PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kolo Cornelius's chin.

Cornelius
vs
Souza

176 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

185 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

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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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza with a poor takedown
and Cornelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jake Souza has been cut.

Souza dives in and scores a takedown into Cornelius's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Cornelius is retaining full guard.
Cornelius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cornelius keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Cornelius managing to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cornelius checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cornelius can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Cornelius.
Souza tries to clinch but Cornelius is having none of it.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kolo Cornelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Souza.

Cornelius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Cornelius avoids the damage to the body.
Cornelius avoiding damage as Souza throws knees to the body.

Cornelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cornelius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cornelius wants it to stay on the feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Cornelius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cornelius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Souza looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cornelius scores with a leg kick.
Cornelius connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been told by Cornelius's head coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cornelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Cornelius clinches.
Cornelius lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cornelius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cornelius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornelius scores with a knee to the head.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cornelius prevents it.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cornelius is pressed up against the cage. Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cornelius down to the mat. Cornelius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Cornelius gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cornelius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cornelius scores with a shot to the side of Souza's head.
Souza wants to break free but Cornelius has control.
Cornelius crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
The referee calls for Cornelius to work.
Cornelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Cornelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Cornelius.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Cornelius with a knee to the head.
Souza tries to pull guard but Cornelius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Cornelius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Cornelius.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cornelius lands with a left to the head.
Souza throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cornelius.

Cornelius manages to break the clinch.
Cornelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jake Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cornelius closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Cornelius scores with a knee to the head.

Cornelius breaks from the clinch.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Cornelius rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Cornelius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Cornelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Cornelius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cornelius lands a big uppercut and Souza crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Souza looks OK. Cornelius waves Souza back to his feet!

Souza is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cornelius moves into the clinch successfully.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornelius finish him?

Cornelius breaks the clinch.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornelius moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kolo Cornelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

BAM! Cornelius delivers a spinning backfist that drops Souza like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kolo Cornelius!
Kolo Cornelius took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.