PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamb comes into the arena with All Of The Lights blaring out of the sound system. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Lamb
vs
De Souza

175 cm
30
160 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

174 cm
27
161 lbs
23 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Lamb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lamb slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Lamb counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb 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.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb.
De Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamb throws a right hand that misses
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
De Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lamb there.
Lamb lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by De Souza.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamb throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
De Souza slips under a jab from Lamb.
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Lamb manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Souza.
Alexsandro De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lamb fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Souza sprawls well initially but Lamb persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

De Souza has one foot on Lamb's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lamb feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza pulls Lamb in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Souza controlling Lamb's posture.
Lamb controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Souza 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.
Lamb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamb is in close to De Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Lamb drops back looking for a leg! De Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Souza manages to kick Lamb off! Lamb jumps back into De Souza's guard.
Lamb scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamb sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lamb throwing strikes but missing.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
Lamb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb scores with a jab. De Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lamb 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.

Lamb shoots in for a double leg but De Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lamb swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Souza with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Lamb with a hook.
Lamb scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Souza in his tracks.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
De Souza feints a counter leg kick.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza slips a jab from Lamb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Darren Lamb is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Souza slips a jab from Lamb.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Lamb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza slips under a jab.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Souza moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Lamb shoots for a double leg takedown but De Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Lamb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Souza is fending him off so far but Lamb persists. Nope, De Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
A quick step to the side and Lamb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Lamb's leg but Lamb calmly moves out of range.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Lamb.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Lamb lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Lamb avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Lamb throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
De Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Lamb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb dives in for a single leg takedown but De Souza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Lamb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Souza. De Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb lands with a shot to the body.
De Souza swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
De Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lamb ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb throws a lazy uppercut
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamb swats away the attempt to clinch by De Souza.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
Lamb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Lamb slips the punch.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza needs to keep his hands up - Lamb had a free shot at his head there.
Lamb throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Lamb staying out of range there.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Lamb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Lamb 's knee.
De Souza swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
Lamb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Souza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamb really felt that one!
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Lamb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Lamb sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
Lamb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamb tries for a takedown but De Souza circles away easily
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb lands with a nice body punch.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Lamb blocks a low kick nicely.

Lamb is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Souza's half guard.

De Souza manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lamb keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Souza.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lambs head.
De Souza tries a body shot but Lamb blocks it.
Lamb wants to take the fight to the mat but De Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lamb blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Lamb tries to pull guard but De Souza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamb working aggressively here.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Lamb.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Souza.

Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandro De Souza really dominated that round.
That's time! Lamb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Souza. Lamb shrugs it off though.
Lamb tries for a takedown but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Lamb sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lamb if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Lamb. Beautiful body shot.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Lamb 's knee.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
Lamb checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
Lamb connects with a crisp jab.
Lamb slips a straight right by De Souza.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
De Souza feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
De Souza defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Lamb avoids it.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamb will feel that in the morning.
Lamb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Souza - that will leave a mark!
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
De Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Souza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamb shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza clobbers Lamb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Souza - that will leave a mark!
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Lamb scores with a jab.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb misses the body punch
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamb is out of range.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Lamb.
Nice body kick from De Souza.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks the inside of Lamb's front leg.
De Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Lamb steps away.
De Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Lamb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lamb lands a head shot.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandro De Souza dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Souza lands a jab.
De Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza tries a quick counter leg kick but Lamb is wise to it.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lamb blocks it well.
Lamb connects with a looping right hand.
Lamb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamb.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Souza takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamb feinted with a counter takedown.
Lamb stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamb misses the target.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Lamb moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Souza throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Lamb manages to step out the way in time.
Lamb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Souza slips a straight right by Lamb.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Lamb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Lamb misses.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamb misses with a body shot
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
De Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Lamb.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamb steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Souza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darren Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza works the jab nicely.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Lamb didn't see that one coming.
Lamb scores with a nice right hand.
Lamb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexsandro De Souza.
Well De Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.