PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bungay
vs
Souza

183 cm
32
193 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

193 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merv Bungay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a straight left.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Bungay throws a one two combo.

Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Souza prevents Bungay from getting back to his feet.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bungay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Bungay blocks nicely.

Bungay wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungay cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
Bungay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bungay lands a jab-cross combination.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bungay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Bungay's head but Bungay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Bungay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bungay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Souza's head backwards.
Merv Bungay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bungay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bungay.
Bungay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bungay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Bungay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bungay to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Bungay. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungay swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bungay as he connects with a hook.
Bungay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bungay scores with a jab to the body.
Souza misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bungay finds it's way through Souza's defenses.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Souza looks to land a combination but Bungay avoids it well.
Jab by Souza.
Bungay lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
Bungay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Souza looks gassed!
Bungay misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Bungay.

Oooooh!!! Bungay has knocked Souza down with a huge combo! Bungay steps away and waves a wobbly Souza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Souza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bungay.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Bungay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bungay misses with a double jab.
Paolo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungay lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bungay.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Bungay finish him?
Souza walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungay feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Souza crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Merv Bungay!