PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sorrentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorrentino's entrance music is Smile Back. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sorrentino
vs
Souza

175 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Sorrentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorrentino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorrentino.
Sorrentino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sorrentino gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino moves out of range.
Souza throws out a leg kick but Sorrentino moves out of range and Souza only half commits.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sorrentino is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sorrentino is trying to escape the position but Souza is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza working the strikes but Sorrentino uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza trying to mount his opponent but Sorrentino defends it.
Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eduardo Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorrentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sorrentino is able to avoid easily.
Souza throws a right and a left that Sorrentino avoids nicely.
Sorrentino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza looks to land a left hand but Sorrentino moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Sorrentino moved out of range.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza is looking to clinch but Sorrentino is avoiding it.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorrentino manages to avoid it.
Sorrentino looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Sorrentino tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Souza dominated that round.
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.

Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorrentino circles away.
Sorrentino checks a leg kick nicely.
Sorrentino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorrentino off to one side.
Sorrentino is looking to clinch.

Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sorrentino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eduardo Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a right hand that Sorrentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorrentino also avoids with ease.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Sorrentino throws a leg kick but Souza checks it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorrentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Sorrentino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Souza misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sorrentino swivels and escapes.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Souza stuffs the takedown.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorrentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorrentino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Mike Sorrentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Souza controls the position.
Eduardo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Sorrentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Souza crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza gets to mount! Sorrentino was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Souza looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrentino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Souza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sorrentino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Sorrentino tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Souza misses with a looping left.
Sorrentino swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza throws a head kick but Sorrentino moves out of range.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorrentino circles away.
Souza leaves Sorrentino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sorrentino's guard.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sorrentino trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Sorrentino just wasn't active enough.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sorrentino managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Sorrentino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza tries to work over Sorrentino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Sorrentino avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Sorrentino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorrentino's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrentino looking to slow down the pace here.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorrentino is defending well for now.
Souza stalling in the clinch but Sorrentino improves position.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorrentino's elbow.
Sorrentino is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sorrentino avoids it.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to stall but Sorrentino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Sorrentino controls his hands.
Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sorrentino looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorrentino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Souza is looking to control Sorrentino's arms but Sorrentino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Mike Sorrentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Sorrentino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!

Eduardo Souza wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Eduardo Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.