PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton. Santos has chosen Conteo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Parton
vs
Santos

170 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

182 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos is looking to escape.
Parton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Parton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Parton manages to mount him!
Santos taking shots to the head.
Parton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Parton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parton won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Parton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parton scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
Parton landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parton working the ground and pound effectively.

Santos is rocked!
Santos looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parton controlling his opponent.
Parton working Santos over with strikes here.
Parton won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Parton dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton lands a nice shot to the head.
Parton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parton lands a big elbow.
Parton controlling from the full mount.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Parton finish him?
Santos taking shots to the head.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Parton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Parton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Parton tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Parton lands a nice shot to the head.
Parton cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Parton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parton landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parton breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parton with the ground and pound from mount.
Parton working the ground and pound effectively.

Santos is rocked!
Parton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Parton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Parton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parton is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parton winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dolly Parton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parton connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Parton is controlling him
Parton working the head and body with strikes.
Parton working Santos over with strikes.
Parton prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Parton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Parton trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Parton lands a big elbow.
Parton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parton looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Parton looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parton landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Parton looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Parton trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Parton breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Parton lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Parton.
Parton tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Parton controlling from mount.
Parton looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Parton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Parton throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parton shoots in but no luck this time.
Parton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Parton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolly Parton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parton has his takedown stuffed

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Parton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dolly Parton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Parton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Parton drags him back down.
Parton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parton working the body and head with strikes.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parton connects with a decent elbow.
Parton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos sneaks out the side door and pushes Parton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Parton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parton slows the pace down in half guard.
Parton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos tries to kick Parton off but Parton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parton not doing much here.
Santos has hold of Parton's hands but Parton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Parton in his half guard.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parton drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parton is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Parton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Parton is controlling the pace.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Parton is controlling him
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Parton.
Parton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parton trying to control the pace.
Jimmy Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is not content to let Parton control the position.
Parton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolly Parton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolly Parton!