PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neto Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neto Dos Santos looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dos Santos
vs
Black

191 cm
22
236 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

193 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Juggernaut Fuel
Juggernaut Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neto Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Black!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Black throws and elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to hit a switch here but Dos Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Black there!
Dos Santos looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dos Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Black is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Black struggling a bit here.
Black is trying to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Black throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Black is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black working the ground and pound.
Black cracks Dos Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Black connects with a decent elbow.
Black working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Black trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Black is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Black is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Black slips a nice elbow through Dos Santos's hands, connecting with Dos Santos's forehead.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black is taking a breather. Dos Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black is pressing down on Dos Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dos Santos is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black not doing much here.

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.
Black working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black scores with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gregory Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Black manages to pass to mount!
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Dos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Black has hold of Dos Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dos Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dos Santos's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black landing punches.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Black controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Black breaks from Dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Black is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Black's body position as best he can.
Neto Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Black!