PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jairo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - SuperBeast. Larry Bags has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bags
vs
Souza

174 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Bags!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jairo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bags drops Souza with a nice combination! Bags dives into Souza's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Jairo Souza has been cut.

Bags 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.

Souza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bags is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Souza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bags's back instead.
Souza tries to keep control of the position but Bags is staying busy.
Souza is trying to stick to Bags's back but Bags is turning into Souza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Souza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bags.
Bags looking to pass the guard.

Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bags doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bags manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bags would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bags tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.

Souza is looking for a triangle but Bags pushes his legs off easily.
Bags stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza looks gassed!
Bags passes Souza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bags wants to pass the guard but Souza is defending well.
Souza is looking to control Bags's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bags is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bags.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bags looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two 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.

Bags is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
Bags trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.

Bags escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bags takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Souza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Souza.
Bags misses with a combination

and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Bags is retaining full guard.

Bags has his foot on Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souza works his way back into a safe position though.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bags keeps moving.
Bags looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.

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.
Bags lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Souza tries to hold on but Bags postures up.
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bags scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?

Bags is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Souza is surviving well by controlling Bags's body position as best he can.

Bags looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bags looking to finish with strikes here!
Souza gets back to half guard.

Bags is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Souza sees it coming and defends easily.
Bags wants to stand up but Souza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Bags dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jairo Souza's cut.
That's time! Bags's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bags swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Bags avoids the head kick by Souza.
Bags slips a jab from Souza.
Bags slips a jab from Souza.
Bags misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bags lands with a nice combination. Souza backs away looking to recover.
Bags wants to clinch.
Bags uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza avoids the body shot from Bags.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bags.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bags finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Bags avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bags tries to work over Souza's front leg with a kick but Souza checks it.

Bags shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bags passes Souza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bags seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bags is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Bags is very close to passing his half guard.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Bags has control of the leg.
It looks like Bags is going to stand back up.

Souza actively working from the bottom here.

Souza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bags pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bags feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Bags throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larry Bags is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bags connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bags lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Bags throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bags has his takedown stuffed

and Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza wants to take a breather but Bags is having none of it.
Bags is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza stops Bags from getting back to his feet.
Souza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jairo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bags keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bags hang on?
Souza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bags sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bags wants to get back to his feet.

Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bags sees it coming and defends easily.

Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Bags dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jairo 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. And we move into the final round!

No joy there for Bags, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bags misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bags lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bags.
Souza has his takedown stuffed

and Bags counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bags is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bags is pressing down on Souza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souza is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza trying to hold on to Bags's head to control him but Bags postures up.
Souza is in trouble now - Bags has advanced to mount!
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bags goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Souza turns into him and now he's in Bags's guard.

Bags is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bags keeps moving.

Bags has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza postures up in Bags's guard and throws a big left but Bags blocks it.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bags keeps moving.

Bags throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bags is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza advances to half guard.
Bags is trying to get back to full guard.

Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bags defends it well.

Bags looking for submissions off his back.
Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Bags is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Bags is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Souza is tying to control. Bags wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza stops Bags from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza throws a series of punches but Bags moves out of range.
Bags misses with a two punch combination.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bags scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larry Bags is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza wants to clinch but Bags slips to the side

so Bags counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bags might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bags is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Bags has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bags stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza controls Bags momentarily but Bags frees himself.
Jairo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bags not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Bags showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bags has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Bags!