PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Souza
vs
Drogo

196 cm
33
243 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

195 cm
26
272 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Drogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Drogo as he connects with a hook.
Drogo throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Drogo.
Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Drogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Jab from Drogo.
A jab lands there for Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Souza takes one on the button.
Souza lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Souza. Beautiful body shot.
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza tries to clinch up but Drogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogo jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Drogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Conan Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a front kick aimed at Souza's knee but Souza avoids it well.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza lands with a straight right. Drogo didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Souza catches Drogo right on the button with a cross.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Drogo cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drogo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a knee to the body.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Drogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drogo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drogo misses with a right hand

and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Drogo breaks from the clinch.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conan Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Souza misses with a hook
and Drogo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Souza staying out of range there.
Drogo looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Souza lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Drogo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Jab by Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drogo.
Drogo throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza misses with a looping left.
Souza avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Drogo throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Drogo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drogo lands a head kick!
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogo circles away.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Souza.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Drogo scores with a nice head shot.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Drogo throws a push kick but Souza slaps the foot to one side.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogo throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Drogo only half commits.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Souza cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Souza lands with a right hand.
Drogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Drogo moves forwards but Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drogo misses with a body shot

and Souza counters by clinching up.
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!
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drogo 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Souza moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses

and Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Drogo.
Drogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogos head.
Drogo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza prevents Drogo from breaking the clinch.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Souza.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Souza - that landed with a thud.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sergio Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.

Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Drogo.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
A solid body kick from Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drogo staying out of range there.
Drogo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo misses with a hook to the body

and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.

Drogo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Souza avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogo has time to react.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses

and Souza counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
A short left from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo can't break the clinch.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.

Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Drogo. Beautiful body shot.
Drogo tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drogo connects with a body shot.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo.
Souza scores with a hook.
Souza avoids the body shot from Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Souza had his way with Conan Drogo in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogo moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Drogo misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Souza down.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Drogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drogo under the eye.
Drogo walks into a left hand.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogo lands with a nice body kick.
Drogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo cracks Souza with a good jab.
Souza scores with the left hand. Drogo knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drogo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drogo lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Drogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
Drogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.

Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza connects with a right hand. Drogo shakes it off.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Souza - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a right hand that misses

and Souza moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drogo misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Drogo breaks the clinch.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Souza checks it

and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drogo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Conan Drogo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Conan Drogo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Conan Drogo!

Conan Drogo wins by unanimous decision!
Conan Drogo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Conan Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.