PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Souza
vs
Mac

169 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mac, pushing him back against the cage.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Souza cracks Mac with a nice body shot.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Souza is stalling here.
Souza seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Souza tries a body shot but Mac blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mac.
Mac trying to land knees to the body.
Mac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza effectively controlling the action here.

Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Souza has Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mac breaks the clinch.
Mac 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.
Souza throws a push kick but Mac slaps the foot to one side.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mac gets tackled into the cage by Souza. Souza maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Mac blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Mac can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souza.
Souza has Mac pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza lands a shot to the body.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Mac misses with a body punch.
Mac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Mac controls the action.
Mac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mac prevents a body shot from Souza.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Mac slowing the pace effectively.
Mac prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Mac backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Souza blocks a jab.
As Mac tries to get set, Souza tries to push him back and clinch up but Mac manages to avoid the attempt.
Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Mac.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mac feints a jab promting Souza to slip. Mac then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Souza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Souza scores with a punch to the head.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac wants to counter the offense by Souza and move into the clinch position.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac moves out of range as Souza throws a body kick.

Souza clinches with his opponent.
Mac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mac breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Mac misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza lands the left hand.
Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Mac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Mac blocks a body shot from Souza.
Mac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mac tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Mac back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza works on Mac's body with a couple of short punches.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac's elbow.
Marcos Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mac just leaning against Souza, taking a breather.
Mac blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza slows down the pace here.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza stalling in the clinch but Mac improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Souza.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mac counters by clinching up.
Mac tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza has Mac pressed against the cage.
Souza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mac up against the cage.
Souza gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza has Mac pushed against the cage.

Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souza thows a leg kick but Mac checks it
and Mac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Souza connects with a jab.
Souza is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Mac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mac misses with an uppercut.
Mac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza tries to clinch
and Mac counters with a left to the body.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac throws a leg kick but Souza checks it.
Souza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mac.
Mac throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mac's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza pushes Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac misses with the combination.
Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mac is able to avoid easily.
Mac flicks out a counter leg kick but Souza steps away.
Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Mac throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.
Souza lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mac avoids the head kick by Souza.
Mac misses the jab.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Mac let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza throws a low kick but Mac avoids it.
A nice side step and Mac releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Mac finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Mac tries to get set, Souza tries to push him back and clinch up but Mac manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Greg Mac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mac throws a right hand that misses

and Souza moves into the clinch.
A short right from Souza.
Mac scores with a hook to the body.
Souza stalling against the cage.

Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza looks to throw a body kick
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Mac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mac misses with a looping right.
Mac looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Mac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac.
Souza tries to counter by clinching up but Mac breaks away and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marcos Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza wants to clinch but Mac slips to the side
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greg Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza sets himself, and Mac steps forward looking for the clinch! Souza avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marcos Souza!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Marcos Souza!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Marcos Souza!

Marcos Souza wins by unanimous decision!