PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik De Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borge has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borge
vs
De Sousa

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malik De Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borge dips to his left and cracks De Sousa with an uppercut!
De Sousa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Sousa throws a series of punches but Borge avoids them all with ease.
De Sousa misses with the combination.

De Sousa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Borge did well to prevent De Sousa getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borge desperately trying to maintain half guard.
De Sousa is looking to advance position but Borge won't allow it.
De Sousa throws a strike but Borge avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Sousa trying to control but Borge is working from the bottom.
Borge trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Sousa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Sousa tries to close the distance and clinch but Borge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Sousa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borge shoots in but De Sousa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borge is breathing heavily.
De Sousa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa misses with the combination.
Borge moves out of range as De Sousa throws a body kick.
Borge tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sousa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonatan Borge. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Sousa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Sousa trying to control the action but Borge is working from the bottom.

De Sousa stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Sousa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Borge!
Borge wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Sousa.
De Sousa avoids the attempt from Borge to control.
De Sousa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Borge is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Sousa tries to control but Borge wriggling away.
De Sousa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Sousa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borge is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sousa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik De Sousa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Sousa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Sousa wants it to stay on the feet.
Borge shoots in for a double leg but De Sousa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

De Sousa shoots in and bounces Borge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Sousa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Sousa pushing down on Borge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

De Sousa wants to work for an arm triangle but Borge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Sousa trying to control from half guard but Borge is working away.
Borge tries to roll over but De Sousa keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sousa wants to stand up but Borge is controlling the position.
Well, if De Sousa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Borge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Borge keeping full guard, as De Sousa tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Sousa throwing strikes but missing.
Borge keeping moving, preventing De Sousa from controlling successfully.
Borge is trying to keep De Sousa in close.
Borge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Sousa is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Malik De Sousa was stalling too much, according to the referee.

De Sousa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Malik De Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Sousa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa is trying to control the action in half guard but Borge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Borge is trying to control but can't.
Borge is trying is best to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Sousa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Sousa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borge.

De Sousa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Sousa just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

De Sousa tries for a kimura but Borge is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Sousa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik De Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Borge throws a half hearted mid kick.

De Sousa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Sousa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Sousa looking to control but Borge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sousa avoids the attempt from Borge to control.
De Sousa punching from mount but Borge doing a good job of avoiding damage.

De Sousa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Borge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Borge shrugs it off.

De Sousa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Borge is now in De Sousa's guard. A big mistake from De Sousa there, giving up the dominant position!
De Sousa looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Sousa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Borge passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa throws a strike from the bottom but Borge passes into side control!

Borge stands up and beckons De Sousa to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borge moves out of range as De Sousa throws a body kick.

Borge throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Sousa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Borge is in De Sousa's guard.
Borge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borge with a nice head shot there.

Borge stands and steps away. De Sousa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Borge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borge trying to control the position from guard on top but De Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Sousa is looking to stand up but Borge isn't so interested in that idea.
Borge content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Sousa wants to sweep here but Borge controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jhonatan Borge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Sousa 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik De Sousa!