PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Da Souza (ranked 7036 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 2458 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Souza
vs
Riku

181 cm
28
156 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

175 cm
37
163 lbs
28 - 11 - 2

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riku counters with a leg kick.
Souza tries for a takedown but Riku circles away easily
enabling Riku to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza tries for a takedown but Riku circles away easily
and Riku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Riku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riku stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Riku lands a big right hand that sends Souza crashing to the mat! Riku stays standing though and waves Souza back to his feet!

Souza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Riku. Souza falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Riku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.