PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davi Sousa (ranked 3696 p4p, 4580 weight class) and Mikael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Davi Sousa's chin.

Sousa
vs
White

190 cm
25
194
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Davi Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael White!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a looping right.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White wants to counter the offense by Sousa and move into the clinch position.
Sousa doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.

White has managed to clinch.
Sousa swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sousa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sousas head.
Sousa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands with a right to the head.
White lands a shot to the body.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sousa's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sousa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sousa misses with a punch on the inside.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Sousa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is leaning against Sousa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

White breaks the clinch.

White moves into the clinch.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Sousa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sousa swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from White.
Sousa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from White.
Sousa takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by White.

It looks like Davi Sousa has been cut.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sousa misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from White.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from White.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from White.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sousa's head.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Sousa is rocked!
A shot in the inside from White.
Oh Sousa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sousa seems to have got his legs back now.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sousa's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sousas head.

White drops Sousa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sousa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sousa throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White pushes Sousa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from White.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sousa or not.
White pushes Sousa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sousa or not.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from White.
White lands a shot to the body.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa working aggressively here.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.

White has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sousa is trying to keep an underhook but White manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Sousa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if White is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Sousa looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davi Sousa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Sousa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

White clinches with his opponent.
White lands with a left to the head.
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
Sousa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sousa misses with some punches.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White presses Sousa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
White throws a big uppercut that drops Sousa! More strikes from White and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sousa lies dazed against the cage as White celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael White!