PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos has chosen The Contender as his entrance music. Kaleb Strader has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Strader
vs
dos Santos

183 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Strader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strader shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.

Strader rushes dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strader walks away with a smile on his face. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strader shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dos Santos as he jumps to the side.

dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
dos Santos trying to control the pace.
Strader is refusing to be controlled, as dos Santos sits in half guard.
Strader moves into full guard.
dos Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Strader keeps moving.
dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
dos Santos prevents Strader from getting back to his feet.
Strader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Strader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Strader striking off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
dos Santos takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strader keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Anderson dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Strader!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
dos Santos looks gassed!
dos Santos blocks Strader's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Strader is wriggling around trying to escape.
dos Santos looking to control but Strader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Santos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Strader is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strader is trying to reverse the position but instead dos Santos has taken his back - oops!
Strader tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Strader wants to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strader swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
dos Santos prevents Strader from getting the reversal.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strader is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dos Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strader kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Strader is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strader has given up his back. Will we see dos Santos going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

dos Santos gets a clinch.
dos Santos jumps guard but Strader stands there with dos Santos around his waist. dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Strader has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed dos Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
dos Santos just trying to survive but Strader is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Strader gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
dos Santos wants to control his opponent's hands but Strader gets his hands free.

Despite being in the dominant position, Anderson dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Strader shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dos Santos is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Strader pulls his head out easily.
Strader lands strikes from half guard.
Strader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strader throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Strader is working for a submission of some sort.
Strader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strader throwing shots but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos is trying is best to control the position here.
Strader thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Strader there.
dos Santos trying to control but Strader postures up.
dos Santos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Strader is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Strader flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Strader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strader.

dos Santos 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.
Strader throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Strader keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Strader throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strader striking off his back but it's not causing dos Santos any problems.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

dos Santos darts in and clinches Strader up against the cage.
dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strader smiles and moves away.
Strader with a lazy takedown attempt

and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Strader's takedown attempt.
Strader goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleb Strader. That's going to take a lot out of him.

dos Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strader uses from the top position.
dos Santos is trying to keep Strader in close.
Strader is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Strader dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strader misses with a takedown attempt

and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that dos Santos 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.

Strader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dos Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Strader is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strader punching from the bottom.
Strader wants to get back to full guard.
dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strader is not content to let dos Santos control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Anderson dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strader with a poor takedown

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Strader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Strader defends it.
Strader wants to get back to his feet.
dos Santos controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strader is not content to let dos Santos control the position.
Strader is looking to control dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strader avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strader with a lazy takedown attempt

and dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleb Strader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Strader keeps moving.
dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dos Santos won't allow Strader to sweep him here.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Strader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strader dives on top into guard.
dos Santos has Strader pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well dos Santos 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson dos Santos!