PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sousa
vs
Griffiths

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pj Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sousa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sousa prevents Griffiths from breaking the clinch.
Griffiths takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffiths has had enough of the clinch but Sousa keeps him there for the moment.
Griffiths wants to break free but Sousa has control.
Sousa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffiths's efforts to push away.
Sousa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffiths's efforts to push away.

Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffiths defending well as Sousa loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Sousa.
Sousa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sousa - that will leave a mark!
Nice sprawl there from Sousa as Griffiths shoots in.
Griffiths avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sousa clinches.

Griffiths breaks the clinch.
Sousa tries to clinch there but Griffiths circles away.
Sousa tries to clinch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Sousa misses with a jab to the body
and Griffiths counters with a series of strikes. Sousa will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sousa takes the fight into the clinch.

Sousa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sousa darts in and clinches Griffiths up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sousa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sousa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffiths on the side of the head.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut

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

Sousa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffiths circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sousa throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths looks to land a combination but Sousa avoids it well.
Griffiths fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffiths shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sousa but Sousa pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Sousa closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa tries to break free but Griffiths pushes him back against the cage.
Griffiths wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sousa has him pressed against the cage.
Griffiths is trying to break free.

Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffiths misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sousa throws a sloppy head kick and Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Sousa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sousa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffiths fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sousa avoids it really well and circles away.
Matheus Sousa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pj Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sousa closes the distance and clinches.
Griffiths is trying to force a seperation but Sousa has the dominant position.

Griffiths breaks the clinch.
Griffiths moves out of range as Sousa throws a body kick.
Matheus Sousa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths throws a series of punches but Sousa avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sousa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sousa throws a body kick that misses.

Sousa gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Sousa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffiths throws a head kick that half lands.
Sousa feints and then cracks Griffiths's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffiths down.
Griffiths closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sousa counters by moving into the clinch.

Sousa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matheus Sousa is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Decent striking displayed by Sousa there.
Griffiths feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Sousa collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pj Griffiths!
A very excited looking Pj Griffiths made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.