PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haven Rosas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Mv Bill - Marginal Menestrel as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rosas
vs
Souza

183 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haven Rosas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosas circles away.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.

Souza gets a clinch.
Rosas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Souza has picked Rosas up - he's going for a ride! Souza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rosas wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rosas regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rosas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Rosas is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.

Rosas working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Rosas is keeping the position.
Rosas keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Rosas is keeping the position.

Rosas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rosas is breathing heavily.

Rosas working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Rosas looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosas, not yet.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.

Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza tries to stand but Rosas is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rosas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Rosas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Souza is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rosas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosas sneaks back into half guard.
Rosas tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.

Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Rosas is defending well.

Rosas actively working from the bottom here.
Souza wants to take a breather but Rosas is having none of it.
Rosas wants to get back to full guard.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosas keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza uses his free foot to push down on Rosas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rosas.
Rosas regains half guard.

Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosas defends it well.
Rosas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza stands and throws Rosas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rosas is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosas gets full guard.
Souza wants to stand but Rosas is controlling his posture from full guard.

Rosas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rosas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Souza's back instead.
Rosas keeps control of the position as Souza tries to break free.
Souza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rosas's guard. Nice work there by Souza.

Rosas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza pushes down on Rosas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosas is not content to let Souza control the position.
Rosas gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haven Rosas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Souza stuffs the takedown.
Rosas fails with the takedown.
Rosas looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haven Rosas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosas is retaining full guard.

Rosas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rosas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rosas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Rosas tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.

Rosas actively working from the bottom here.
Souza is keen to just control but Rosas is a slippery customer.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Rosas moves into full guard.

Rosas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Rosas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Souza passes into side control.
Rosas manages to get back to half guard.

Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Rosas works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rosas working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.

Rosas is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Souza trying to control but Rosas is working from the bottom.

Rosas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is in close to Rosas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Souza drops back looking for a leg! Rosas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosas manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Rosas's guard.
Haven Rosas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza trying to control but Rosas is working from the bottom.

Rosas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Souza doesn't defend quickly enough and Rosas has managed to lock this one up! Can Souza escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rosas on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Haven Rosas!