PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bludgeon (ranked 3648 p4p, 78 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 3564 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bludgeon
vs
De Souza

205 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Bludgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Bludgeon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Bludgeon moved out of range.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

De Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bludgeon on his heels. He'll look to pass Bludgeon's guard now, I'm sure.

De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Bludgeon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bludgeon manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Bludgeon's guard.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Bludgeon keeps moving.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bludgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bludgeon trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bludgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

De Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Souza is looking for a kimura here.
De Souza prevents Bludgeon from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Souza trying to control from half guard but Bludgeon is working away.

De Souza is working for a kimura but Bludgeon is defending it quite comfortably.
Bludgeon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bludgeon tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon is controlling De Souza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bludgeon tries to roll over but De Souza keeps him under control.
Bludgeon wants to control but De Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Souza trying to pass the guard but Bludgeon defending well.

Bludgeon is defending against the submission attempts here by De Souza.

De Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

De Souza seems to be working for a kimura but Bludgeon defends the submission attempt.

De Souza is looking for a kimura here.
De Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bludgeon!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon prevents De Souza from taking his back.

De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.

De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.

De Souza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bludgeon wants to control but De Souza is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

De Souza wants to finish this one by submission but Bludgeon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Souza.

De Souza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bludgeon tries to hold on but De Souza postures up.

De Souza working for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is in no mood to give up.

De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

De Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bludgeon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bludgeon tries to hold on but De Souza postures up.

De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
Bludgeon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.

De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.
Bludgeon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Souza on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
De Souza takes Bludgeon's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bludgeon is in trouble.
De Souza trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Souza has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Souza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bludgeon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

De Souza looking for the choke from the back.

De Souza tightening his grip on Bludgeon, looking for the choke.

De Souza is looking for a choke. Bludgeon gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Bludgeon manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

De Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

De Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bludgeon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio De Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Souza takes a swing at Bludgeon's ribcage but misses.
De Souza dives in and grabs Bludgeon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bludgeon pushes down on De Souza's head and hops out.
Bludgeon misses with a wild combination.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bludgeon.

It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bludgeon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Bludgeon's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bludgeon stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bludgeon throws a one two combo.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bludgeon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Souza walks into a left hand.

De Souza is rocked!
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bludgeon lands with a big left! De Souza is wobbled badly! Bludgeon comes in with a flurry of punches and drops De Souza to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry Bludgeon!
A very excited looking Barry Bludgeon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.