PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Perreira De Souza
vs
Todd

187 cm
24
187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perreira De Souza catches Todd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Rockmeteller Todd has been cut.
Rockmeteller Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perreira De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Perreira De Souza misses its intended target.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Perreira De Souza defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Perreira De Souza throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd clobbers Perreira De Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza checks it.
Perreira De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Perreira De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Perreira De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza cracks the inside of Todd's front leg.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Perreira De Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Todd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perreira De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perreira De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Todd looking to control.
Perreira De Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perreira De Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perreira De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perreira De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perreira De Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perreira De Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perreira De Souza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Perreira De Souza wants to stand but Todd is controlling the position.
Perreira De Souza working a defensive guard here.
Perreira De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Perreira De Souza, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perreira De Souza is keeping the position for now.
Todd postures up.
Perreira De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Todd is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perreira De Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Todd avoids it really well and circles away.
Perreira De Souza moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perreira De Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd connects with a right hand. Perreira De Souza shakes it off.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
Perreira De Souza tries for a takedown but Todd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Perreira De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perreira De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Todd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Todd wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perreira De Souza rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockmeteller Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perreira De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Perreira De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perreira De Souza dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Perreira De Souza's knee but Perreira De Souza avoids it well.
Todd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perreira De Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Perreira De Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Todd to the mat! Todd manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perreira De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perreira De Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Todd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perreira De Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
Todd preventing the sweep.
Perreira De Souza wants to get back to his feet but Todd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Todd stopping the sweep attempt from Perreira De Souza.
Todd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Todd trying to control but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perreira De Souza keeping full guard, as Todd tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perreira De Souza seems keen to control Todd's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Todd misses with a jab to the body
and Perreira De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perreira De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Perreira De Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Rockmeteller Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab by Perreira De Souza.
Todd throws a leg kick
and Perreira De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perreira De Souza misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind Perreira De Souza 's knee.
Perreira De Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Perreira De Souza moved away.
Perreira De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Todd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perreira De Souza manages to avoid it.
Perreira De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Perreira De Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd misses with a hook.
Perreira De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Todd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a one-two to the body.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perreira De Souza throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd scores with the left hand. Perreira De Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Todd but Todd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Todd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perreira De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockmeteller Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
That's time! Perreira De Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Todd cracks Perreira De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perreira De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perreira De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Perreira De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Perreira De Souza slips a jab from Todd.
Todd cracks Perreira De Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Perreira De Souza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Todd sprawls well initially but Perreira De Souza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Todd is trying to maintain the position but Perreira De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Todd felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Todd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd looking for a sweep. Not yet Todd, not yet.
Perreira De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Perreira De Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Todd trying to control here.
Todd is looking for a sweep. Perreira De Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perreira De Souza working over Todd with some ground and pound. Todd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Perreira De Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perreira De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perreira De Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Todd.
Perreira De Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perreira De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Perreira De Souza from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Todd wants to sweep here but Perreira De Souza controlling him for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perreira De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perreira De Souza throws out the jab.
Todd misses with a kick to the body
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perreira De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.

Perreira De Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Todd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza thows a huge punch but Todd dodges it nicely.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Todd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perreira De Souza.
Rockmeteller Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Perreira De Souza is just content to waste time from the top position. Todd takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Perreira De Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perreira De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Perreira De Souza, not yet.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Todd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

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