PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes into the arena with 100 blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montana
vs
Souza

195 cm
37
270 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

196 cm
34
243 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Montana slips under a jab from Souza.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Souza gets a clinch.
Montana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Montana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montana prevents a body shot from Souza.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montana.
Souza is working Montana over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza lands a nice knee to the body.
Montana is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Montana.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Montana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Souza.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Montana into the cage.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana lands a body punch.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Montana misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Souza.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Montana tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza blocks a body shot from Montana.
Souza digs a right hand into Montana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montana's gas tank.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza blocks a body shot from Montana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Montana tries to work over Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montana into the cage.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montana is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montana has his back to the cage.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Souza down to the mat. Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left lands for Souza.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Souza clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Souza obliges.
Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Montana.
Montana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montana tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Montana.
An inside leg kick from Montana misses.
Souza moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Souza misses.
Montana swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Montana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Montana's head coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montana's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.

Souza pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montana.
Montana is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Montana into the cage.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Souza lands a knee to the body.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Souza prevents the takedown attempt.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Montana avoids the damage to the body.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montana is defending well for now.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Montana is rocked!
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Oh Montana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza lands a big right hand that drops Montana! The killer instinct kicks in and Souza finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 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.