PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Souza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pepper
vs
Souza

165 cm
19
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Attliction

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Pepper pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pepper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Souza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pepper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pepper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Pepper is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Pepper is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pepper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepper's back!
Souza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souza throwing sloppy strikes.
Pepper breaks Souza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza looks gassed!
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.

Pepper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pepper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Souza has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pepper doesn't defend quickly enough and Souza has managed to lock this one up! Can Pepper escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Souza on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergio Souza!