Rad trying to control the action but Couza is working from the bottom.
Rad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couza defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is keen to just control but Couza is a slippery customer.
Rad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couza defending well though.
Couza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rad throwing strikes from guard but Couza blocks nicely.
Rad looking to sit in guard and control but Couza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Couza is working Rad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Couza working some strikes from top position.
Rad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad trying to control the position.
Rad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couza chips away with some ground and pound.

Couza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Couza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Couza throws a strike but Rad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rad is looking to advance position but Couza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Couza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Couza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Couza throws a head kick that half lands.
Rad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Couza moves into the clinch.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couza.
Couza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Couza looking for a takedown.
Kickin Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Couza.
Couza managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Couza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Couza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad prevents the takedown attempt.
Couza is breathing heavily.
Rad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rad trying to land knees to the body.
Rad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Couza's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rad throws an elbow but misses.
Rad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Couza avoiding damage as Rad throws knees to the body.
Rad trying to land knees to the body.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couza blocks it with crossed arms.
Couza managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Couza managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Rad stops a takedown attempt from Couza.
Rad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couza is defending well for now.
Rad lands a knee to the head.
Rad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rad.
Couza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rad looking to throw knees to the head but Couza is blocking nicely.
Couza blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couza blocks it with crossed arms.
Rad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rad misses with a knee strike.
Couza goes for a takedown attempt but Rad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo Couza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Couza or perhaps it was just good defense by Rad which made him look bad.
Rad closes the distance looking to clinch

so Couza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rad wants to stand up but Couza is controlling him.
Couza with a nice head shot there.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Rad controls Couza momentarily but Couza frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rad.
Rad uses his free foot to push down on Couza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Couza.
Rad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Rad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Couza turns into him and now he's in Rad's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ronaldo Couza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rad looks to clinch

and Couza counters by moving into the clinch.

Couza has picked Rad up - he's going for a ride! Couza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ronaldo Couza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couza is working away from the top position though.
Rad missing with punches from the bottom.
Rad trying to control but Couza postures up.
Couza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rad is looking to control Couza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rad avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza throwing shots but Rad is blocking nicely.

Couza seems to be looking for submissions.

Couza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rad trying to control from the bottom.
Rad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Couza's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rad throwing strikes from guard but Couza blocks nicely.
Couza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Couza keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rad throwing strikes from guard but Couza blocks nicely.
Couza keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to work some ground and pound but Couza has wrist control.
Couza pulls Rad in close to prevent any damage.
Rad wants to control from the top but Couza keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rad throws a one two combo.
Kickin Rad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couza keeps the fight on the outside.
Rad tries to clinch up

and Couza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rad won't be happy with that.
Rad struggling a bit here.

Couza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Couza's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Couza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Couza!