PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Parker Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Parker Molina's chin.

Molina
vs
Fernandes De Souza Junior

193 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Parker Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Souza Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Molina is looking for a sweep.
De Souza Junior trying to control the action but Molina is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Souza Junior stands up.

De Souza Junior closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Molina's guard.
De Souza Junior with a nice head shot there.
Molina has his hands on De Souza Junior's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza Junior won't allow Molina to get back to his feet.
Molina managing to control the position.
Molina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Souza Junior.
Molina is controlling De Souza Junior's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Parker Molina just wasn't active enough.
De Souza Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Molina circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Souza Junior closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Souza Junior lands in his opponent's guard.
De Souza Junior wants to control from the top but Molina keeps moving.
De Souza Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Molina pushes De Souza Junior off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Molina fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De Souza Junior.
De Souza Junior wants to stand but Molina has his arm trapped.
Molina being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Souza Junior scores with a couple of short elbows.
Molina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Souza Junior staying calm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Souza Junior decides to stand up, so the ref orders Molina to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Molina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Souza Junior tries to avoid it but Molina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Souza Junior to the ground. De Souza Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

De Souza Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Souza Junior is looking to work some ground and pound but Molina has wrist control.

De Souza Junior stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De Souza Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Molina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molina shoots in for a takedown but De Souza Junior shows good takedown defense.
De Souza Junior tries to clinch up.

De Souza Junior shoots in and bounces Molina off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Souza Junior tries to stand but Molina is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza Junior stays in close to Molina's body and controls the position.
Molina really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Souza Junior won't allow Molina to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior was stalling too much, according to the referee.

De Souza Junior feints and as Molina raises his hands in defense, De Souza Junior changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molina is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza Junior is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Souza Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Molina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Molina can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Souza Junior controls the pace.

Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Molina gets caught flat footed, as De Souza Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Souza Junior is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina working a defensive guard here.
Molina wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Souza Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Molina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Souza Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

De Souza Junior looking to score a takedown here. Molina is defending well but De Souza Junior drives through and ends up in Molina's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Junior wants to control from the top but Molina keeps moving.
De Souza Junior being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Souza Junior throws a push kick but Molina slaps the foot to one side.
De Souza Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molina paws at him with a jab and circles away.

De Souza Junior clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Souza Junior shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Molina manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Molina is working an open guard so De Souza Junior takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Molina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Souza Junior is fending him off so far but Molina persists. Nope, De Souza Junior circles away and we're back to standing.
De Souza Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Souza Junior misses with the combination.
De Souza Junior tries to clinch up but Molina circles away and keeps his distance.

De Souza Junior fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Molina to the ground. De Souza Junior is now in Molina's guard.
Molina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Souza Junior manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza Junior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Souza Junior working a defensive guard here.

Molina stands up from guard. Let's bang!

De Souza Junior shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Molina is trying to defend but De Souza Junior finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Molina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Souza Junior is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Junior stalling away here and it's allowed Molina to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
De Souza Junior looking to pass the guard.
De Souza Junior wants to control from the top but Molina keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza Junior is looking to clinch but Molina is avoiding it.

De Souza Junior throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Molina tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Souza Junior is in Molina's guard.
Molina keeping moving, preventing De Souza Junior from controlling successfully.

De Souza Junior postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Molina is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Souza Junior, into his guard.

Molina decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Souza Junior, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molina.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De Souza Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molina tries to buck De Souza Junior off but De Souza Junior is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza Junior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Fernandes De Souza Junior!