PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gogo Yamamoto (ranked 4418 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Davi Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamamoto
vs
Sousa

189 cm
18
191
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Conquer

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gogo Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sousa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gogo Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Yamamoto lands.
Sousa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Sousa.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick
and Sousa counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Sousa moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto throws a lazy body kick
letting Sousa counter with a right hand.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Sousa's ribcage but misses.
Sousa throws a fast counter high kick but Yamamoto manages to duck under it in time.
Yamamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamamoto with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sousa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Sousa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Sousa with a series of wild strikes but Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot that snaps Sousa's head back.
Sousa staying out of range there.
Sousa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sousa moves out of range of the body kick from Yamamoto.
Sousa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sousa throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Sousa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamamoto can pounce on him.
Sousa moves out of range as Yamamoto throws a body kick.
Sousa tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sousa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the inside leg kick.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sousa is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sousa tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sousa tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sousa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Sousa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Sousa avoids the punch easily.
Sousa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sousa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Yamamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Sousa avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Sousa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sousa misses the target.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Sousa strikes.
Yamamoto misses with a left hand
and Sousa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sousa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sousa cracks Yamamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Sousa's side.
Yamamoto throws a low kick, looking for Sousa's leg but Sousa calmly moves out of range.
Sousa lands with a nice body punch.
Sousa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sousa jabs Yamamoto right on the nose. Yamamoto blinks but takes it well.
Sousa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sousa as he checks the leg kick.
Sousa tries to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy body kick from Yamamoto
and Sousa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sousa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yamamoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sousa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sousa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sousa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamamoto misses with a leg kick
and Sousa counters with a stiff right hand.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto misses the body punch
and Sousa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Yamamoto out cold! What a finish! Sousa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davi Sousa!