PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Souza (ranked 3643 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ricket (ranked 3810 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricket has chosen One Foot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Thiago Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Souza
vs
Ricket

185 cm
25
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Ricket!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricket circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricket throws a big counter head kick but Souza avoids it with no problem.
Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza lands a front kick.
Ricket looks winded!

Ricket clinches up against the cage.
Ricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza tries to break free but Ricket pushes him back against the cage.
Ricket taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Ricket is controlling him.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.

Ricket pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ricket looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Some wild striking there from Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Souza.
Souza gets in close and tags Ricket with a short punch that almost sends Ricket to the mat! Oh Ricket is in big trouble! He turns his back on Souza, trying to create some distance but Souza rushes him, striking wildly and Ricket goes down! The referee tackles Souza into the cage to end the fight! Souza is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Souza!