PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ai Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerebrinho Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kage
vs
Da Souza

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cerebrinho Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Kage.

Kage gets a takedown into half guard.

Kage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kage stalling.
Kage is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Kage is looking for a kimura but Da Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kage to get the leverage.

Da Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Kage is keen to just control but Da Souza is a slippery customer.
Da Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kage scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kage seems to be looking for submissions.
Kage is breathing heavily.
Da Souza punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Da Souza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Da Souza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kage lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage trying to pass the guard but Da Souza defending well.
Kage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kage breaks from Da Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Da Souza is trying desperately to improve position.

Kage is working for a guillotine from mount but Da Souza frees his head quite easily.
Da Souza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Da Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Da Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Da Souza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kage dominating with strikes here.
Da Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Da Souza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kage 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.
Da Souza is looking to improve his position but Kage isn't that keen on the idea.
Da Souza is in a horrible position here. Kage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Da Souza is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Kage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Da Souza is surviving well by controlling Kage's body position as best he can.
Da Souza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Da Souza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kage has hold of Da Souza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Da Souza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Da Souza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Da Souza can't escape the position.

Kage with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kage throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Da Souza because Kage loaded up on that one.
Da Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Kage has a good base and remains in mount.
Da Souza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

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.
Kage controlling his opponent.
Da Souza taking shots to the head.
Kage breaks from Da Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Da Souza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Da Souza is looking to escape.
Da Souza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kage tries to control but Da Souza wriggling away.
Da Souza really wants to buck Kage off and get back to his feet.
Kage throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kage trying to control but Da Souza is having none of it.

Da Souza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ai Kage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Da Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kage, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Souza is trying to drag Kage to the mat but Kage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Da Souza tries to pull guard but Kage won't allow it.
Da Souza tries to pull guard but Kage won't allow it.
Ai Kage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cerebrinho Da Souza.
Da Souza fails to pull guard.
Da Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kage gets underhooks to prevent Da Souza's takedown attempt.
Da Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Kage won't allow it.
Kage stalling.
Da Souza wants a takedown.
Kage blocks a body shot from Da Souza.

Kage breaks from the clinch.
Da Souza fails with the takedown

and Kage counters with a single leg into guard. Da Souza didn't expect that.
Kage stops Da Souza from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kage drops back looking for a leg! Da Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da Souza manages to kick Kage off! Kage jumps back into Da Souza's guard.
Kage lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage pushing down on Da Souza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Da Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Da Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Kage is taking a breather. Da Souza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kage wants to pass to mount but Da Souza is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Kage.
Da Souza flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kage blocks the strikes from Da Souza.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Da Souza looks to land a combination but Kage avoids it well.
Kage tries to clinch there but Da Souza circles away.

That's two 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.
Da Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Da Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kage to the mat! Kage manages to get full guard.

Kage is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Da Souza has his hands clasped together but Kage extends an breaks Da Souza's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ai Kage!