PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Souza
vs
Mac

169 cm
27
142 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
153 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mac scrambles back to his feet.
Mac moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Mac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Mac.
Mac drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Mac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws out a leg kick but Mac moves out of range and Souza only half commits.
Marcos Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Souza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KING OF PAIN in the buildup to the fight.
Mac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a nice body shot.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Mac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Souza with a body shot.
Souza misses with a looping left.
As Souza backs off Mac throws a huge counter combo but Souza manages to avoid it all.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac throws an off balance right hand
letting Souza counter with a right hand.
Mac ducks right into an uppercut from Souza.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Mac punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Mac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Mac misses with a looping left.
Souza lands a two punch combo.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza throws a jab when Mac was well out of range.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Mac misses.
We've been informed that Mac has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mac swings widly with a right hand
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Souza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza throwing a counter right hand but Mac manages to avoid it.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac.
Souza misses with an uppercut
and Mac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Souza slips under a jab from Mac.
Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Mac let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Mac tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing.

Mac gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mac breaks from the clinch.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mac misses.
Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza misses with a left hand

and Mac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mac.
Mac is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.

Mac has managed to clinch.

Mac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from Souza.
Mac moves away from the strike by Souza.
Mac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Souza is out of range and Mac settles back down.
Souza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Souza misses with an uppercut
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
It looked like Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac.
Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Mac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Souza with a body shot.
Souza throws a lazy body kick
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac unleashes a big counter combination but Souza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a right hand

and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Mac's ribcage. Mac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mac tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza tries to break free but Mac pushes him back against the cage.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mac breaks the clinch.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza cracks Mac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Souza misses the jab.
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!
Mac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac! But no joy.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Mac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
Mac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Mac has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Mac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mac tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza has Mac pressed against the cage.
Souza is leaning against Mac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.
Souza tries a body shot but Mac blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza prevents a body shot from Mac.
A right hook to the body lands for Souza.

Mac breaks the clinch.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza misses with an uppercut
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac.
Mac scores with a hook.
Marcos Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Souza misses with a looping right.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Mac ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Mac's defenses.
Souza sizes up Mac with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Mac misses the body punch
and Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza jabs Mac right on the nose. Mac blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Souza.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac.
Mac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Souza cracks Mac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mac throws a head kick that misses
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Mac throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Souza throwing a counter right hand but Mac manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mac misses with a body punch
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Souza throws a hook but Mac avoids it easily.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souza 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Marcos Souza!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marcos Souza!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Marcos Souza!

Marcos Souza wins by unanimous decision!