PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Stu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stu
vs
de Souza

187 cm
19
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
27
191 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Stu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
Stu blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Stu blocks the low kick.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza misses with a double jab.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza throws a head kick but Stu moves out of range.
de Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stu.
de Souza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dick Stu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

de Souza drops Stu with a beautiful combination! Stu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - de Souza is looking for the KO!

Stu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by de Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Oh Stu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stu throws a sloppy head kick and de Souza moves out of range easily.
Stu seems to have got his legs back now.
Stu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Souza.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stu.
de Souza looks gassed!
Stu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Stu.
Stu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Robson de Souza has been cut.
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Stu.
Stu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stu connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Stu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stu connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stu.
Stu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stu.
Stu throws a head kick that de Souza semi-blocks.
de Souza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stu.
Stu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Souza.
Stu lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stu lands a head kick. de Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stu lands with a slapping head kick.
Stu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
de Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Stu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stu throws a head kick that half lands.
Stu feints and then cracks de Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow de Souza down.
Stu lands a head kick. de Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stu throws a wild body kick that de Souza sees coming a mile off.
de Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
de Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stu avoids the head kick by de Souza.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stu - that will leave a mark!
Stu lands a high kick!
Stu lands with a nice body kick.
Stu lands with a slapping head kick.
Stu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stu lands a front kick.
Stu misses with a head kick.
Stu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stu lands with a good body shot.
Stu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Stu counters with a big head kick but de Souza shrugs it off.
Stu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to de Souza's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stu lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stu.
de Souza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stu.
de Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stu.
A solid body kick from Stu.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
de Souza scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and Stu counters with a body kick that stops de Souza in his tracks momentarily.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu lands a high kick!
de Souza misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stu.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu thows a body kick. de Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stu connects with a high kick.
de Souza swinging wildly here.
Stu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Souza.
Stu connects with a solid leg kick.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Stu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stu.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on de Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Stu throws a sloppy head kick and de Souza moves out of range easily.
de Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stu throws a leg kick which misses de Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as de Souza tries to avoid it.
Stu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stu throws a wild body kick that de Souza sees coming a mile off.
de Souza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Stu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robson de Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

de Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stu feints and then cracks de Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow de Souza down.
de Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Stu lands a head kick!
Stu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. de Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but de Souza is out of range.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Stu.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from de Souza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Stu counters with a slapping leg kick.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from de Souza.
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Stu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Stu.
Nice body kick from Stu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses.
de Souza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stu.
Stu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Souza.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stu lands a head kick!
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Stu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Souza throws a low kick but Stu avoids it.
de Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and Stu counters with a nice body kick.
Dick Stu is winning the standup battle so far.
de Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stu misses with a head kick.
de Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Stu.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Stu counters with a leg kick.
Stu tries to land a body kick
and de Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
de Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Stu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stu lands with a kick to the temple. de Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
de Souza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
de Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
Stu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stu lands a high kick!
de Souza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stu's head.
Good leg kick by Stu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stu.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Stu counters with a low kick, right behind de Souza 's knee.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
de Souza misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
de Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stu.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stu connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but de Souza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stu has got the better of the exchanges.
Stu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stu.
A head kick misses from Stu.
de Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stu counters with a solid body kick.
de Souza throws a low kick, looking for Stu's leg but Stu calmly moves out of range.
Stu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stu tries a head kick but it misses.
Stu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Stu counters with an outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! de Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stu - the referee stops the clock and de Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stu. de Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
de Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Stu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stu keeps de Souza at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Souza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stu throws a leg kick which misses de Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as de Souza tries to avoid it.
Stu misses with a kick to the body
and Stu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Stu.
Stu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson de Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stu.
Stu lands with a slapping head kick.
Stu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza misses with the combination.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Stu moves out of range easily.
de Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt de Souza.
Stu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
de Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Stu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robson de Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Stu pushes de Souza away with a front kick.
Stu clobbers de Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stu lands a nice looking body kick.
Stu throws a lazy head kick
and de Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stu scores with a push kick.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Stu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Stu lands but de Souza takes it in his stride.
Stu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stu throws a head kick but de Souza moves out of range.
de Souza swinging wildly here.
de Souza avoids the head kick by Stu.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stu throws a head kick that misses
and de Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Stu.
de Souza throws a head kick but Stu moves out of range.
de Souza misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stu.
Stu lands a nice looking body kick.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stu is looking to slow de Souza down with leg kicks.
Stu avoids the head kick by de Souza.
Stu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
de Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
de Souza moves out of range as Stu throws a body kick.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Stu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
de Souza throws a head kick but Stu moves out of range.
de Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
de Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Stu moves out of range easily.
Stu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stu moves out of range as de Souza throws a body kick.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from de Souza.
Stu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Stu counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Stu lands but de Souza takes it in his stride.
Stu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
de Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stu.
de Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Stu.
Stu moves out of range of the leg kick from de Souza.
de Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Stu is just out of range.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by de Souza misses
and Stu counters with a thumping low kick.
Stu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Stu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stu tries to score with a low kick but de Souza moves his leg out of the way.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu scores with a head kick.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stu thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stu.
de Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Stu moves out of range easily.
Stu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Stu moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stu is looking to slow de Souza down with leg kicks.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Stu counters with a low kick, right behind de Souza 's knee.
Stu connects with a high kick.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
Stu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza misses with the combination.
Stu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dick Stu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick from de Souza.
Stu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Stu.
de Souza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robson de Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stu.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Stu.
Stu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stu - that will leave a mark!
Stu scores with a kick to the body.
Stu thows a body kick. de Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stu cracks the inside of de Souza's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Stu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Stu!