PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cregov
vs
Souza

191 cm
36
237 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

196 cm
28
243 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cregov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Cregov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. Cregov should have avoided that one.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Cregov misses with a lunging right hand

and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cregov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cregov blocking some punches.
Cregov digs a right hand into Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souza's gas tank.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Cregov.
Cregov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cregov.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza tries to work over Cregov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov stalling.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but Cregov blocks with his arms.
Cregov lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cregov prevents a body shot from Souza.
A short uppercut from Souza.
Cregov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
Cregov blocking some punches.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Cregov.
Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cregov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Cregov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Cregov controls the action.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza lands a right hand.
Cregov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to work over Cregov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Cregov stalling in the clinch.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Cregov trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cregov into the cage.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cregov prevents a body shot from Souza.
Cregov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cregov is working Souza over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Souza. That snapped Cregov's head back.
Cregov swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
A good leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Cregov throws a leg kick but Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
Souza connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cregov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Cregov misses with a body shot.
Cregov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Souza looks to clinch
and Cregov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cregov doesn't seem phased though.
Souza tries to clinch there but Cregov circles away.
Cregov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Cregov misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Cregov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cregov manages to avoid it.
Souza moves out of range as Cregov throws a body kick.
Cregov tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cregov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Souza does it's job there.
Souza scores with a hook to the body. Cregov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Souza blocks a head kick by Cregov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cregov momentarily.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cregov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cregov keeps Souza at a distance using the push kick.
Cregov connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cregov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cregov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cregov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cregov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cregov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cregov.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Cregov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov misses with an uppercut.
Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. Cregov should have avoided that one.
Cregov throws a poor cross that misses

and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cregov swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Cregov blocks a jab.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cregov.

Souza moves into the clinch.
Souza blocks a body shot from Cregov.
Cregov taking a breather.
Cregov misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergio Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Souza.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Cregov controls the action.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Cregov's ribcage. Cregov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cregov throws a head punch that misses.
Mirian Cregov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to work over Cregov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cregov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cregov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Cregov avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cregov manages to break the clinch.
Cregov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Cregov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cregov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
Cregov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
Cregov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cregov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Cregov tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Cregov.
Cregov throws a low kick, looking for Souza's leg but Souza calmly moves out of range.
Cregov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Cregov circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Souza.
I've got Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Souza!
After winning the bout, Sergio Souza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.