PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen tema dos guerreiro as his entrance music. Davi Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luke
vs
Souza

189 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendon Luke!
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, Davi Souza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza is looking to clinch but Luke is avoiding it.
Souza tries to clinch up but Luke circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luke.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke is having none of it.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Luke lands but Souza takes it in his stride.

It looks like Davi Souza has been cut.
Souza tries to clinch there but Luke circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke moves out of range.
Luke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke is having none of it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luke keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Davi Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke is having none of it.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Luke pushes him off.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.

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

Luke get's back to his feet.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luke keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries to clinch but Luke is having none of it.
Luke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Luke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davi Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza is looking to clinch but Luke is avoiding it.
Souza tries to clinch up but Luke circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza wants to clinch up but Luke keeps it at a distance.

Luke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Souza did well to prevent Luke getting side control.
Souza looks gassed!
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!
Souza tries to get to full guard but Luke has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to get back to is feet but Luke passes into side control.

Luke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Luke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Luke has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.

Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza looks to clinch

and Luke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.

Luke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souza tries to clinch

and Luke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Souza won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Luke stands up.
Souza closes the distance but Luke moves to the side

and Luke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Souza!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to stand but he's just given Luke his back.
Souza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Souza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Souza looking very determined here, making life difficult for Luke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendon Luke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davi Souza's cut.
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.

Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Luke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza darts in trying to clinch

and Luke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Souza working for submissions but it's allowed Luke to get to half guard.
Brendon Luke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Luke stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Souza to get to his feet.
Luke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Luke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Luke looks to land a combination. Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch

so Luke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Souza wants to stand and escape but Luke is having none of it.
Souza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Luke dives into side control.
Souza striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Luke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Souza throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Souza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luke is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luke decides to stand back up. Luke steps back and let's Souza get back to his feet.
Souza darts in trying to clinch

and Luke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Luke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Souza looks to clinch

and Luke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Souza is trying to escape back to his feet but Luke uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to escape but Luke is in control.
Souza tries to bench press Luke off him but Luke keeps the position.
Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Luke asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Luke decides to stand back up. Luke steps back and let's Souza get back to his feet.
Souza looks to clinch

and Luke moves into the clinch.
Souza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luke's efforts to push away.
Souza pushes off an throws an elbow but Luke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Luke is controlling the position.
Souza misses with a knee strike.

Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Luke counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Luke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luke is one step ahead there.

Souza working for submissions but it's allowed Luke to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendon Luke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davi Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza tries to clinch

and Luke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souza's guard now.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Luke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Luke circles away from the clinch attempt

and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.

Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Luke counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Luke gets to his feet - Souza follows without any prompting.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Luke counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza is looking for a triangle here but Luke uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luke stands up and beckons Souza to his feet.
Souza clinches but Luke breaks the clinch

and Luke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Souza won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luke stands up.
Souza tries to clinch

and Luke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza is looking to stand up but Luke isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza is striking from the bottom but Luke uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Souza is trying to stand.

Souza throws some strikes from the bottom but Luke isn't bothered - he's working on a kimura... it looks tight... it is! Souza is tapping and screaming like a little girl! Ouch, that looks painful! Good win for Luke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brendon Luke!