PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedrp do Amaral Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stokes
vs
do Amaral Souza

179 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

179 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedrp do Amaral Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
do Amaral Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stokes.
Stokes cracks do Amaral Souza with an open hand slap.
Stokes throws a right hand that do Amaral Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that do Amaral Souza also avoids with ease.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. do Amaral Souza moves away and avoids it.

do Amaral Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

do Amaral Souza is working to tighten is grip on Stokes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stokes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but do Amaral Souza is really squeezing tight and eventually Stokes passes out! do Amaral Souza breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pedrp do Amaral Souza!