PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reko De Souza Da Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. De Souza Da Lima has chosen Deekline and Wizard - All Your Love as his entrance music. Steve Tompkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reko De Souza Da Lima's chin.

Tompkins
vs
De Souza Da Lima

215 cm
25
273 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

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 Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reko De Souza Da Lima!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza Da Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tompkins tries to close the distance and clinch but De Souza Da Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza Da Lima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tompkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Tompkins has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Tompkins to work.
De Souza Da Lima taking a breather.

De Souza Da Lima breaks the clinch.

De Souza Da Lima closes the distance and pushes Tompkins back into the cage.
Tompkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza Da Lima can't find room to land a body shot as Tompkins controls the action.

Tompkins gets control of De Souza Da Lima's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tompkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tompkins wants to stand but De Souza Da Lima is controlling the position.
De Souza Da Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tompkins is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Souza Da Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Tompkins is retaining full guard.
Tompkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Souza Da Lima manages to get himself to full guard.
Tompkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tompkins trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza Da Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza Da Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima keeping moving, preventing Tompkins from controlling successfully.
De Souza Da Lima wants to sweep here but Tompkins controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tompkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza Da Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.

De Souza Da Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Souza Da Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Tompkins won't allow it.

De Souza Da Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by De Souza Da Lima as he connects with a hook.
De Souza Da Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tompkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Souza Da Lima darts in trying to clinch

and Tompkins counters with a series of strikes that sends De Souza Da Lima to the canvas! Tompkins follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

De Souza Da Lima is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins is pushing down on De Souza Da Lima's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Souza Da Lima is fighting to maintain full guard but Tompkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tompkins moves into full mount! De Souza Da Lima won't be happy about that!
Tompkins tries to control but De Souza Da Lima wriggling away.
Tompkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tompkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns De Souza Da Lima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tompkins looking to control but De Souza Da Lima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Souza Da Lima is in a horrible position here. Tompkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Souza Da Lima is still in real trouble! Can Tompkins finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tompkins looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has De Souza Da Lima covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Tompkins!