PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by The Hart Song. Wanderlei Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bigfoot Gaffney's chin.

Souza
vs
Gaffney

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

225 cm
24
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney misses with a two punch combination.
Souza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Gaffney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Souza is trying to defend but Gaffney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gaffney not doing much here.
Gaffney working over Souza with some ground and pound. Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gaffney stalling.
Gaffney trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Souza pushes Gaffney off and gets back to his feet.

Gaffney rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaffney looking for a takedown.

Souza is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gaffney is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Souza to the mat. Souza regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Gaffney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gaffney controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gaffney passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gaffney prevents Souza from improving his position.
Gaffney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gaffney working Souza over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney drops an elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Gaffney is controlling the pace.

Gaffney wants to work for an arm triangle but Souza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaffney content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaffney content to control rather than advance.
Gaffney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.

Gaffney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigfoot Gaffney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Souza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.

Gaffney instigates a clinch.
Gaffney avoiding damage.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Gaffney.

Gaffney has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Souza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Gaffney working for a choke but Souza is defending well.
Bigfoot Gaffney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaffney is working for a rear naked choke. Souza is not defending it well and Gaffney has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Souza refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Souza's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bigfoot Gaffney!