PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarface has chosen El Chapo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Souza
vs
Skarface

196 cm
40
240 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

191 cm
36
278 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Skarface!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Skarface misses with a wild body shot.
Skarface uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Souza cracks a nice hook into Skarface's ribs.
Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souza scores with a jab.
Skarface throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza throwing a counter right hand but Skarface manages to avoid it.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skarface.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Skarface shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Souza eats them both and turns towards Skarface to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Skarface takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skarface swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Souza defending well as Skarface loads up on a big left hand.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skarface misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarface is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skarface misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Skarface lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skarface moves away.
Skarface just misses with a punch to the body.
Skarface sizes up Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skarface paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarface was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skarface throws a counter combo.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skarface misses with a hook.
Skarface throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Skarface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skarface takes a step back to recover.
Sergio Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skarface swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Skarface bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skarface at a distance.
Skarface takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skarface is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Souza.
Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skarface checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarface.
Skarface throws a front kick aimed at Souza's knee but Souza avoids it well.
Skarface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Souza misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skarface fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza tried to counter with a leg kick but Skarface avoided it.
Skarface throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skarface checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Skarface will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skarface throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Skarface falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Souza counter with a right hand.
Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Skarface counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Skarface wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Skarface throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Skarface moves out of range easily.
Skarface ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skarface fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skarface.
Souza lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarface throws a chopping leg kick but Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Souza thumps Skarface with a low kick.
Souza staying out of range there.
Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skarface's sensitive parts.
Souza digs a good body shot into Skarface's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarface tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skarface on the side of the head.
Souza throws a body kick that misses.
Skarface digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
Skarface throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skarface throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Skarface lands a jab-cross combination.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skarface is able to avoid easily.
Skarface punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tony Skarface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skarface loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Skarface misses the body punch
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skarface throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Skarface only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarface has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skarface there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sergio Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Skarface rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Skarface seems unphased.
Good work by Skarface as he checks the leg kick.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skarface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skarface.
Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skarface. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Souza misses
and Skarface counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza takes one on the button.
Skarface misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarface manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skarface on the side of the head.
Souza lands a front kick.
Skarface scores with the left hand. Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skarface lands a nice looking body shot.
Skarface fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza lands a nice looking body kick.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza throws a right and a left that Skarface avoids nicely.
Skarface looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Skarface throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skarface sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza slips a jab from Skarface.
Skarface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
Skarface blocks a head kick by Souza.
Skarface throws out a counter right but Souza avoids it with no problem.
Skarface misses with an uppercut.
Souza looks to land a body kick but Skarface moved away.
Souza connects with a jab.
Skarface misses with a few strikes there.
Souza throws a head kick but Skarface moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skarface 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.
A head kick by Skarface misses
and Skarface takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skarface misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza connects with a jab.
Souza lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook but Skarface avoids it easily.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Skarface's shoulder, as Skarface tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Skarface throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Skarface cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Skarface finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skarface throws a right hand that misses
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skarface defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Skarface moves out of range as Souza throws a body kick.
Skarface has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skarface takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Skarface gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skarface misses with a punch to the body.
Skarface is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Souza throws a jab when Skarface was well out of range.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza is looking to slow Skarface down with leg kicks.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skarface's head.
Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skarface if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Souza.
Some bone on bone action there as Skarface checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarface scores with a body shot.
Souza throws a series of punches but Skarface avoids them all with ease.
Skarface was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skarface can do to turn this around?
Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skarface throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skarface's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Souza looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Skarface.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skarface moves away.
Skarface tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Souza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Skarface tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skarface blocks a leg kick.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Souza catches Skarface right on the button with a cross.
Skarface blocks a head kick by Souza.
Skarface misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza tests Skarface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skarface checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarface was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Skarface takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarface misses with a two punch combination.
Skarface works the jab nicely.
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!
Skarface rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skarface jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Skarface misses with a hook.
Souza is looking to chop away at Skarface's legs.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Skarface.
Souza clobbers Skarface with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Souza looks for the body kick but Skarface saw that one coming.
Skarface has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Souza misses.
Skarface avoids the body shot from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza had his way with Tony Skarface in that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Souza throws a head kick but Skarface moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Skarface's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sergio Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza is looking to slow Skarface down with leg kicks.
Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skarface walks into a left hand.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarface.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Skarface moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souza.
Souza scores with a nice right hand.
Skarface throws a poor cross that misses
and Souza counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skarface has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Souza.
Good exchange - Souza coming out on top.
A slow jab from Skarface misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souza.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skarface connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skarface lands a jab to the nose.
Souza works over Skarface's head and body with a nice combination.
Skarface misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skarface looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza tries to work over Skarface's front leg with a kick but Skarface checks it.
As Souza backs off Skarface throws a huge counter combo but Souza manages to avoid it all.
Nice shot lands for Souza.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Skarface's head but Skarface sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Souza misses.
Skarface throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza is looking to counter punch.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skarface lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skarface throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.

Souza tries to keep at a distance but Skarface has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skarface is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the ropes.
Skarface is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tony Skarface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Skarface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skarface smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Souza!
A relieved looking Sergio Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.