PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celso De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rango Mirceno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mirceno's choice of entrance music: Battle Hymn. Rango Mirceno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

De Souza
vs
Mirceno

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Celso De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rango Mirceno!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mirceno swivels though and keeps the full guard.

De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Mirceno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mirceno manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Mirceno's guard.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Souza wants to stand but Mirceno is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mirceno looking for a sweep. Not yet Mirceno, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Souza postures up.

De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Mirceno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mirceno manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Mirceno's guard.
Mirceno is looking to stand up but De Souza isn't so interested in that idea.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

De Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirceno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Souza won't allow Mirceno to sweep him here.
Mirceno controlling the position.

De Souza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mirceno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Souza, into his guard.

De Souza is working an open guard so Mirceno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mirceno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mirceno wants it to stay on the feet.

De Souza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mirceno was covering up waiting for the punch and De Souza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mirceno wants to stand and escape but De Souza is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Mirceno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Mirceno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mirceno manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Mirceno's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mirceno is on top in guard.
Mirceno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mirceno looking to sit in guard and control but De Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirceno is trying to keep De Souza in close.
Mirceno doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

De Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

De Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mirceno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard.
Mirceno stays in close to De Souza's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Mirceno has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mirceno trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mirceno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rango Mirceno hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mirceno forces De Souza back against the cage and clinches.

Mirceno breaks from the clinch.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirceno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mirceno looking to score a takedown here. De Souza is defending well but Mirceno drives through and ends up in De Souza's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rango Mirceno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirceno.

Mirceno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mirceno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

De Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Mirceno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mirceno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Souza's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mirceno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

De Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Mirceno wants to take a breather but De Souza is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirceno seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mirceno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Souza defending well though.
Mirceno wants to control but De Souza is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mirceno tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rango Mirceno hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mirceno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mirceno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Mirceno stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows De Souza to get to his feet.

Mirceno closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Souza quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mirceno pulls his head out easily.
De Souza is staying active underneath Mirceno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

De Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mirceno pulls his head out easily.
Mirceno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mirceno controlling the pace.
Mirceno wants to control but De Souza is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rango Mirceno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mirceno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirceno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

De Souza feints and as Mirceno raises his hands in defense, De Souza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mirceno trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mirceno controls De Souza momentarily but De Souza frees himself.

De Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Souza postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mirceno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Mirceno wants to get back to his feet but De Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

De Souza stands up and waves to Mirceno to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirceno misses with a body shot
and De Souza counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza shoots in for a double leg but Mirceno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Celso De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mirceno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mirceno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rango Mirceno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mirceno shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mirceno is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

De Souza looking for subs from the bottom but Mirceno mounts him!
Mirceno looking to finish with strikes here!
Mirceno controlling the position easily from mount.
De Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Rango Mirceno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirceno controlling from the full mount.
Mirceno tries to control but De Souza wriggling away.
De Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mirceno tries to control but De Souza wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirceno throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mirceno trying to control but De Souza is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirceno is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mirceno throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Souza because Mirceno loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirceno looking to control but De Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Souza is looking to improve his position but Mirceno isn't that keen on the idea.
Mirceno with good strikes from the mount here!
Mirceno throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Souza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mirceno raining down shots from the mount!
Mirceno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Souza's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Mirceno controlling from the full mount.
Mirceno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Souza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mirceno controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirceno landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rango Mirceno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirceno 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rango Mirceno!
A victorious Rango Mirceno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.