PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 1311 p4p, 805 weight class) and Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 195 p4p, 116 weight class). Spicoli comes into the arena with Money Buy Drugs blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Spicoli
vs
Azevedo Souza

187 cm
23
215
7 - 1 - 0

191 cm
30
212
11 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spicoli misses with a right hand
enabling Azevedo Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Azevedo Souza digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
Azevedo Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli misses with a combination
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Spicoli's head coaches at Globo Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spicoli misses the shot to the body.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab when Spicoli was well out of range.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spicoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Azevedo Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spicoli misses with a left hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spicoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azevedo Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Spicoli coming out on top.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Azevedo 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.
Azevedo Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Spicoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spicoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Spicoli's shoulder, as Spicoli tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Azevedo Souza lands with a good body shot.
Spicoli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Azevedo Souza misses.
Spicoli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azevedo Souza cracks Spicoli with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Azevedo Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Azevedo Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo Souza.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab.
Azevedo Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Spicoli.
Despite the aggression on Azevedo Souza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice hook to Spicoli's body. Spicoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Spicoli throwing a counter right hand but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza cracks Spicoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spicoli slips a straight right by Azevedo Souza.
A head kick misses from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spicolis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azevedo Souza clobbers Spicoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spicoli swings widly with a right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Azevedo Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spicoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicoli misses the target.
Raphael Azevedo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Azevedo Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Azevedo Souza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spicoli might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli misses with a shot to the body
and Azevedo Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spicoli counters with a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a combination but Spicoli avoids it well.
Spicoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azevedo Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azevedo Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands a slapping body shot.
Azevedo Souza lands with a good body shot.
Spicoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azevedo Souza lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spicoli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azevedo Souza momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spicoli.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli throws a one two combo.
Raphael Azevedo Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spicoli takes one on the button.
Spicoli throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azevedo Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azevedo Souza, as that shot connected.
Azevedo Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
Spicoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spicoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli is looking to counter punch.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Azevedo Souza finds it's way through Spicoli's defenses.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook. Spicoli ducked under it nicely.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli wants to land a leg kick but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli slips under a jab.
Spicoli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spicoli throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo Souza moves away and avoids it.
Spicoli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spicoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spicoli thumps Azevedo Souza with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Azevedo Souza misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spicoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Azevedo Souza cracks Spicoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azevedo Souza misses with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spicoli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Azevedo Souza is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo Souza throws out the jab.
Azevedo Souza scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Azevedo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spicoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spicoli thuds a left hand into Azevedo Souza's body.
Spicoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Azevedo Souza blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azevedo Souza! But no joy.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Spicoli stuns Azevedo Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicoli walks into a jab.
Spicoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azevedo Souza! But no joy.
Spicoli jabs Azevedo Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Azevedo Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spicoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a hook. Azevedo Souza ducked under it nicely.
Azevedo Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spicoli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza throws a sloppy body shot
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Azevedo Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Azevedo Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Spicoli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Azevedo Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Azevedo Souza finds it's target.
Spicoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza jabs Spicoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spicoli clobbers Azevedo Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azevedo Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.
Jeff Spicoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azevedo Souza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azevedo Souza stalks Spicoli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spicoli's face. Spicoli staggers backwards, shaken.
Azevedo Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot
and Spicoli counters with a left to the body.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spicoli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza scores with a hook to the body. Spicoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Azevedo Souza catches Spicoli right on the button with a cross.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spicoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azevedo Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Azevedo Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azevedo Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azevedo Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Spicoli finish him?
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli is looking to slow Azevedo Souza down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Azevedo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azevedo Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Azevedo Souza!
Our winner, Raphael Azevedo Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jeff Spicoli stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wait a minute, there’s no birthday party for me here!'.