PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos's entrance music is Head Crusher. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Blasko

189 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hjelte Health Corp

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Blasko.
Blasko wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Blasko is having none of it.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Blasko is out of range.

Blasko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blasko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blasko punching from mount but Dos Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blasko thowing shots but they're missing.
Dos Santos is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blasko.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blasko throwing strikes here but Dos Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.

Blasko seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Blasko is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Blasko is controlling well.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Blasko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blasko working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blasko thows a huge punch but Dos Santos dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blasko scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Blasko moves out of range easily.
Blasko clinches but Dos Santos breaks the clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blasko is able to avoid easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Blasko moves out of range.
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blasko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Blasko.
Blasko throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Dos Santos lands but Blasko takes it in his stride.
Blasko is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Blasko.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Blasko blocks the body kick.
Blasko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blasko moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Blasko moves out of range.
Blasko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blasko fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Blasko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blasko clinches but Dos Santos breaks the clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick.
Blasko closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Vitor Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.

Blasko takes the fight into the clinch.
Blasko misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Blasko avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Blasko with a series of wild strikes but Blasko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blasko takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blasko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Blasko seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blasko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blasko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura but Blasko is defending well.
Blasko tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blasko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blasko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Blasko misses with a head kick.
Blasko with a jab.
Blasko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a push kick.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blasko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blasko counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Blasko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Blasko counters with a stiff right hand.
Blasko is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Blasko's ribs.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Blasko circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blasko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Dos Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Blasko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Blasko checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasko connects with a looping right hand.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Blasko moves out of range easily.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos stalks Blasko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blasko's face. Blasko staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blasko wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blasko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Blasko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos misses the body punch

and Blasko counters by clinching up.
Blasko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blasko wants to stall.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Blasko blocks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Blasko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Blasko avoids nicely.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Blasko pushes him off.
Blasko misses the jab.
Blasko tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Blasko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blasko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blasko throws a strike but Dos Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blasko!
Blasko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Blasko is trying to escape the mount.
Vitor Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dos Santos prevents Blasko from getting the reversal.
Blasko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
John Blasko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blasko tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos tries to control but Blasko wriggling away.
Blasko is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blasko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Blasko!