PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 170lb limit. Paulo Souza came in at 171.2 and Arkadiusz Wilk came in at 172.4 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. The key to victory for Paulo Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Souza
vs
Wilk

186 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arkadiusz Wilk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilk wants to clinch
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Wilk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilk if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Arkadiusz Wilk has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Souza throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Wilk is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paulo Souza!