PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 1053 p4p, 3901 weight class) and Sahara Sam (ranked 116 p4p, 362 weight class). Miguel Azevedo Souza had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Azevedo Souza
vs
Sam

176 cm
26
150
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
155
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Reedok

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sahara Sam!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Sam's shoulder, as Sam tries to avoid the shot.
Sahara Sam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Azevedo Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Azevedo Souza tried to counter with a leg kick but Sam avoided it.
Azevedo Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sam misses with a double jab
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Sam.
Sam motions for Azevedo Souza to come forward. Sam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo Souza wants to slow Sam down by chopping away at his legs.
Azevedo Souza checks a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a right hand but Sam moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sam. That's going to slow Azevedo Souza down.
Sam misses with a leg kick.
Sam tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo Souza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azevedo Souza throwing a counter right hand but Sam manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sam misses with a double jab.
It looked like Azevedo Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sam.
Sam misses with the combination.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azevedo Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azevedo Souza checks the leg kick.
Sam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a right hand but Sam moved out of range.
Sam walks into a straight right hand from Azevedo Souza.
Sam defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Sam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza misses with a low kick as Sam jumps back.
Sam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Azevedo Souza blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza throws a low kick but Sam avoids it.
Azevedo Souza checks a low kick from Sam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sam scores with a shot to the body.
Sam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azevedo Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Sam saw that one coming.
Sam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azevedo Souza.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Sam's shoulder, as Sam tries to avoid the shot.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sam throws a right hand that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sam throws a jab when Azevedo Souza was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam ducks right into an uppercut from Azevedo Souza.
Sam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam throws a head kick that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Sam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sahara Sam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sam with the counter takedown but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Sam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sam throws a head kick that misses.
Sam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azevedo Souza on the side of the head.
Sam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azevedo Souza is out of range and Sam settles back down.
Good work by Azevedo Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Sam misses with a low kick.
Sam misses with a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza tries to counter with a takedown but Sam is quick to defend against it.
Sam throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it.
Azevedo Souza swings for the body but Sam moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza avoids the body shot from Sam.
Sam misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam misses with a low kick.
Sam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Sam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Sam moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sam manages to avoid it.
Sam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A low kick lands for Sam.
Sam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Sam.
Sam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sam swinging wildly here.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Sam.
Sam misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Sam blocks it.
Sam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azevedo Souza defends it well.
Azevedo Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo Souza.
A low kick from Sam misses
and Azevedo Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azevedo Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azevedo Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sam blocks a jab.
Sam lands with a nice combination. Azevedo Souza backs away looking to recover.
Sam throws out a leg kick but Azevedo Souza moves out of range and Sam only half commits.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azevedo Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo Souza. That did some damage!
Sahara Sam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo Souza moves out of range easily.
Azevedo Souza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sam lands a jab-cross combination.
A low kick from Sam is predictable there
and Azevedo Souza counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza checks a low kick from Sam.
Sam throws a low kick, looking for Azevedo Souza's leg but Azevedo Souza calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Azevedo Souza misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Sam connects with a solid leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Azevedo Souza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Azevedo Souza throws the left hand but Sam avoids the punch easily.
Sam throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a low kick.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sam.
Miguel Azevedo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sam throws a chopping leg kick but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sam blocks a low kick nicely.
Sam changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Sahara Sam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sam tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Sam's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Sam throws a low kick, looking for Azevedo Souza's leg but Azevedo Souza calmly moves out of range.
Sam scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sam connects with an inside leg kick.
Sam wants to land a leg kick but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sam avoids it.
Sam just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sam connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Azevedo Souza blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azevedo Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Sam slips a straight right by Azevedo Souza.
Sam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Sam's shoulder, as Sam tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Sam throws a series of punches but Azevedo Souza avoids them all with ease.
Sam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azevedo Souza is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Sam misses.
Sam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Sam.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sam throws a leg kick that misses.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sahara Sam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Azevedo Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Sam.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab when Sam was well out of range.
Sam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo Souza. That did some damage!
Sam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sam manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza swings for the body but Sam moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Sam.
Sam wants to slow Azevedo Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Sam scoring well with a low kick there.
Sam throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azevedo Souza is able to avoid easily.
Azevedo Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sam.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Sam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Azevedo Souza backs up against the cage.
Sam scores with a leg kick.
Sam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sam connects with a solid leg kick.
Azevedo Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Sam is predictable there
and Azevedo Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam looks to land a right hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sam.
Sam throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sam looks to land a combination but Azevedo Souza avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azevedo Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sam defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Sam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Sam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Sam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sam.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy uppercut

and Sam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sam's back!
Azevedo Souza misses with a punch to the head.

Azevedo Souza is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sam knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sam for a finish.
Sam is trying to stand back up.
Azevedo Souza is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Azevedo Souza has his arm under Sam's chin here. Game over son! Azevedo Souza squeezes tightly and Sam is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Miguel Azevedo Souza gave a mention to Reedok in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).