PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo The Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

dos Santos
vs
The Power

193 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Enzo 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, Rodrigo The Power!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Power tries to clinch up.
The Power gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by The Power which made him look bad.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Power is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, The Power circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
dos Santos shoots in and drives through. The Power sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Power scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Enzo dos Santos has been cut.

dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.

dos Santos breaks the clinch.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

dos Santos shoots in and bounces The Power off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Power controls dos Santos momentarily but dos Santos frees himself.
dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but The Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Power not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Power trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
dos Santos wants to stand up but The Power is controlling him.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing The Power from controlling successfully.
dos Santos is looking to stand up but The Power isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.

dos Santos has his foot on The Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Power works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but The Power avoids it well.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. The Power moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Power.
dos Santos tries to clinch but The Power moves out of range.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Power as he avoids it easily.
The Power fails to land the takedown.
The Power tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dos Santos.

The Power jumps guard and drags dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Power is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Power not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Power trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The Power is pulling down on dos Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from dos Santos, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Power has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
dos Santos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

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

dos Santos moves into the clinch.

dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos wants to clinch but The Power slips to the side

and The Power decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Power manages to get himself to full guard.
The Power not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Power wants to stand and escape but dos Santos is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Power is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
dos Santos advances to half guard.
The Power tries to get to full guard but dos Santos has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodrigo The Power will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enzo dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but The Power avoids them all with ease.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - The Power circles away.
dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by The Power.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that The Power avoids nicely.

dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

dos Santos decides to stand back up.

dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but The Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

The Power breaks the clinch.
dos Santos looks to land a right hand but The Power moved out of range.
The Power shoots in for a double leg but dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

dos Santos has managed to clinch.
dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but The Power is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Power lands a knee to the head.

dos Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. dos Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Power wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.

dos Santos is looking for a triangle but The Power pushes his legs off easily.
The Power wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.

dos Santos pushes The Power off and scrambles back to his feet.
The Power lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Power backs up against the cage.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by The Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Power lands a head kick!
The Power tries to clinch up.
The Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
dos Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by The Power.
dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with The Power, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes The Power against the cage but The Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos misses with a looping right.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dos Santos tries to clinch but The Power moves away
and The Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from dos Santos.

The Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.

dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
The Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and The Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Enzo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
dos Santos shoots in but The Power avoids the takedown attempt easily.
dos Santos cracks a nice hook into The Power's ribs.
dos Santos lands a jab.
The Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The Power shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but The Power shows good takedown defense.
dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Enzo dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Power fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
The Power wants to clinch.
The Power avoids a punch combination nicely.

dos Santos scores with a takedown into The Power's guard.
The Power keeping full guard, as dos Santos tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Santos looks to land a right hand but The Power moved out of range.
The Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
The Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Power throws a one two combo.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos cracks The Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged The Power in a clinch.
The Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Power changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dos Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from The Power. No joy for dos Santos on that attempt.
dos Santos has his takedown stuffed

and The Power moves into the clinch.

dos Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Power clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
dos Santos trying to control momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Power covering up well under a series of strikes from dos Santos.
The Power avoids the strikes from dos Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos trying to control momentarily.
dos Santos missing with strikes from the back.
dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes.
dos Santos missing with punches from the back.
dos Santos throwing wild punches that miss their target.
dos Santos not allowing The Power to control his hands.
The Power breaks dos Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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 is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Power wants to get back to striking at distance but dos Santos won't allow it.
The Power tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite dos Santos's efforts to push away.

The Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dos Santos scores with a one two! The Power had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Power moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
dos Santos wants to clinch but The Power slips to the side
and The Power counters with an outside leg kick.
The Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Enzo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo The Power.

dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Power obliges.
The Power tries to break free but dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Power stops a takedown attempt from dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Power cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
The Power tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos is trying to drag The Power to the mat but The Power just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Power tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but The Power has double underhooks.
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 The Power walks away with a smile on his face. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dos Santos throws a jab when The Power was well out of range.
dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but The Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

The Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Power but The Power pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Power counters with a head kick. That will keep dos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Power tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands with a nice combination. The Power backs away looking to recover.
The Power moves away from the strike by dos Santos.
The Power tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Power trying to keep a closed guard but dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
The Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enzo dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
The Power dodges the punch combination from dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to clinch
and The Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
The Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from The Power misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

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