PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruizinho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visa is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ruizinho De Souza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Visa
vs
De Souza

186 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Fight 4 America

Full Mount Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruizinho De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Visa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Visa is breathing heavily.
De Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

De Souza manages to break the clinch.
Ruizinho De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Visa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for De Souza with that takedown attempt.
Visa closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. Visa pushes De Souza against the cage but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Visa stuffs the takedown.
Billy Visa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruizinho De Souza.
Visa circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

De Souza closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

De Souza tightens his grip and picks Visa up, before dumping him to the ground. Visa manages to land in guard.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa wants to sweep but no luck.
De Souza forces his way into half guard.
De Souza thows a huge punch but Visa dodges it nicely.
De Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Visa keeps working.
De Souza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Visa working to try and regain half guard.
De Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Visa is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Visa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Visa tries to lock up and control but De Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Souza controlling the position easily from mount.
De Souza looking to control but Visa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Visa is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Visa reaches up to try and control the position but De Souza seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Visa rolls and tries to escape and now De Souza has his back!
I really don't envy Visa right now.
De Souza trying to control.
Visa manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Souza's guard. Nice work there by Visa.
Visa throwing strikes from guard but De Souza blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Visa circles away.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Visa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Visa avoids nicely.
De Souza is looking to clinch but Visa is avoiding it.
Visa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Souza is looking to clinch.

Visa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Souza tries to bench press Visa off him but Visa keeps the position.
De Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Visa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruizinho De Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Souza has his takedown stuffed

and Visa counters with a takedown into side control.
Visa trying to control the action but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Visa throwing strikes but De Souza manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Visa is looking for a sweep.

De Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Visa, who protects the arm well.
Visa regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Visa looking for submissions off his back.
Visa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza tries to stand and escape but Visa is controlling the position.

De Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Visa is defending well.
De Souza wants to pass to mount but Visa is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Visa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Visa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Visa wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza has his takedown stuffed

and Visa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Souza!
De Souza tries to lock up and control but Visa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Visa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Souza's face.
Visa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Souza looks a forlorn figure.
De Souza taking shots to the head.
De Souza working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza regains half guard.
Visa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Visa is looking to work some ground and pound but De Souza has wrist control.
Visa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Visa is controlling him.
De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet De Souza, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Visa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Visa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Souza prevents Visa from improving position.
Billy Visa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Visa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Visa scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on De Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
De Souza isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Visa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza tries to clinch

and Visa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Souza is trying to control the position but Visa postures up.
De Souza wants to get back to his feet but Visa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Visa trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.

De Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Visa from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa chips away with some ground and pound.
De Souza keeping full guard, as Visa tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Souza tries to clinch but Visa is having none of it.
Visa slips a jab and a cross from De Souza.

De Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Visa scoring with some ground and pound.
Visa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visa stands and throws De Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Visa tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Visa scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Visa.
Visa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Visa is nestled in close to De Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Souza trying to control but Visa postures up.
Visa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Souza with a poor takedown

and Visa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa working some strikes from top position.
Visa slips nicely into half guard.
Visa is controlling the pace.
Visa throwing shots but De Souza is blocking nicely.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.
De Souza wants to control but Visa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Visa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Visa connects with a nice short shot to De Souza's temple.
Visa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Visa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Visa wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Souza keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Souza with a lazy takedown attempt

and Visa counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Souza won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Visa stalls from top position.
De Souza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Visa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Visa sits in half guard.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.
Visa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Visa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Visa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Visa!