PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jacare Souza was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Santos
vs
Souza

187 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

187 cm
27
215 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Santos is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Souza as he connects with a hook.
Souza scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Souza cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Souza instigates a clinch.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Souza stalling the fight.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.

Souza forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos being controlled against the cage.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza motions for Santos to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Souza's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Santos wants to break free but Souza has control.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Souza.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Souza tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Souza catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to work over Souza's front leg with a kick but Souza checks it.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Souza.
Santos misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.

Souza clinches.
Jacare Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Souza's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Souza rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza lands a body punch.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Santos blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Souza keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Souza.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Souza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Souza tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Souza tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Souza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santos prevents a body shot from Souza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Souza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Souza.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a combination
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Souza connects with a high kick.
Souza scores with a leg kick.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Santos drives through and clinches with Souza against the cage.
A short left from Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Souza.
Nice body punch from Souza - that landed with a thud.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Souza.
Souza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Souza.
Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Santos blocks a body shot from Souza.
Santos tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Souza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza lands with an overhand left.
Souza cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacare Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

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