PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the ring accompanied by Los Porongas - Silêncio. The key to victory for David Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Souza
vs
Kent

183 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
182 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kent sprawls and moves away.

Kent changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Souza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Souza tries to improve position but can't.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Kent is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kent controlling the position from side mount.
Souza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Souza tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is trying to control Kent's posture but Kent avoids it.
Kent controls the position.
Souza is looking to reverse the position.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Souza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kent doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kent manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kent told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kent trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Kent is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Kent is proving a slippery customer.
Kent wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Souza working for a triangle but Kent defends it easily.

Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Souza looking for a guillotine here but Kent defends easily.
Kent sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent looking to pass the guard.
Souza seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Souza looking for a guillotine here but Kent defends easily.

Kent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kent defends it easily.

Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kent wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kent content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kent shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent fails with the takedown.
Souza tests Kent's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Souza goes for a double leg but Kent avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Kent continues to drive forward.
Kent feints the counter takedown.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kent fails with the takedown.
David Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kent sprawls well. Kent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt - Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kent fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Souza to the ground. Kent is now in Souza's guard.

Kent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kent is aware though and is defending well.
Kent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Kent sitting in guard here, content to control.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Kent from controlling successfully.
Kent works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Souza has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kent is on him like a limpet, forcing Souza back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kent after a bit of a struggle.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Kent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza prevents a body shot from Kent.
Kent prevents the takedown attempt.
Souza tries to pull guard but Kent holds him up against the ropes and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Kent misses with the head strike.
Kent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza taking a breather.
Kent throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza avoiding damage as Kent throws knees to the body.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza blocking some punches.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Kent misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Kent.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Kent misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Kent.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent misses with some punches.
Kent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Kent pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kent dives in and scores a takedown into Souza's guard.

Kent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kent has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kent's guard.

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!

Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Kent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Souza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kent has time to react.

Kent tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza jumps guard but Kent stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Kent misses with the head strike.
Souza prevents a body shot from Kent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kent swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kent.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza blocking some punches.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Kent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Souza avoiding damage as Kent throws knees to the body.
Kent trying to land knees to the body.

Souza jumps guard and drags Kent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kent controlling from the top position.

Souza pushes a forearm under Kent's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kent is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Souza!
A pretty intense looking David Souza took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.