PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza's entrance music is Brazil is Calling. A fine choice. Nathan Matos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

de Souza
vs
Matos

180 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Matos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
de Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for de Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matos manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Souza. Matos does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Souza looks to land a combination but Matos avoids it well.
de Souza throws a right and a left that Matos avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matos circles away quickly and effectively.
de Souza misses with a wild combination.
de Souza tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Souza slips a jab from Matos.
Matos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matos slips a straight right by de Souza.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza scores with a hook to the body. Matos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
de Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de Souza defends it nicely.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
Matos is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matos ducks right into an uppercut from de Souza.
de Souza cracks Matos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
de Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Matos's shoulder, as Matos tries to avoid the shot.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza throws out a loose jab but Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from de Souza misses.
de Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matos ducks under a wild hook from de Souza.
A shot to de liver by de Souza. Beautiful body shot.
de Souza misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for de Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Souza misses the jab.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matos dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.

Matos clinches with his opponent.

Matos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Matos staying out of range there.
Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matos circles away quickly and effectively.
de Souza lands with a nice combination. Matos backs away looking to recover.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
de Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Matos. Matos gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos de Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
Matos staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos de Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Souza looks to land a left hand but Matos moved out of range nicely.
de Souza lands an overhand right.
de Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matos's head backwards.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Matos moves out of range.
de Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
de Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
de Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
de Souza tests Matos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
de Souza lands with a nice combination. Matos backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos fails with a takedown attempt.
de Souza misses with a wild combination.
de Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos de Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Souza.
de Souza defending well as Matos loads up on a big left hand.
de Souza misses with a hook. Matos ducked under it nicely.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
de Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Souza connects with a crisp jab.
de Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
de Souza misses with the combination.
Matos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
de Souza misses with a body shot.
Matos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carlos de Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza works Matos's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matos circles away quickly and effectively.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from de Souza misses.
de Souza misses with a few strikes there.
de Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Souza.
Matos shoots for a double leg takedown but de Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Matos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carlos de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Matos.
Matos avoids the body shot from de Souza.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - de Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Matos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as de Souza sprawls well. de Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matos gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a straight right.
Matos dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a straight right.
de Souza lands a body shot.
de Souza looks to land a left hand but Matos moved out of range nicely.
de Souza works over Matos's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos de Souza 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. This is the final round!

Matos slips a jab from de Souza.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
de Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
de Souza throws a right and a left that Matos avoids nicely.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from de Souza misses.
de Souza tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from de Souza misses.
Matos dodges the punch combination from de Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matos backs up against the cage.
de Souza tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from de Souza misses its intended target.
A punch combination from de Souza misses.
No joy there for de Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by de Souza as he connects with a hook.
Matos slips a straight right by de Souza.
Matos dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts de Souza, as that shot connected.
de Souza misses the shot to the body.

Matos clinches with his opponent.
de Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matos goes for a takedown in the clinch but de Souza prevents it.
Matos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlos de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Matos.
de Souza can't break the clinch.

Matos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matos shoots for a takedown but de Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos slips a straight right by de Souza.
de Souza misses with the combination.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
de Souza avoids the head kick by Matos.
de Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. Matos should have avoided that one.
de Souza throws a right hand that Matos ducks under and follows up with a left that Matos also avoids with ease.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
de Souza tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matos is trying desperately to land a takedown but de Souza is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matos.
de Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Matos gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Nathan Matos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos de Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Matos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so de Souza is just riding it out for now. Matos eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos de Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

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