PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Souza
vs
Tomba

196 cm
32
243 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

214 cm
29
300 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza blocks a jab.
Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Tomba.
Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Tomba.
Tomba ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Tomba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomba takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.

Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Souza misses with some punches.
Tomba is trying to force a seperation but Souza has the dominant position.
Tomba wants to get back to striking at distance but Souza won't allow it.
Tomba tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Tomba working hard to break the clinch.
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!

Tomba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomba misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomba doesn't seem phased though.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Tomba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Good exchange - Tomba coming out on top.

Tomba cracks Souza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tomba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Souza to stand back up!

Souza is rocked!
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Tomba slips the punch.
Alberto Tomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomba slips a jab from Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Tomba ducks down to avoid it.
Tomba throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Tomba misses the shot to the body.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Tomba throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza tries to clinch but Tomba moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tomba misses its intended target.
Tomba throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Tomba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza tries to clinch there but Tomba circles away.
Tomba misses with a straight left.
Tomba throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Souza connects with a single shot there.
Tomba throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Souza counters by clinching up.
Tomba can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tomba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Tomba won't want to take too many of those.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.

Tomba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomba loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza jabs at Tomba's body.
Souza connects with a body shot that sends Tomba's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza jabs at Tomba's body.
Tomba misses with a left hand

and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza gets through Tomba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Souza keeps control of Tomba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Souza.
Souza lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
Tomba is trying to push Souza away but Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomba is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Tomba is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Tomba dominated 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!

Good shot there by Souza.
Tomba misses with a double jab

and Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Souza working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Souza obliges.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Tomba won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza pushes Tomba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Tomba blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomba.
Tomba is trying to push Souza away but Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomba backwards.

Tomba is rocked!
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Tomba.
Tomba tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Souza working Tomba over with knees to the body.
Sergio Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomba is still on wobbly legs! Can Souza finish him?
Souza is working Tomba over against the cage.
Tomba seems to have recovered his senses.
Tomba is breathing heavily.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Souza on the inside.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Souza pushes Tomba against the cage. Souza is working some dirty boxing. Souza pushes off with a quick right hook! Tomba goes down! Tomba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Souza moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Souza!
An out of breath Sergio Souza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.