PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marizio Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Da Souza
vs
Larusso

198 cm
21
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marizio Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Da Souza.

It looks like Daniel Larusso has been cut.
Da Souza slips a jab and a cross from Larusso.
Larusso tries to bum rush Da Souza with a series of wild strikes but Da Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larusso throws a right hand that Da Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Souza also avoids with ease.
Da Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larusso finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Souza's head.
Da Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larusso throws a combination that misses

and Da Souza counters with a head kick that drops Larusso!

Larusso is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Souza wanted to stand there but Larusso had control of the position.

Larusso has his feet on Da Souza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Da Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larusso counters with a series of strikes. Da Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Da Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Larusso looks gassed!
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination

and Da Souza counters with a flying knee that drops Larusso!
Larusso is still in real trouble! Can Da Souza finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza is looking to stand up but Larusso won't let him.
Larusso seems to have recovered his senses.
Da Souza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Da Souza prevents Larusso from getting back to his feet.
Da Souza wants to stand but Larusso has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Da Souza wants to stand and escape but instead Larusso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Larusso stops Da Souza from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da Souza scores with a one two! Larusso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larusso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Larusso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a two punch combo.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Larusso backing up. Larusso nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larusso!
A nice combination there by Da Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Larusso moves out of range easily.
Larusso scores with a nice right hand.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larusso throws a jab when Da Souza was well out of range.
Larusso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Souza. That one must have hurt.
Da Souza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Da Souza throws a series of punches but Larusso avoids them all with ease.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Souza is working the combinations to good effect here.

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.
Da Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Larusso to counter with a crisp jab.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Larusso backing up. Larusso nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Larusso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Souza scores with a jab.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Larusso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marizio Da Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Larusso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larusso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a two punch combo.
Da Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larusso.
Larusso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Larusso walks into a jab.
Larusso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larusso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Da Souza scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Larusso backing up. Larusso nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Larusso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Larusso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marizio Da Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Souza throws a series of punches but Larusso avoids them all with ease.
Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a nice body kick.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Da Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Larusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Souza.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a big head kick but Larusso shrugs it off.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Larusso backing up. Larusso nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two 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.
A right-left combo lands from Larusso.
Da Souza throws a combination that misses
and Larusso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a body kick that stops Larusso in his tracks momentarily.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Da Souza moves away and avoids it.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
enabling Da Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza connects with a high kick.
Marizio Da Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Larusso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a series of strikes. Larusso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larusso throws a series of punches but Da Souza moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Larusso.
Larusso slips a jab and a cross from Da Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larusso, as that shot connected.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a leg kick.
Da Souza throws a right hand that Larusso ducks under and follows up with a left that Larusso also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Da Souza throws a one two combo.
Larusso misses with a two punch combination.
Da Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larusso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Souza lands a two punch combo.
Larusso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Souza. Da Souza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larusso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larusso connects with the punch.
Larusso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Souza.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marizio Da Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Larusso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Souza throws a head kick that Larusso semi-blocks.
Larusso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Souza.
Da Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a series of strikes. Larusso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Da Souza misses with a wild combination.
Larusso cracks Da Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a series of strikes. Larusso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Da Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larusso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Larusso.
Larusso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Larusso misses the target.
Larusso slips a jab and a cross from Da Souza.
Da Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a looping left.
Larusso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a big head kick but Larusso shrugs it off.
Da Souza scores with a jab. Larusso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larusso lands with a nice combination. Da Souza backs away looking to recover.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Larusso works over Da Souza's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Da Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Larusso.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Larusso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marizio Da Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larusso's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larusso duly obliges.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a combination that misses
and Da Souza counters with a left to the body.
A head kick from Da Souza lands but Larusso takes it in his stride.
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larusso's knee momentarily.
Da Souza digs a good body shot into Larusso's ribs.
Larusso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Da Souza.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da Souza!
Larusso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larusso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larusso misses with a double jab
and Da Souza counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marizio Da Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Souza, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

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