PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Vallee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Da Souza
vs
Vallee

184 cm
25
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Vallee!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza keeps the fight on the outside.

Vallee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vallee showed some decent athleticism there.

Vallee decides to return to a standing position.

Da Souza drives through with a takedown into Vallee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Souza won't allow Vallee to sweep him here.
Da Souza passes Vallee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vallee wants to get back to his feet.
Da Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Da Souza trying to pass the guard but Vallee defending well.
Vallee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Souza.
Vallee is looking to get back to is feet but Da Souza passes into side control.
Vallee is looking to regain half guard here but Da Souza keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Da Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vallee defends it well.
Vallee trying to control from the bottom.
Da Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Vallee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Da Souza tries to clinch there but Vallee circles away.

Da Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vallee to the mat! Vallee manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vallee is looking for a triangle but Da Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Da Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vallee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Souza 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.

Da Souza has gone for a leg lock! Vallee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Da Souza's guard.

Da Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vallee is aware though and is defending well.

Vallee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Da Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Da Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Da Souza!

Da Souza decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallee throws a left and a right that both miss

and Da Souza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vallee's guard now.
Da Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Vallee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Da Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vallee is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vallee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Da Souza has his foot on Vallee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vallee works his way back into a safe position though.

Da Souza has his foot on Vallee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vallee works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Souza is breathing heavily.
Da Souza keeping full guard, as Vallee tries to pass.

Vallee has gone for a leg lock! Da Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vallee's guard.
Da Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Da Souza off and has taken his back!

Da Souza defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vallee's arms.
Da Souza manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Da Souza.

Vallee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vallee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vallee postures up.
Vallee chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Da Souza working for a triangle but Vallee defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Da Souza pushes Vallee off and gets back to his feet.

Da Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vallee did well to prevent Da Souza getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Da Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Souza is defended easily by Vallee.

Da Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Da Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Souza wanted to stand there but Vallee had control of the position.
Vallee wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Da Souza stops Vallee from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vallee kicks Da Souza off and gets to his feet.

Vallee clinches with his opponent.
Da Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vallee.

Vallee drags the fight down to the ground.
Vallee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Souza is one step ahead there.
Da Souza prevents Vallee from getting back to his feet.
Da Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vallee's guard.

Da Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vallee defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza throws a strike but Vallee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vallee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vallee keeping moving, preventing Da Souza from controlling successfully.
Vallee trying to control the position.
Da Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vallee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vallee controls Da Souza momentarily but Da Souza frees himself.

Da Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vallee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Vallee's legs - danger averted.
Vallee is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Da Souza passes into half guard.
Vallee gets full guard.
Vallee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Da Souza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Da Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vallee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Souza somewhat.
Da Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vallee as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Da Souza counters with a takedown into side control.

Da Souza decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vallee to his feet.

Vallee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallee is looking to stand up but Da Souza won't let him.

Vallee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Da Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vallee has Da Souza in his guard.
Vallee keeping moving, preventing Da Souza from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Da Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into Vallee's guard.
Da Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Da Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Vallee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Da Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Vallee has wrist control.
Vallee wants to stand up but Da Souza is controlling him.

Da Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ricardo Da Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza wants to pass the guard but Vallee is keeping the position.
Vallee is trying to keep Da Souza in close.

Vallee is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Da Souza has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Vallee taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Da Souza!