PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipe Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weight
vs
Souza

225 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Louis Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Souza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Weight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Souza. Beautiful body shot.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Weight is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Souza gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Souza is working to tighten is grip on Weight's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Weight has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Souza is really squeezing tight and eventually Weight passes out! Souza breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Filipe Souza!