PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Souza
vs
Three

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, One Three!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Three fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Three as he jumps to the side.
Three scores with a one two! Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Three.
Three throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Three throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Three fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Three, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Three throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Three tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Three misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Three misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza dodges the punch combination from Three.
Three throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Three fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Three throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Three misses with a wild combination.
Three throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Three.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Three as he avoids it easily.
Three tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Three swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Souza.
Three is trying to break free.
Three is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Souza tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Souza is working for takedown but Three is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Three is pressed up against the cage. Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Three down to the mat. Three avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Three will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Three throws a combination that misses

and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Three blocks nicely.
Three wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Three working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Three wants to get back to his feet but Souza passes into half guard.
Souza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Three lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.

Souza takes the fight into the clinch.

Three pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Three, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Three sprawls well.
Three misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Three rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Three.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Three.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Three.
Three misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza looks for a takedown but Three sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Three swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Three stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Three lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Three throws a combination that misses

and Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Three's guard.
Three keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Three is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
Three keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Three lands a jab-cross combination.
Three throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Three looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza tries for a takedown but Three sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Three misses with a wild combination.
One Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One Three is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Three.
Three throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Three throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Three misses with a jab, cross combination.
Three looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Three will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Three fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Three, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Three misses with the combination.
Three throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Three tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Three.
Three misses with a combination
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Souza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Three throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Three swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Three fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Three gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Three really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza is trying to control the position but Three postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Three gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Three must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Souza doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Three would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza is trying to keep Three in close.

Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Three doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Three manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Three rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Three swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Three throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Augusto Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Three.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three misses with a two punch combination.
Three throws a left and a right that both miss

and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Three fights it but they end up in guard.
Three wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Three has wrist control.
Augusto Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza prevents Three from getting back to his feet.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Three keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Three avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Three misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Three misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Three does no damage.
One Three has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augusto Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Three fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Souza!