PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomic has chosen A Kiss to Build a Dream On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souza
vs
Atomic

196 cm
24
243 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
32
275 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Atomic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Souza gets tackled into the ropes by Atomic. Atomic maintains the clinch.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Souza.
Atomic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atomic backwards.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza prevents the takedown attempt.
Souza tries a body shot but Atomic blocks it.
Atomic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.

Atomic pulls Souza into guard.
Atomic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to stand but Atomic is controlling from the bottom.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Souza wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Atomic clinches with his opponent.
Atomic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Atomic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Atomic avoids it by throwing Souza back against the ropes.
Atomic effectively controlling the action here.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Atomic pulls Souza into guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Atomic, up you get!
Atomic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Atomic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atomic closes the distance and clinches.
Atomic tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atomic prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atomic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atomic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Atomic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomic.
Souza desperately trying to maintain 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!
Souza is looking for a sweep. Atomic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atomic wants to pass to mount but Souza is defending the position.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic stops Souza from standing up.
Atomic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Souza blocks a head kick by Atomic.
Atomic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atomic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atomic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.

Atomic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atomic is pushing Souza up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Atomic to work.
Atomic tries for a takedown but Souza manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic looking for a takedown.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Atomic.
Atomic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atomic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Atomic's head.
Atomic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Atomic is looking for a takedown.
Atomic prevents a body shot from Souza.
Atomic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atomic's elbow.
Atomic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Souza smiles and moves away.
Souza tries to clinch there but Atomic circles away.
Atomic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tom Atomic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atomic clinches with his opponent.
Atomic wants to take the fight to the mat but Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atomic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Atomic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Atomic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza jabs Atomic right on the nose. Atomic blinks but takes it well.

Atomic clinches.
Atomic blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Atomic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomic blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza tries a body shot but Atomic blocks it.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Atomic controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Souza.
Souza lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Atomic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Souza tries to clinch up.

Souza forces Atomic back against the ropes and clinches.
Souza tries to work over Atomic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Atomic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza tries a body shot but Atomic blocks it.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Atomic.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Atomic avoids it by throwing Souza back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Atomic blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Souza.

Atomic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Souza regains guard.
Souza keeping full guard, as Atomic tries to pass.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Atomic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atomic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Souza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Souza pushes Atomic off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Atomic. Atomic gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic scores with the left hand. Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Atomic misses with a low kick.
Atomic fails with the takedown.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Atomic.
Souza misses with a body shot.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Atomic's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.

Atomic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atomic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atomic's elbow.
Atomic jumps guard but Souza stands there with Atomic around his waist. Atomic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atomic backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Atomic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Atomic controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atomic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atomic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sergio Souza did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sergio 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.

Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Atomic darts in and clinches Souza up against the ropes.
Atomic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atomic is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Souza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Atomic prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Atomic controls the action.
Atomic blocks an uppercut.
Souza tries a body shot but Atomic blocks it.
Souza misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Souza smiles and moves away.

Atomic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Atomic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Atomic.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic takes one on the button.
Atomic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza avoids the head kick by Atomic.
Souza wants to clinch up but Atomic keeps it at a distance.
Atomic misses with a head kick.
Atomic fails with a takedown attempt.
Atomic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza scores with a jab. Atomic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Souza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is leaning against Atomic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atomic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atomic.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Atomic.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Atomic avoids it by throwing Souza back against the ropes.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Atomic controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza digs a right hand into Atomic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atomic's gas tank.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Atomic.
Atomic jumps guard but Souza stands there with Atomic around his waist. Atomic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Atomic is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atomic.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Atomic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza had his way with Tom Atomic in that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Souza forces Atomic back against the ropes and clinches.
Atomic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Atomic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Atomic.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atomic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a body shot.
Atomic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souza.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Atomic controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.

Atomic is rocked!
Souza digs a right hand underneath Atomic's ribcage. Atomic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atomic is still on wobbly legs! Can Souza finish him?
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Atomic to his knees! Souza keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Souza!
Sergio Souza is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Sergio 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.