PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brazil National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pillman
vs
Andre Souza

175 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Pillman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Souza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillman throws an off balance right hand
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.

Pillman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Pillman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.

Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Pillman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Strikers. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is staying active underneath Pillman , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Pillman trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to improve his position but Pillman is controlling well.
Souza wants to control but Pillman is keeping busy.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
Pillman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pillman throws a big elbow that misses.
Pillman wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Pillman postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Pillman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Souza controls Pillman momentarily but Pillman frees himself.
Pillman advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control Pillman 's posture but Pillman avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pillman is working Souza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza struggling a bit here.
Pillman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Souza down.
Souza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pillman grinds an elbow into Souza's temple.
Souza is trying to control Pillman 's posture but Pillman avoids it.
Pillman trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Pillman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control Pillman 's posture but Pillman avoids it.
The ground and pound from Pillman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Pillman crashes against the mat.
Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pillman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pillman trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
Souza struggling a bit here.
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.
Pillman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Souza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Pillman .
Pillman working the ground and pound.
Pillman looks up at the clock and then as Souza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pillman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pillman working the body and head with strikes.
Souza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Pillman keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pillman connects with a decent elbow.

Souza is rocked!
Souza is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Pillman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Pillman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pillman misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza walks straight into a right hand from Pillman - that's dropped him! Pillman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Souza from any more punishment! Souza complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Pillman !