PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Muts Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Muts Nutz
vs
Souza

183 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR] Winners' Supplements
[MMABR] Winners' Supplements

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Muts Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Nutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nutz somewhat.
Nutz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Souza is fending him off so far but Nutz persists. Nope, Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Muts Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza looks to land a combination but Nutz avoids it well.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nutz is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Nutz dives in and grabs Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes down on Nutz's head and hops out.
Nutz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nutz fails with the takedown.
Nutz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Souza digs a good body shot into Nutz's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Nutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza swings for the body but Nutz moves out of range.
Vitor Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Nutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza scores with a jab. Nutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like The Muts Nutz has been cut.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nutz rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza lands a head shot.
Nutz dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nutz throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza scores with a body shot.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Nutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Nutz.
Nutz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Nutz with that takedown attempt.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nutz.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Nutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Nutz with that takedown attempt.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nutz lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz shoots in looking for a takedown. Souza tries to sprawl out of it but Nutz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Souza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nutz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Nutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nutz.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nutz fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nutz counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nutz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nutz defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Souza scores with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nutz.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nutz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nutz circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Nutz does no damage.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Muts Nutz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutz off to one side.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Nutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutz.
Nutz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nutz.
The Muts Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutz is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Souza. No joy for Nutz on that attempt.
No luck for Nutz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Muts Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nutz ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza misses with a combination
and Nutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nutz somewhat.
Nutz throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook but Nutz blocks it.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nutz counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
Nutz closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Souza counter with a right hand.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Nutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutz with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Nutz backing up. Nutz nods at Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Nutz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nutz fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nutz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nutz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nutz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Nutz throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a left to the body.
The Muts Nutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nutz.
Nutz misses with a double jab.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Nutz's head but Nutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitor Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Nutz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nutz.
Nutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nutz tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Nutz counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Nutz lands a jab-cross combination.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutz.
Nutz throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nutz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Nutz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nutz shoots and misses
letting Souza counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nutz fails with the takedown
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Nutz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Nutz. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Nutz has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Souza throws a right and a left that Nutz avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Muts Nutz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza throws a right hand that Nutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutz also avoids with ease.
Nutz ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Nutz slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Nutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Nutz is just out of range.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Nutz or perhaps it was just good defense by Souza which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Muts Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Nutz scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Nutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz shoots and misses
and Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nutz with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nutz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nutz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nutz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nutz avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza throws a hook but Nutz avoids it easily.
Souza misses with a combination
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nutz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nutz has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nutz is defended easily by Souza.
Nutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Nutz shoots in for a double leg but Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nutz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza lunges at Nutz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nutz's hand.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nutz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nutz shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a right and a left that Nutz avoids nicely.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Nutz. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza misses with a combination
and Nutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nutz darts in trying to clinch
and Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nutz stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Nutz fails with the takedown
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nutz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutz.
Nutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutz off to one side.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitor Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Nutz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
The Muts Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Nutz backing up. Nutz nods at Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Nutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a two punch combo.
Nutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Souza!