PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souza
vs
Valcone

185 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Valcone misses.

Souza gets caught flat footed, as Valcone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Souza has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valcone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Valcone.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valcone.
Souza catches Valcone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Valcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Souza as Valcone shoots in.
Valcone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Valcone tries to score with a low kick but Souza moves his leg out of the way.
Souza leaves Valcone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vitor Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Valcone.
Valcone ducks under a wild hook from Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valcone misses with a straight right.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valcone manages to avoid it.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Valcone's shoulder, as Valcone tries to avoid the shot.
Valcone ducks right into an uppercut from Souza.
Vitor Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valcone throws out the jab.
Valcone misses with a leg kick.
Souza throws a body punch but Valcone moves out of range.
Souza is looking to wear down Valcone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valcone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Vitor Souza has been cut.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valcone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Souza.
Souza throws a monster overhand right that drops Valcone! Souza follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Souza!