PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arrin Mccreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souza
vs
Mccreth

196 cm
20
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
27
255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arrin Mccreth !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccreth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mccreth tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Erick Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccreth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza throws a series of punches but Mccreth avoids them all with ease.
Mccreth wants to counter with a clinch but Souza pushes him away.
Mccreth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccreth circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mccreth defends well and Souza ends up having to push Mccreth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mccreth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mccreth moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Mccreth doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mccreth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Mccreth keeps him there for the moment.
Mccreth looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Mccreth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mccreth tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Mccreth scores with a knee to the head.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mccreth avoids it.
Mccreth tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza is pushing Mccreth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mccreth trying to stall but Souza improves his position.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza is working for takedown but Mccreth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mccreth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mccreth up against the cage.
Souza has Mccreth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mccreth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mccreth .
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mccreth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
We've been hearing reports that Souza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mccreth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mccreth as the two fighters clinch.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza blocks a body shot from Mccreth .
Stalling in the clinch from Mccreth .
Mccreth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Erick Souza has been cut.
Mccreth digs a right hand underneath Souza's ribcage. Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza wants to break free but Mccreth has control.
Mccreth working Souza over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mccreth .
Mccreth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mccreth stops a takedown attempt from Souza.
Mccreth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Mccreth misses with a knee to the head.
Mccreth tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Souza tries to pull guard but Mccreth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mccreth prevents it.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mccreth has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth scores with a knee to the head.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza avoiding damage as Mccreth throws knees to the body.
Mccreth avoiding damage.
Souza taking a breather.
Souza effectively controlling the action here.
Souza gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Souza has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mccreth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can Mccreth hold on?! Souza is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Mccreth tries to roll but Souza sticks to his back.
Souza really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mccreth .
Souza has the hooks in. Mccreth is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arrin Mccreth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erick Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Souza misses with a straight left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mccreth smiles and moves away.

Souza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mccreth !

Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mccreth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mccreth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccreth is trying to improve his position.
Mccreth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza controlling the position.
Mccreth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Souza lands an elbow.
Souza lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mccreth !
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mccreth for as long as he can get away with.
Erick Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mccreth is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth is in all sorts of trouble here.

Souza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mccreth is surviving well by controlling Souza's body position as best he can.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Souza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Souza is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mccreth is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mccreth flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Souza anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mccreth and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Souza slips an arm under Mccreth chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Souza has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Souza is squeezing on Mccreth like an anaconda would it's prey. Mccreth fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erick Souza!