PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bob
vs
de Souza

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Firebird Designs

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
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, Robson de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bob.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with de Souza.
Bob misses with the head strike.
de Souza wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
de Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob misses with a kick to the body.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.

Bob forces de Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
de Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
de Souza wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza trying to stall but Bob improves his position.
Bob prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob misses with a knee strike.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob tries a knee to the head but de Souza blocks it.
Bob is breathing heavily.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Souza tries to clinch

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bob.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob tries a knee to the head but de Souza blocks it.

de Souza breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and Bob counters with a body kick that stops de Souza in his tracks momentarily.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob walks forward, straight into a front kick from de Souza.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bob.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Robson de Souza has been cut.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob tries a knee to the head but de Souza blocks it.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but de Souza blocks with his arms.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by de Souza.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob lands an elbow inside that de Souza shrugs off.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
de Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but de Souza is blocking nicely.
Bob with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by de Souza misses

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bob.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
Bob avoids the head kick by de Souza.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
de Souza wants to break free but Bob has control.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
de Souza wants to stall.
Bob prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from de Souza.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza blocks the body kick.
de Souza misses with a leg kick.
Robson de Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob tries to clinch but de Souza moves away
and de Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob takes a swing at de Souza's ribcage but misses.
de Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick

and Bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob looks to throw an elbow but misses.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bob clinches up with de Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by de Souza.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow just above de Souza 's eye.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angola Bob will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robson de Souza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bob takes a swing at de Souza's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob looks for a takedown but de Souza sprawls well.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
de Souza is looking to score with low kicks.

Bob rushes de Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Bob prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by de Souza.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Bob counters with an outside leg kick.
de Souza misses with a head kick.

Bob pushes de Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
de Souza is trying to break free.
de Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
de Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
de Souza is trying to break free.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but de Souza is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.

de Souza breaks the clinch.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but de Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
de Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
de Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob doesn't manage to clinch there - de Souza circles away.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick

and Bob moves into the clinch.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from de Souza.
de Souza throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.

Bob pushes de Souza up against the cage in a clinch.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick

and Bob moves into the clinch.
de Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Bob throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Souza trying to stall but Bob improves his position.
de Souza is trying to break free.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
de Souza wants to stall.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
de Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob swings for the body but de Souza moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Bob misses with a head kick.
de Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob cracks the inside of de Souza's front leg.
Bob tries to clinch but de Souza moves away
and de Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but de Souza is just out of range.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as de Souza controls his hands.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
de Souza misses with a knee strike.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
de Souza tries to stall but Bob uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Bob.
de Souza dodges an elbow strike from Bob.

de Souza manages to break the clinch.
de Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Bob. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.

Bob darts in and clinches de Souza up against the cage.
de Souza wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

de Souza breaks the clinch.
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Bob counters with a flying knee. Nice.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but de Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries to clinch but de Souza is having none of it.
Bob avoids the head kick by de Souza.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Souza swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angola Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Angola Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Souza misses with a head kick.

Bob closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into de Souza's ribcage.
de Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
Bob lands a nice elbow.

de Souza manages to break the clinch.
Bob tries to clinch but de Souza is having none of it.
de Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bob fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Bob with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
de Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Souza is trying to break free.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza swinging wilding here.
de Souza wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
de Souza throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angola Bob dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robson de Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Souza throws a body kick that misses.
de Souza wants to clinch.

Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
de Souza wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
de Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Souza is trying to break free.
Bob prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but de Souza blocks with his arms.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
de Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
de Souza lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza thows a leg kick but Bob checks it
and Bob counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robson de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by de Souza misses

and Bob counters by clinching up.
Bob lands a body shot.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Souza lands a nice knee to the body.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Bob counters with a head kick. That will keep de Souza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Bob fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.

de Souza breaks from the clinch.
de Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob blocks a head kick by de Souza.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
de Souza checks a low kick from Bob.

Bob fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
de Souza is trying to break free.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
de Souza takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but de Souza is blocking nicely.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Bob.
de Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but de Souza blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but de Souza avoids the damage to the body.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
de Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped de Souza in his tracks for a moment.
de Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Souza.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob lands an elbow inside that de Souza shrugs off.
de Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Souza tries a knee to the head but Bob blocks it.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but de Souza blocks with his arms.
Bob tries to work over de Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob missing with knees to the body.

de Souza breaks from the clinch.
Bob blocks a head kick by de Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bob.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but de Souza pushes him off.
de Souza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob scores with a knee to the head.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob tries a knee to the head but de Souza blocks it.
de Souza avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bob throws an elbow but misses.
de Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob avoiding damage as de Souza throws knees to the body.
de Souza blocks an elbow strike from Bob.

de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob tries to clinch up
and de Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Bob thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob throws a head kick but de Souza moves out of range.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

de Souza breaks from the clinch.
de Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.

Bob instigates a clinch.

de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
de Souza wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob throws a head kick but de Souza moves out of range.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and Bob counters with a solid body kick.
Robson de Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob tries to clinch there but de Souza circles away.
Bob tries to clinch up.

de Souza sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Bob to the ground! de Souza dives into full mount looking to finish!

Bob is rocked!

It looks like Angola Bob has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Souza unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bob wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! de Souza celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson de Souza!