PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 576 p4p, 256 weight class) and Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 87 p4p, 40 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Miguel Azevedo Souza has the eye of the tiger tonight.

West
vs
Azevedo Souza

172 cm
35
145
28 - 11 - 0

176 cm
35
150
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azevedo Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Azevedo Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from West misses its target.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azevedo Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza feints the counter takedown.
West lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West 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 Azevedo Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azevedo Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Azevedo Souza has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range as West strikes.
West looks to throw the jab but Azevedo Souza is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azevedo Souza walks into a left hand.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from West.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but West defends it well.
West misses with a hook.
West misses with a straight left.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
West slips under a jab from Azevedo Souza.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range as West strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from West.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azevedo Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azevedo Souza looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
DeShawn West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Azevedo Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but West defends it well.
West with a nice calf kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azevedo Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
letting West counter with a right hand.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azevedo Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azevedo Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab from West.
Azevedo Souza cracks West with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo Souza looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West misses with a looping left.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight left.
Azevedo Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
Azevedo Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Azevedo Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Azevedo Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Azevedo Souza feints the counter takedown.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from West.
West throws out a powerful jab.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azevedo Souza can do to turn this around?
West jabs Azevedo Souza right on the nose. Azevedo Souza blinks but takes it well.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
West misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo Souza tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West throws out a loose jab but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with an uppercut. Azevedo Souza saw that one coming.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
A swing and a miss from West.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azevedo Souza misses with a right hand
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza lands with a shot to the body.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azevedo Souza connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by West.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
West misses with a looping right.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Azevedo Souza.
West throws a hook but Azevedo Souza blocks it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza cracks West with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azevedo Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from West.
And Azevedo Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but West pushes his down on his head and steps out.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West misses the jab.
Azevedo Souza throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West slips a straight right by Azevedo Souza.
West throws a lazy right hand but Azevedo Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azevedo Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Azevedo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Azevedo Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Azevedo Souza lands.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo Souza.
Jab by West.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot
letting West counter with a right hand.
West takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azevedo Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Azevedo Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Azevedo Souza with a hook.
Azevedo Souza is looking to clinch.
Azevedo Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Azevedo Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
West staying out of range there.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
West looks to throw the jab but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
Azevedo Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azevedo Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
West throws a hook but Azevedo Souza blocks it.
A jab from West misses.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azevedo Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Azevedo Souza finds it's way through West's defenses.
West misses with a straight right.
And Azevedo Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but West pushes his down on his head and steps out.
West blocks a jab.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab from West.
Azevedo Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but West defends it well.
West misses with a straight left.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Azevedo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azevedo Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Azevedo Souza!
A victorious Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.