PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloudy Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Disposition
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cloudy Disposition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tre Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Disposition really is a fat lump.
Disposition tries a head kick but it misses.
Disposition takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Disposition shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Disposition will be more careful next time no doubt.
Disposition wants to clinch.
Disposition misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Disposition.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloudy Disposition. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Disposition keeps it at a distance.
Disposition closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Disposition pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Disposition is breathing heavily.

Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Disposition improves position.
Disposition stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Disposition misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
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 Disposition walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Disposition paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cloudy Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Disposition throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Disposition or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos cracks Disposition with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Disposition, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Disposition against the cage but Disposition circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Disposition's waist but Disposition gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Disposition, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Disposition against the cage but Disposition circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Disposition is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Disposition defends it nicely.
Disposition shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Disposition's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Disposition.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Disposition, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Disposition against the cage but Disposition circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Disposition as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Disposition throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Disposition off to one side.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Disposition swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Disposition saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Disposition sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Disposition takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Disposition sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Disposition takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.

Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Disposition smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Disposition darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Disposition misses its intended target.
Disposition moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos connects with a high kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Disposition circles away.
Disposition tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Disposition takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Disposition stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Disposition pinned against the cage. Disposition gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Disposition misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Disposition avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Disposition throws a leg kick that misses.
Disposition stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Disposition which made him look bad.
Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Disposition throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Disposition off to one side.

Dos Santos rushes Disposition and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Disposition pulls his leg out and moves away.

Disposition has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tre Dos Santos 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.

A punch lands to the side of Disposition 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Disposition backing up. Disposition nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Dos Santos defending well as Disposition loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Disposition misses
and Dos Santos counters with a big head kick but Disposition shrugs it off.
Disposition looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Disposition circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Disposition shows good takedown defense.
Cloudy Disposition is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Disposition drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Disposition lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disposition lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Disposition scoring with punches to the head and body.
Disposition distracts Dos Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Disposition with a flurry of punches that miss.
Disposition postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos leaves Disposition with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Disposition shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloudy Disposition. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tre Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two 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.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Disposition is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Disposition keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Disposition.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Disposition as he jumps to the side.
Disposition misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Disposition tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Disposition is avoiding it.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
Disposition looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Disposition persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Disposition sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Disposition, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Disposition throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Disposition was not able to check.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Disposition sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Disposition saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Disposition sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Disposition closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Disposition scores with punches from side control.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Dos Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Disposition in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Disposition works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Disposition lands a few punches from side control.

Disposition tries for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Disposition scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloudy Disposition dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Disposition fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Disposition sprawls well.
Disposition tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Disposition keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Disposition sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cloudy Disposition has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Disposition gets slowly back to his feet.

Dos Santos rushes Disposition and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Disposition tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Disposition pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Disposition stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Disposition is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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 Disposition walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Disposition keeps the fight on the outside.
Disposition shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Disposition misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Disposition is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Disposition tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away
and Dos Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Disposition really felt that one!
Dos Santos shoots in but Disposition avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Disposition which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Horrible takedown by Disposition or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos pushes Disposition away with a front kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Disposition's side.
Disposition fails with the takedown.
Disposition keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Disposition.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Disposition sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Disposition shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Disposition's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Disposition which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition misses with a kick to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Disposition tries to clinch up.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Disposition is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Disposition takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Disposition is avoiding it.

Disposition shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Disposition finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Disposition is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Disposition takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos tries to kick Disposition off but Disposition keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Disposition lands a nice short elbow.
Disposition winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Disposition is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Disposition.
Disposition working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Disposition missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Disposition seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.

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 Cloudy Disposition.
I think Disposition 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloudy Disposition!