PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy Rass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Souto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rass
vs
Souto

190 cm
22
276 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzy Rass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Souto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rass closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Souto tries to bench press Rass off him but Rass keeps the position.
Souto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rass tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Souto.
Souto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Souto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rass pulls his head out easily.
Souto wants to control but Rass is keeping busy.
Well, if Rass 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.
Souto is looking to improve his position.
Souto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Souto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rass stands and steps away. Souto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Rass shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Souto is looking for a sweep.

Rass stands up.
Rass is breathing heavily.
Souto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rass counters with a right hand to the body.

Souto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rass napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rass wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Souto looks up at the clock and then as Rass takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Souto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rass is looking to reverse the position.
Rass can't do much from the bottom here.
Rass wants to get back to his feet but Souto drags him back down.
Rass avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Souto.
Rass is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Souto is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Souto wants to control but Rass is keeping him busy.
Souto lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rass lands with an overhand left.
Rass lands a nice looking body shot.
Rass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Rass drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Rass stands up and waves to Souto to follow him.
A combination from Rass does no damage.
Souto misses with a takedown
and Rass counters with a straight right hand.

Rass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rass slowing the pace effectively.

Rass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souto misses with a takedown attempt

and Rass counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rass.
Ozzy Rass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Souto.

Rass stands and steps away. Souto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Souto shoots and misses
and Rass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Souto shoots and misses
and Rass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Souto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rass is pressing down on Souto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Souto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Rass has his feet on Souto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Souto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rass.

Rass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rass lands a nice looking body shot.
Rass explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Souto misses with a takedown attempt
and Rass counters with a three punch combo that has Souto backing up. Souto nods at Rass to acknowledge the strikes.
Rass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rass connects with a nice looking jab.
Souto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rass counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Rass.
Rass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rass throws a series of strikes that have Souto backpedaling.
Rass with a nice cross.
Rass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Rass misses.
Souto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rass scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Rass dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rass shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ozzy Rass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rass tries to stand but can't do so whilst Souto controls his leg.
Souto tries to get to full guard but Rass has control of the leg.

Souto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rass wants to stand but Souto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souto is looking to control Rass's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souto avoid being mounted?
Rass tries to stand and escape but Souto is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rass pushes Souto up against the cage in a clinch.
Rass landing knees to the head.
Souto has Rass pressed against the cage, preventing Rass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souto tries for a takedown. No joy.

Rass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souto misses with a takedown
and Rass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rass darts in and clinches Souto up against the cage.
Souto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ozzy Rass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Souto.
Souto tries to score a body lock takedown but Rass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Rass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rass digs a good body shot into Souto's ribs.
Rass lands a jab to Souto's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rass thumps Souto with a low kick.
Rass stuns Souto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rass throws a front kick that sends Souto stumbling back into the cage.
Souto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rass. That one must have hurt.
Souto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rass lands a jab to Souto's midsection.
Rass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Souto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rass looks to land a combination. Souto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ozzy Rass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Rass looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souto!
Souto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rass wants to control the pace but Souto is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto tries to reverse the position but Rass maintains control.
Rass controlling from mount.
Rass trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souto tries to reverse the position but Rass maintains control.
Rass controlling the pace for now.
Souto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souto hang on?
Souto is looking to get to half guard.
Souto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rass landing strikes from the mount.
Rass can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souto is looking to escape.
Rass controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Rass dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Souto has his takedown stuffed
and Rass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souto slips a jab and a cross from Rass.

Rass looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souto!

Rass has hold of Souto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Souto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Souto is working to get back to half guard.
Rass controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rass unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rass trying to control but Souto is having none of it.

Rass get's back to his feet.
Souto misses with a takedown
and Rass counters with a right hand to the body.
Souto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Souto has his takedown stuffed
and Rass counters with a nice body kick.
Ozzy Rass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Souto.

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

Rass decides to stand back up. Rass steps back and let's Souto get back to his feet.
Ozzy Rass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rass scores with a head kick.
Rass could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto misses with a takedown attempt
and Rass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souto has his takedown stuffed
enabling Rass to counter with a crisp jab.
Rass tries a head kick but it misses.
Souto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rass counter with a right hand.

Rass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souto, pushing him back against the cage.

Rass successfully pulls guard.
Souto throwing strikes but missing.
Souto postures up in Rass's guard and throws a big left but Rass blocks it.
Souto throwing strikes but missing.
Souto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rass dives on top into guard.

Souto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rass gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rass stands up and waves to Souto to follow him.
Some wild striking there from Rass.
Souto fails with the takedown
and Rass counters with a left to the body.
Rass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souto with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rass counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Rass gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souto manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rass to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozzy Rass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Rass there.
Rass lands a head kick!
Souto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souto is striking from the bottom but Rass uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Souto is not content to let Rass control the position.
Souto moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Renzo Souto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Souto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rass is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Souto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rass's back instead.

Rass manages to escape to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy Rass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzy Rass!