PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Dalembert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalembert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember The Name. Samuel Dalembert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Souza
vs
Dalembert

200 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Dalembert!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a nice body shot.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dalembert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dalembert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Souza tries for a takedown but Dalembert circles away easily
and Dalembert counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalembert thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a straight right hand.
Dalembert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalembert will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dalembert lands with an overhand left.
Dalembert connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Dalembert scores with a three punch combo!
Dalembert connects with a nice looking jab.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dalembert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Dalembert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Dalembert.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Dalembert counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Dalembert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
letting Dalembert counter with a right hand.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dalembert counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Dalembert.
Nice straight punches there by Dalembert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dalembert.
Souza tries for a takedown but Dalembert circles away easily
and Dalembert counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalembert is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dalembert.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dalembert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Dalembert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dalembert punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Dalembert cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Dalembert counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dalembert connects with a single shot there.
Dalembert lands with a straight right. Souza didn't see that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dalembert lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Dalembert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Dalembert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dalembert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dalembert fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souza checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dalembert lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Dalembert.
Dalembert lands the left hand.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalembert connects with a right hand. Souza shakes it off.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Dalembert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souza tries for a takedown but Dalembert circles away easily
and Dalembert counters with a nice body shot.
Dalembert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalembert leaves Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dalembert dips to his left and cracks Souza with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries for a takedown but Dalembert circles away easily
and Dalembert counters with a left to the body.
Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dalembert 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.

Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Dalembert, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Dalembert against the cage but Dalembert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dalembert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dalembert scores with a shot to the body.
Dalembert lands with a nice body punch.
Dalembert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the cage.
Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Dalembert. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalembert clobbers Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dalembert swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalembert attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodrigo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalembert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dalembert connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Dalembert is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Dalembert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dalembert scores with a shot to the body.
Dalembert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza dives in and grabs Dalembert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dalembert pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
Dalembert slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Souza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dalembert lands with a cross.
Dalembert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalembert scores with a nice strike.
Souza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dalembert scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

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

Souza drops back looking for a leg! Dalembert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dalembert manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Dalembert's guard.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Souza drops back looking for a leg! Dalembert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dalembert manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Dalembert's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Souza drops back looking for a leg! Dalembert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dalembert manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Dalembert's guard.

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 is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dalembert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Souza dives in and grabs Dalembert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dalembert pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
Dalembert misses with a low kick as Souza jumps back.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Souza shoots and misses
and Dalembert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Dalembert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a solid leg kick but Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Dalembert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza with a poor takedown
letting Dalembert counter with a right hand.
Dalembert wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dalembert to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza shoots and misses
and Dalembert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dalembert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalembert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dalembert's corner calls for a 1-2. Dalembert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dalembert thuds his right hand into Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza with a poor takedown
enabling Dalembert to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dalembert counters with a nice body shot.
Samuel Dalembert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Dalembert.
Dalembert lands with a shot to the body.
Souza shoots in but Dalembert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dalembert jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dalembert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalembert connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Dalembert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalembert misses with a leg kick.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Dalembert tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dalembert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalembert connects with a body shot.
Souza moves away from the strike by Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalembert sprawls well. Dalembert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Dalembert misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Dalembert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalembert, as that shot connected.
Dalembert scores with a jab.
Dalembert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dalembert throws a big shot that misses.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Dalembert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samuel Dalembert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dalembert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalembert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza shoots and misses
and Dalembert counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a straight right hand.
Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Dalembert.
Dalembert slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dalembert throws a low kick but Souza moves out of range easily.
Dalembert scores with a nice right hand.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Dalembert counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Dalembert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dalembert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!

Samuel Dalembert wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Samuel Dalembert was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.