PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grand Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flash
vs
Souza

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Las Vegas, Grand Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza tries to clinch up but Flash circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza wants to clinch.
Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch there but Flash circles away.
Souza wants to clinch up but Flash keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Flash closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Souza did well to prevent Flash getting side control.
Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flash is working away from the top position though.

Flash is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza is looking to control Flash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Flash wants to pass the guard but Souza is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash working Souza over with strikes.
Souza trying to hold on to Flash's head to control him but Flash postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flash is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.

Flash is working for a submission of some sort.

Flash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flash is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
Flash thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
Souza tries to roll over but Flash keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch up but Flash circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Flash dominated that 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.

Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza is looking to clinch.

Souza forces Flash back against the cage and clinches.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Flash ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flash no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Flash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Flash is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Flash working a defensive guard here.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flash is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.

Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flash has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Flash's legs - danger averted.

Flash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Souza defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Flash working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Flash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flash is not content to let Souza control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flash kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Grand Flash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch there but Flash circles away.
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flash keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.

Flash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Souza tries to lock up and control but Flash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Flash looking to secure an arm triangle but Souza defends it well.

Flash has hold of Souza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Souza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Flash dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
Flash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Souza tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza is looking to clinch but Flash is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is looking to clinch but Flash is avoiding it.

Flash gets a takedown into half guard.
Souza wants to improve his position but Flash is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flash is working away from the top position though.

Flash is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Flash is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flash is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.

Flash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Souza defends it well.
Souza is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Flash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Souza to the mat! Souza manages to get full guard.
Souza trying to control the position.
Flash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza controls Flash momentarily but Flash frees himself.
Flash won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Flash is proving a slippery customer.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza is trying to control the position but Flash postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Souza gets caught flat footed, as Flash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Flash drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Flash off! Flash jumps back into Souza's guard.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.

Flash is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flash postures up.

Flash drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flash jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grand Flash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Flash scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grand Flash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grand Flash!