PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 2993 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 400 p4p, 466 weight class). Dos Santos's entrance music is 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. A fine choice. Humphrey Wellington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dos Santos
vs
Wellington

181 cm
24
190
7 - 6 - 0

225 cm
25
193
7 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Wellington.
Wellington is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Wellington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Wellington was well out of range.
We've been informed that Wellington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Wellington tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wellington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wellington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jorge Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellington trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Wellington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wellington is holding on for now.
Dos Santos moves nicely into side control.

Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wellington, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington manages to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Wellington won't allow it.

Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Wellington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dos Santos is keen to just control but Wellington is a slippery customer.
Wellington wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wellington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dos Santos misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellington regains half guard.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wellington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wellington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard.

Wellington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wellington controlling from the top position.
Wellington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Wellington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to hold Wellington in close to prevent damage but Wellington has managed to pass into half guard.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Wellington trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Humphrey Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Dos Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wellington quickly recovers to half guard.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wellington defends it well.

Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control here but Wellington has managed to regain half guard.

Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Wellington is defending it quite comfortably.
Wellington is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wellington is looking to improve his position.
Wellington is refusing to be controlled, as Dos Santos sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wellington is trying to get back to full guard.
Wellington misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington has his hands clasped together around Dos Santos's back. He's all about the action.
Wellington trying to control here.

Wellington is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Wellington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's four 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.
Wellington tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.

Dos Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wellington is surviving well by controlling Dos Santos's body position as best he can.
Wellington regains half guard.
Wellington is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Wellington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.

Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington is refusing to be controlled, as Dos Santos sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington connects with an inside leg kick.
Wellington connects with a crisp jab.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.

Dos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wellington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wellington can't do much from the bottom here.
Wellington is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington keeps Dos Santos under control for a moment.
Wellington tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.

Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wellington has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Dos Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wellington taking a bit of punishment here - Dos Santos scoring with strikes.
Dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wellington!
Wellington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wellington wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Dos Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wellington is surviving well by controlling Dos Santos's body position as best he can.
Wellington is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.

Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wellington is on top in guard.
Wellington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wellington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Dos Santos working for a triangle but Wellington defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wellington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wellington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wellington looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wellington defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Humphrey Wellington!
In his post fight interview, Humphrey Wellington started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.