PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bruyne
vs
De Souza

175 cm
23
161 lbs
13 - 1 - 1

174 cm
22
161 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Héritage!

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruyne.
De Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bruyne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza misses with a straight left.
Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Souza's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruyne.
De Souza slips a jab from Bruyne.
Bruyne blocks a head kick by De Souza.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Bruyne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for De Souza. That snapped Bruyne's head back.
Bruyne swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Bruyne throws a lazy head kick
and De Souza 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruyne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne blocks a low kick nicely.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
A good leg kick by Bruyne.
De Souza wants to land a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
De Souza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza with a nice cross.
De Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruyne swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruyne.
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!
De Souza misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a body kick.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Souza.
Bruyne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but De Souza checks it.
Bruyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Souza under the eye.
Bruyne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Bruyne seems unphased.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruyne throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but De Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Souza thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. De Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Bruyne saw that one coming.
Bruyne is looking to wear down De Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Bruyne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruyne misses with a wild combination.
Bruyne thuds a left hand into De Souza's body.
Bruyne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruyne.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from De Souza misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bruyne - the referee stops the clock and De Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bruyne. De Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. De Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruyne.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks Bruyne with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne throws a sloppy head kick and De Souza moves out of range easily.
De Souza tries a quick counter leg kick but Bruyne is wise to it.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Bruyne blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by De Souza as he connects with a hook.
Bruyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Souza catches Bruyne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Bruyne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good work by De Souza as he checks the leg kick.
De Souza catches Bruyne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruyne.
A shot to the body from Bruyne misses
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Bruyne throws a solid leg kick but De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruyne.
Bruyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Souza counters with a left to the body.
Bruyne looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Bruyne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruyne throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Souza stuns Bruyne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bruyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Bruyne moved out of range nicely.
De Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Bruyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Souza sizes up Bruyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruyne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruyne.
Bruyne checks the leg kick.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Bruyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Souza's sensitive parts.
Bruyne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne throws a body kick that misses.
De Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Bruyne saw that one coming.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for De Souza.
Bruyne lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruyne is able to avoid easily.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruyne. Bruyne obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruyne backing away here, and De Souza unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the body
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Bruyne's legs.
De Bruyne is winning the standup battle so far.
De Souza lands the left hand.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by De Souza as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
Bruyne is looking to counter punch.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruyne lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by De Souza.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Souza is able to avoid easily.
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
De Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Bruyne throws a push kick but De Souza slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruyne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruyne delivers a nice body kick.
De Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruyne's head backwards.
Bruyne throws a lazy head kick
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruyne.
De Souza has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bruyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the body
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
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!
Bruyne connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
A low kick from De Souza misses
and Bruyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Souza connects with a jab.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
Bruyne walks into a jab.
Bruyne blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruyne lands with an uppercut that bounces De Souza off the cage and back into range.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruyne blocks the leg kick.
Bruyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Bruyne ducks right into an uppercut from De Souza.
Bruyne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruyne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bruyne throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Bruyne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Souza throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
De Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses
and Bruyne counters with a series of strikes. De Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bruyne looks to land a combination but De Souza avoids it well.
Bruyne motions for De Souza to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but De Souza checks it.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
De Souza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruyne missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Bruyne's leg but Bruyne calmly moves out of range.
De Souza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
Bruyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Souza has time to react.
De Souza throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a right hand to the body.
De Souza thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body.
De Souza throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from De Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne wants to slow De Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruyne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruyne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Bruyne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruyne moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
Bruyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruyne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Bruyne's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bruyne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from De Souza misses
and Bruyne counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruyne throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Bruyne manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza checks a low kick from Bruyne.
A combination from Bruyne does no damage.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bruyne misses its target.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruyne throws a chopping leg kick but De Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruyne backing away here, and De Souza unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
An inside leg kick from Bruyne misses.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
De Souza throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruyne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Souza at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from De Souza misses.
A lazy body kick from De Souza
and Bruyne counters with a good low kick that De Souza was not able to check.
Bruyne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Bruyne moves out of range easily.
Bruyne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
De Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and De Souza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bruyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Souza lands a jab to Bruyne's midsection.
De Souza misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to De Bruyne.
Well Bruyne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

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