PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Pfeifer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andre Souza's chin.

Souza
vs
Pfeifer

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer avoids a kick to the body.
Souza tests Pfeifer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza looks to land a combination but Pfeifer avoids it well.
Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pfeifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Pfeifer tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.

Pfeifer gets a clinch.

Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
A big left from Souza misses.
No joy there for Pfeifer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pfeifer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Pfeifer knocks Souza to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Souza is rocked!

It looks like Andre Souza has been cut.

Pfeifer decides to stand back up. Pfeifer steps back and let's Souza get back to his feet.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Pfeifer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Souza gets caught flat footed, as Pfeifer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pfeifer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Pfeifer is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.

Pfeifer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Pfeifer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pfeifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.

Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Pfeifer to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pfeifer.
Andre Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Pfeifer.
Souza stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Pfeifer or perhaps it was just good defense by Souza which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pfeifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pfeifer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza misses with the body kick

and Pfeifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Souza looks for the body kick but Pfeifer saw that one coming.
Pfeifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Andre Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza looks for the body kick but Pfeifer saw that one coming.
Pfeifer cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Souza misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza lands a two punch combo.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Pfeifer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Souza throws a lazy body kick
and Pfeifer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pfeifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pfeifer counters with an inside leg kick.
Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Pfeifer misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Pfeifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pfeifer closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Pfeifer has double underhooks.
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Pfeifer is controlling the position.

Pfeifer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza throws a wild body kick that Pfeifer sees coming a mile off.
Gabriel Pfeifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pfeifer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Pfeifer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.

Pfeifer forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.

Pfeifer jumps guard and drags Souza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pfeifer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souza's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pfeifer tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pfeifer is controlling him.
Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
Souza wants to stand up but Pfeifer is controlling him.

Pfeifer gets to his feet - Souza follows without any prompting.

Pfeifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pfeifer tries to break the clinch but Souza is controlling the position.

Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andre Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
Pfeifer looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Pfeifer tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pfeifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza can't break the clinch.

Souza manages to break the clinch.
Pfeifer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Pfeifer scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.
Souza is looking to stand up but Pfeifer isn't so interested in that idea.
Pfeifer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pfeifer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Souza is proving hard to escape from.
Souza managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.

Souza is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pfeifer stalling.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pfeifer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pfeifer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Pfeifer gets control of Souza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pfeifer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza stops Pfeifer from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pfeifer kicks Souza off and gets to his feet.
Pfeifer blocks the body kick.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pfeifer counters with an outside leg kick.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pfeifer counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza throws a series of punches but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Souza misses with the body kick
and Pfeifer counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza misses with a combination
and Pfeifer counters with a head kick.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Pfeifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Souza throws a lazy body kick

so Pfeifer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Souza wants to stand and escape but Pfeifer is having none of it.

Pfeifer gets to his feet - Souza follows without any prompting.
Pfeifer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch.
Pfeifer misses with a head kick.
Souza throws a wild body kick that Pfeifer sees coming a mile off.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Pfeifer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pfeifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pfeifer misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza looks to land a combination but Pfeifer avoids it well.
Souza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pfeifer counters with a nice body kick.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pfeifer counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza swinging wilding here.
Pfeifer wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Souza as Pfeifer shoots in.
Souza misses with a combination
and Pfeifer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pfeifer avoids a kick to the body.
Pfeifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pfeifer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pfeifer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Pfeifer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Pfeifer.
Pfeifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pfeifer scoring well with a low kick there.
Pfeifer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souza.
Souza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pfeifer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Souza misses with a double jab
enabling Pfeifer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pfeifer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pfeifer is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.

Souza is working an open guard so Pfeifer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pfeifer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pfeifer off to one side.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Souza throws a body kick the misses

and Pfeifer counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pfeifer.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Pfeifer won't allow it.
Pfeifer looking for a takedown.
Pfeifer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that half lands.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Pfeifer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
Both fighters circling a little - Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza throws a series of punches but Pfeifer avoids them all with ease.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andre Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pfeifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
A head kick by Souza misses

and Pfeifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Pfeifer is controlling the position.
Gabriel Pfeifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Pfeifer won't allow it.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pfeifer has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Pfeifer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pfeifer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Pfeifer!