PBP Commentary

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

Souza
vs
Wong

175 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Wong!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Souza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wong's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Souza not doing much here.
Wong is looking to improve his position.
Wong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Wong is trying to stand.
Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Wong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
Souza stalling.
Wong is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wong avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wong is trying to defend but Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wong wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza throwing shots but Wong is blocking nicely.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza is nestled in close to Wong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wong keeps working.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza trying to control from half guard but Wong is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wong's head.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Wong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wong moves into full guard.

Wong looking for a guillotine here but Souza defends easily.
Souza works over Wong with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza distracts Wong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza stops Wong from standing up.
Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wong on the ground.

Wong working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Wong looks winded!
Souza advances to half guard.
Souza is nestled in close to Wong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
Souza landing strikes from the mount.

Wong is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wong is looking to escape.
Wong is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Souza is really struggling to control Wong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza lands a big shot there that rocks Wong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Souza content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wong defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Wong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
Wong wants to clinch.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wong was covering up waiting for the punch and Souza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wong wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Wong wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
Wong being controlled here, momentarily.
Wong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Wong prevents Souza from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Wong wants to control the action but instead Souza gets a body lock and reverses into Wong's guard! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is working Wong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
Souza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wong to see if he's OK.
Souza trying to control the position but Wong is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong struggling a bit here.
Souza working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
Wong is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Souza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick there by Wong.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Rodrigo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Wong.
Wong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodrigo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza with a nice head shot there.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Souza trying to control from Wong's half guard. Wong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wong doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Souza is looking to advance position but Wong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Souza is controlling Wong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Souza wants to get back to full guard but Wong has mounted him!
Wong tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to hold on but Wong pushes him away.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Souza holds on for dear life.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Souza tries to hold on but Wong postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wong.
Rodrigo Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wong controlling from mount.
Souza wants to control but Wong is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Souza!