PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Cailloux (ranked 6299 p4p, 116 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 25383 p4p, 152 weight class). Rogerio De Souza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cailloux
vs
De Souza

176 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blaise Cailloux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cailloux defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza tries to bum rush Cailloux with a series of wild strikes but Cailloux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cailloux drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Souza sprawls and moves away.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cailloux's hands.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cailloux.
A telegraphed right hand from Cailloux misses the target.
And De Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Cailloux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cailloux throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza slips a jab from Cailloux.

Cailloux drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cailloux remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Souza is looking to reverse the position.
Cailloux working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cailloux scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza prevents Cailloux from moving into mount.
Cailloux controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza manages to get back to half guard.

De Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

De Souza is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cailloux is tapping! Great win for De Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rogerio De Souza!