PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke McNakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McNakamura
vs
Souza

193 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinsuke McNakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McNakamura has managed to clinch.
McNakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from McNakamura.
McNakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Souza looks winded!
McNakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McNakamura is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

McNakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McNakamura has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McNakamura.
Still in the clinch, McNakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
McNakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from McNakamura.
A right hand to the body from McNakamura.

McNakamura drops Souza onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Souza is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Souza is rocked!
McNakamura creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Souza with a big uppercut! Souza tries to clinch up but McNakamura pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Souza to the mat! Souza covers up and McNakamura unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shinsuke McNakamura!