PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between junior dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ziggler's choice of entrance music: TUF. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

dos santos
vs
Ziggler

194 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

199 cm
23
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, junior 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 Sydney, John Ziggler!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggler fails with a takedown attempt.
dos santos throws a right and a left that Ziggler avoids nicely.
dos santos leaves Ziggler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziggler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dos santos avoids it really well and circles away.
junior dos santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ziggler.
dos santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ziggler.
dos santos lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziggler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and dos santos counters with a solid body kick.
dos santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ziggler with a lazy takedown attempt
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziggler closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler tries for a takedown but dos santos circles away easily
and dos santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ziggler looks gassed!
Ziggler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for dos santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dos santos throws a right and a left that Ziggler avoids nicely.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ziggler backing up. Ziggler nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from dos santos lands but Ziggler takes it in his stride.
dos santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ziggler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ziggler misses with a takedown
and dos santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by dos santos!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from dos santos.
dos santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
dos santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziggler closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos santos counters with a stiff right hand.
dos santos looks to land a combination but Ziggler avoids it well.
Ziggler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
dos santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ziggler backs up against the cage.
dos santos throws a one two combo.
Ziggler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ziggler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos santos counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
Ziggler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from dos santos.
dos santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ziggler throws a leg kick
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
dos santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Ziggler has his takedown stuffed
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziggler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos santos.
dos santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos santos throws a nice looking combination but Ziggler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziggler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Ziggler.
Jab, jab by dos santos - just one landing.
dos santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and dos santos duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from dos santos.
dos santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ziggler backing up. Ziggler nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ziggler with a poor takedown
and dos santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ziggler with a poor takedown
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

junior dos santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dos santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dos santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and dos santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Ziggler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ziggler with a poor takedown
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Ziggler.
dos santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziggler circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziggler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a one-two to the body.
junior dos santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ziggler.
dos santos misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos santos throws a series of strikes that have Ziggler backpedaling.
Ziggler tries for a takedown but dos santos circles away easily
enabling dos santos to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziggler circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
Ziggler with a lazy takedown attempt
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ziggler backing up. Ziggler nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
junior dos santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziggler fails with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
Ziggler has his takedown stuffed
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ziggler misses with a takedown
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ziggler backing up. Ziggler nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ziggler fails with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ziggler has his takedown stuffed
and dos santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos santos misses with a double jab.
Ziggler doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling dos santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ziggler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dos santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziggler looks to clinch
and dos santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ziggler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ziggler backing up. Ziggler nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ziggler tries for a takedown but dos santos circles away easily
and dos santos counters with a straight right hand.
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
Ziggler with a poor takedown
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ziggler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from dos santos.
Ziggler closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Ziggler shrugs it off.
Ziggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos santos is working the combinations to good effect 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.
A punch combination from dos santos misses.
dos santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziggler misses with a takedown attempt
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dos santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziggler looks to clinch
and dos santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziggler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

junior dos santos dominated that second round.
That's time! dos santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ziggler closes the distance but dos santos moves to the side
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Ziggler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziggler misses with a takedown attempt
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
dos santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ziggler with a poor takedown
and dos santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left and a right from dos santos both land. Nice combination.
dos santos tries to bum rush Ziggler with a series of wild strikes but Ziggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Ziggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziggler misses with a takedown
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Ziggler.
junior dos santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ziggler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
dos santos tries to bum rush Ziggler with a series of wild strikes but Ziggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ziggler shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos santos throws a one two combo.
junior dos santos is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos santos lands a body shot.

Ziggler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dos santos!
dos santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
dos santos is looking to improve his position but Ziggler isn't that keen on the idea.
dos santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziggler controlling the pace for now.
dos santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ziggler looking to control but dos santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
dos santos is wriggling around trying to escape.

Ziggler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ziggler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Ziggler.
Ziggler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dos santos really wants to buck Ziggler off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler wants to control the pace but dos santos is squirming around nicely.
Ziggler prevents dos santos from getting the reversal.
junior dos santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziggler controlling the pace for now.
Ziggler looking to control but dos santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ziggler lands a big elbow.
Ziggler controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
dos santos tries to hold on but Ziggler pushes him away.
dos santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Ziggler has a good base and remains in mount.
dos santos is working hard here to advance position.
Ziggler controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that dos santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziggler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. dos santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ziggler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ziggler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Ziggler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos santos 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... junior dos santos!