PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Souza
vs
Nealy

193 cm
27
265 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

187 cm
28
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy lands the left hand.
Souza throws a series of punches but Nealy moves out of range.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nealy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nealy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Nealy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Nealy slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Nealy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Nealy.
Souza throws a series of punches but Nealy moves out of range.
Souza throws a right and a left that Nealy avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Nealy slips the punch.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nealy misses with an uppercut.
Nealy misses with a lunging right hand
and Nealy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nealy misses with a hook.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Tom Nealy's cut even more.
Souza throws a series of punches but Nealy moves out of range.
Good shot there by Nealy.

It looks like Paolo Souza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Nealy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nealy throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nealy circles away quickly and effectively.
Nealy throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Nealy slips a straight right by Souza.
Nealy slips a jab from Souza.

Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nealy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Nealy is trying to keep Souza in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Nealy is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nealy working a defensive guard here.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Souza slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Nealy.

Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Souza.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Nealy is working away.
Nealy tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nealy is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
Souza looking to finish Nealy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nealy!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Nealy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paolo Souza!