PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Desouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De La Soul
vs
Desouza

169 cm
21
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar De La Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Desouza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza avoids them all with ease.
De La Soul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oscar De La Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza moves out of range.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza moves out of range.
A punch combination from De La Soul misses.
Desouza looks for a takedown but De La Soul sprawls well.
De La Soul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from De La Soul misses.
Desouza closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Soul circles away.
De La Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desouza dodges the punch combination from De La Soul.
De La Soul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Desouza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De La Soul swinging wilding here.
Desouza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Soul swivels and escapes.
Oscar De La Soul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Desouza.
Desouza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Soul swivels and escapes.
Desouza looks gassed!
De La Soul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desouza on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desouza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De La Soul misses with a two punch combination.
De La Soul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desouza circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza avoids them all with ease.
De La Soul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desouza.
Desouza dodges the punch combination from De La Soul.
De La Soul looks to land a combination. Desouza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De La Soul misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
De La Soul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Desouza is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Soul sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Soul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Desouza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Desouza dodges the punch combination from De La Soul.
De La Soul tries to score with a low kick but Desouza moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desouza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Soul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desouza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Soul.
De La Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from De La Soul.
De La Soul throws a nice looking combination but Desouza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Soul lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from De La Soul both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from De La Soul both land. Nice combination.
De La Soul's corner calls for a 1-2. De La Soul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by De La Soul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from De La Soul as Desouza shoots in.
Desouza avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Soul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Soul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oscar De La Soul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from De La Soul.
A decent looking cross lands there for De La Soul.
De La Soul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De La Soul misses with the combination.
Desouza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Desouza is trying desperately to land a takedown but De La Soul is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Desouza.
De La Soul misses with a few strikes there.
De La Soul fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Soul lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for De La Soul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Soul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Desouza.
De La Soul throws a combination. Desouza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Desouza fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Soul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Desouza on the side of the head.
De La Soul tries to bum rush Desouza with a series of wild strikes but Desouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Soul is working the combinations to good effect here.
De La Soul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desouza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Soul punishes Desouza's body with a nice straight punch.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Soul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De La Soul misses with a wild combination.
De La Soul throws a nice looking combination but Desouza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Soul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Desouza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Desouza stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
De La Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Soul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De La Soul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De La Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
De La Soul swinging wilding here.
De La Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Desouza fails with the takedown.
De La Soul cracks Desouza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oscar De La Soul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Soul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Soul connects with a looping right hand.
Desouza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Desouza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Desouza slips a jab and a cross from De La Soul.
De La Soul punishes Desouza's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for De La Soul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from De La Soul does no damage.
De La Soul misses with a wild combination.
De La Soul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De La Soul throws a one two combo.
De La Soul tries to work over Desouza's front leg with a kick but Desouza checks it.
Desouza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De La Soul connects with a body shot.
Desouza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Soul throws a one two combo.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
De La Soul lunges at Desouza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Desouza's hand.
Desouza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Soul's waist but De La Soul gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Desouza off to one side.
Desouza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De La Soul throws a series of strikes that have Desouza backpedaling.
De La Soul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desouza.
Desouza avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Soul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from De La Soul. No joy for Desouza on that attempt.
Oscar De La Soul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Desouza.
De La Soul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Soul throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Soul misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Soul throws a good cross that connects.
Desouza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
Desouza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Desouza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Soul pinned against the cage. De La Soul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De La Soul misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Desouza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Desouza avoids them all with ease.
Desouza avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Soul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desouza circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Soul misses with a series of wild punches.
Desouza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De La Soul avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De La Soul misses with a two punch combination.
De La Soul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Desouza's head.
Desouza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Desouza is defended easily by De La Soul.
De La Soul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desouza.
De La Soul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Soul clobbers Desouza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oscar De La Soul is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Soul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Desouza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De La Soul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Soul dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De La Soul throws a series of strikes that have Desouza backpedaling.
De La Soul cracks Desouza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De La Soul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De La Soul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Desouza momentarily.

De La Soul drops Desouza with a nice combination! De La Soul dives into Desouza's guard, looking to finish!

Desouza is rocked!
De La Soul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Desouza can do to turn this around?
De La Soul gets to his feet and stands over Desouza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Desouza felt that one! De La Soul unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Desouza from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar De La Soul!