PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Aquilano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aquilano
vs
Souza

200 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Aquilano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquilano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza fails with the takedown.

Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza stops Aquilano from standing up.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquilano wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza passes into half guard.
Souza trying to control the action but Aquilano is working from the bottom.

Souza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Aquilano defend it? Souza steps over the head and cranks it - Aquilano is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Souza!