PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Da Souza (ranked 2942 p4p, 321 weight class) and Tyrone Albber (ranked 2463 p4p, 269 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Albber's choice of entrance music: Absolution . Gilberto Da Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Da Souza
vs
Albber

181 cm
26
156 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
162 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Albber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Albber rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albber.
Albber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Souza tries to keep at a distance but Albber has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Albber prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Albber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Albber lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albber lands a right hand.

Souza is rocked!
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Souza won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albber scores with a shoulder strike.
Albber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.
Albber lands a nice knee to the body.
Albber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Souza or not.
Albber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Albber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Albber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Albber.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albber lands an uppercut.
Albber lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber presses Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albber lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Souza to his knees! Albber keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Albber!
Tyrone Albber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.