PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Out Here Grinding_DJ Khaled as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

mac Cumhail
vs
Souza

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.

mac Cumhail closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza wants to improve his position but mac Cumhail is controlling well.

mac Cumhail gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
mac Cumhail walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Fionn mac Cumhail has been cut.
Souza wants to slow mac Cumhail down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.
Souza slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail blocks a jab.
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.

mac Cumhail looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as mac Cumhail sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza gets full guard.
mac Cumhail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
mac Cumhail controlling from the top position.
mac Cumhail throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
mac Cumhail is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
mac Cumhail throwing strikes but missing.
mac Cumhail with a flurry of punches that miss.

Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mac Cumhail gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but mac Cumhail is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mac Cumhail not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza being controlled here, momentarily.

Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mac Cumhail!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but mac Cumhail defends it well.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
mac Cumhail keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mac Cumhail regains half guard.
mac Cumhail keeping control of the position.
mac Cumhail is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
Souza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail tries to lock up and control but Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and mac Cumhail is now in Souza's guard. A big mistake from Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
mac Cumhail passes easily into side control. Nice work.
mac Cumhail working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Souza is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Souza is letting mac Cumhail control him for a moment.
mac Cumhail looks up at the clock and then as Souza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, mac Cumhail smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza prevents mac Cumhail from moving into mount.
Souza is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Souza is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fionn mac Cumhail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

mac Cumhail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
mac Cumhail is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
mac Cumhail shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed mac Cumhail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. mac Cumhail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
mac Cumhail avoids the head kick by Souza.
Oooh a lovely combination from mac Cumhail sends Souza down but not out. mac Cumhail dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.

mac Cumhail tries for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.

Souza actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mac Cumhail is trying to control the action in half guard but Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mac Cumhail controlling the pace.
mac Cumhail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
mac Cumhail trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mac Cumhail looking to pass the guard.
Souza trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.

Souza has his foot on mac Cumhail's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. mac Cumhail works his way back into a safe position though.
mac Cumhail controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Souza keeping busy on the bottom but mac Cumhail has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ground and pound from mac Cumhail.
Ground and pound from mac Cumhail.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but mac Cumhail pulls his head out easily.

mac Cumhail is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fionn mac Cumhail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
mac Cumhail is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza wants to sweep here but mac Cumhail controlling him for the moment.
mac Cumhail pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mac Cumhail gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

mac Cumhail avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mac Cumhail looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
mac Cumhail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mac Cumhail throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! mac Cumhail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Souza slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a double jab
and mac Cumhail counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
mac Cumhail throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
mac Cumhail looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mac Cumhail.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Fionn mac Cumhail is winning the standup battle so far.
mac Cumhail looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Souza throws the left hand but mac Cumhail avoids the punch easily.
Souza lands with a nice combination. mac Cumhail backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mac Cumhail throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Souza slips a jab from mac Cumhail.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
mac Cumhail digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
mac Cumhail on the wrong end of a nice hook.

mac Cumhail feints and as Souza raises his hands in defense, mac Cumhail changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
mac Cumhail won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
mac Cumhail wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mac Cumhail!
Souza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
mac Cumhail tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza with shots to the head and body - mac Cumhail looks very uncomfortable down there.
mac Cumhail is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Souza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mac Cumhail hang on?
Souza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Souza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
mac Cumhail regains half guard.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
mac Cumhail wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza is looking to advance position but mac Cumhail won't allow it.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thiago Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mac Cumhail defending well though.

Souza is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, mac Cumhail has managed to free his arm - good work.
mac Cumhail regains full guard. Nicely done.
mac Cumhail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from mac Cumhail misses.
Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.

mac Cumhail drives through with a takedown into guard.
mac Cumhail makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but mac Cumhail is one step ahead there.

Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail slips nicely into half guard.
Souza gets full guard.
Souza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza has momentary wrist control but mac Cumhail slips an elbow through the middle.
mac Cumhail controlling from the top position.
mac Cumhail wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries to strike from the bottom.
mac Cumhail preventing the sweep.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fionn mac Cumhail showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mac Cumhail 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!

Fionn mac Cumhail wins by unanimous decision!