PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smokeleaf
vs
Souza

205 cm
27
284 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

196 cm
27
243 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Crippler's Corner

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Smokeleaf ducks down to avoid it.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokeleaf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Souza is out of range and Smokeleaf settles back down.
Smokeleaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Smokeleaf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smokeleaf doesn't seem bothered though.
Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Souza walks into a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick, looking for Souza's leg but Souza calmly moves out of range.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Smokeleaf moves into the clinch successfully.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a head punch that misses.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smokeleaf.
A short body shot lands from Souza as the two fighters clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow strike.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smokeleaf 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 misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf 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.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Souza looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Souza's face.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smokeleaf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch to the body.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smokeleaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Souza throws a shot from downtown. Smokeleaf moves away and avoids it.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Souza lands with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Smokeleaf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smokeleaf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Smokeleaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smokeleaf misses with a jab to the body
and Souza counters with a left to the body.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smokeleaf, as that shot connected.
Maverick Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza digs a good hook to Smokeleaf's body.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smokeleaf rather than just go for the knockout.

Smokeleaf rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Smokeleaf's ribcage. Smokeleaf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maverick Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Souza lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Sergio Souza's cut even more.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smokeleaf's elbow.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Smokeleaf misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is getting worse.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza digs a right hand into Smokeleaf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smokeleaf's gas tank.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Souza lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza tries to clinch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smokeleaf connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smokeleaf lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Smokeleaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokeleaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smokeleaf is looking to land body kicks.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smokeleaf slips a straight right by Souza.
Smokeleaf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smokeleaf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smokeleaf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it misses.
Smokeleaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Sergio Souza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smokeleaf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Smokeleaf!
An out of breath Maverick Smokeleaf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.