PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinaldo Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Payne
vs
Sousa

172 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reinaldo Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa misses with a few strikes there.
Sousa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sousa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Payne lands a jab to the nose.

Payne moves into the clinch successfully.
Sousa misses with a knee strike.
Sousa tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
Sousa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payne avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Sousa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sousa misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne lands with a light punch inside.
Payne lands a shoulder strike.
Payne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Sousa to work.
Sousa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Payne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sousa is rocked!
Payne lands a body punch.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Payne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa is still on wobbly legs! Can Payne finish him?
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sousa's efforts to push away.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
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!
Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa misses with a knee to the head.
Payne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payne cracks Sousa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Payne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sousa, pushing him back against the cage.
Payne gets through Sousa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sousa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne prevents Sousa from breaking the clinch.
Payne looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Payne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sousa lands a nice knee to the body.
Sousa is trying to drag Payne to the mat but Payne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Payne lands a body shot.
Sousa seems to have recovered his senses.
Sousa looks winded!
Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payne lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sousa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Payne.
Sousa tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Sousa back against the cage.
Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sousa missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Payne.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands a left hand.
Sousa misses with a knee strike.
Sousa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Nice body punch from Payne.
Payne lands with a left to the head.
Payne scores with a shot to the side of Sousa's head.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
Payne unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sousa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Payne is unloading with more strikes now! Sousa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Payne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.