PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 1534 p4p, 203 weight class) and Dragomir Savic (ranked 1162 p4p, 167 weight class). Savic has chosen Good Day as his entrance music. 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.

De Souza
vs
Savic

190 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

186 cm
22
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a combination
and Savic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Souza misses with a body punch
and Savic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Savic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savic counters with a nice uppercut.
Savic misses with a low kick as De Souza jumps back.
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Souza stuns Savic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savic.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Savic gets caught flat footed, as De Souza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Souza is standing up over Savic. Savic looks to escape but De Souza dives into side control.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savic, who protects the arm well.
De Souza tries to advance to mount but Savic denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Savic is trying to get back to half guard.

De Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Savic regains half guard.
Savic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savic keeping hold of De Souza's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Souza prevents Savic from standing back up.
De Souza is looking to take a break and control but Savic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savic controlling the position well.
De Souza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Savic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savic wants to get back to full guard but De Souza has mounted him!

De Souza goes for an armbar but Savic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Savic.
Savic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Savic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

De Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Souza can't keep his opponent in guard - Savic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

De Souza actively working from the bottom here.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.

De Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.
Savic stalling.
De Souza trying to hold on to Savic's head to control him but Savic postures up.

De Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio De Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from De Souza does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savic. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza misses with a body shot
and Savic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Savic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Savic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Souza to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Savic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
Savic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Savic lands an overhand right.
De Souza misses with an uppercut.
Savic misses with an uppercut.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savic lands a nice looking body kick.
De Souza misses with a takedown
and Savic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Savic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rogerio De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savic blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Savic.
De Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
De Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Savic counters with a good low kick that De Souza was not able to check.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savic.
Savic throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a hook to the body
and Savic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Savic finds it's way through De Souza's defenses.
Savic digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savic was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Savic scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza cracks Savic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by De Souza. Beautiful body shot.
Savic catches De Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Souza throws a sloppy body shot
letting Savic counter with a right hand.
Savic misses with a body shot.
Rogerio De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Savic.
De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savic on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Savic, looking for a takedown. De Souza pushes Savic against the cage but Savic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Savic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Souza misses with a body shot
and Savic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Savic counters with a stiff right hand.

De Souza is rocked!
De Souza throws a combination that misses

and Savic counters with a crisp right hand that drops De Souza! Savic lets De Souza back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savic fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked De Souza out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dragomir Savic!
Dragomir Savic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.