PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Mainhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Souza
vs
Mainhard

210 cm
24
298 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Mainhard!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mainhard.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mainhard.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mainhard counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Anderson Souza has been cut.
Mainhard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Souza pushes Mainhard up against the cage in a clinch.

Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mainhard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Mainhard will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Souza catches Mainhard right on the button with a cross.
Mainhard misses with a combination
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Mainhard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Mainhard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mainhard looks gassed!
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza slips a straight right by Mainhard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mainhard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Souza catches Mainhard right on the button with a cross.
Anderson Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a series of punches but Mainhard moves out of range.
Souza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Souza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mainhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mainhard dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Souza throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mainhard throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Souza.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mainhard misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Mainhard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza swinging wildly here.
A cross from Souza lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mainhard misses.

Souza closes the distance and pushes Mainhard back into the cage.

Souza breaks from the clinch.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Mainhard moved out of range.
Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mainhard.
Souza connects with a body shot.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Mainhard's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mainhard walks into a stiff left hand from Souza.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Souza's cut.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mainhard doesn't seem bothered though.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza lands with a cross.
Souza lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Mainhard.
Souza catches Mainhard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Forrest Mainhard has been cut.
Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Mainhard is breathing heavily.

Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mainhard.
Jab from Souza.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mainhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Souza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Souza.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mainhard walks into a straight right hand from Souza.
Souza lunges at Mainhard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mainhard's hand.
Souza cracks Mainhard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mainhard misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mainhard backwards.

Souza manages to break the clinch.
Mainhard dodges the punch combination from Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Souza throws a right hand that Mainhard ducks under and follows up with a left that Mainhard also avoids with ease.
Souza lands a jab to Mainhard's midsection.
Souza scores with a body shot.
Souza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Souza thuds his right hand into Mainhard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza with a nice cross.
Souza thuds a left hand into Mainhard's body.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mainhard can do to turn this around?
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Souza there.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Mainhard's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Souza moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Souza dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Souza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Souza.
Souza throws a series of punches but Mainhard moves out of range.
Mainhard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mainhard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Souza cracks Mainhard with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Mainhard.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Mainhard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Mainhard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mainhard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mainhard dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Anderson Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mainhard moves forwards but Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Souza.
Mainhard misses with a looping right.
Mainhard keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza cracks Mainhard with an open hand slap.
Souza connects with a body shot.
Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mainhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza scores with a punch to the head.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mainhard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Souza.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Mainhard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
Souza throws a series of punches but Mainhard avoids them all with ease.
Souza lands a jab to Mainhard's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Souza!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Souza!
Left hook, right uppercut from Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Forrest Mainhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Souza moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

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