PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Bing

210 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Senor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bing shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bing shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Bing.

Bing gets the takedown into side control.
Bing looking to control but instead Dos Santos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Bing tries to pass.
Bing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Bing's front leg but catches the back leg as Bing tries to avoid it.
Bing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bing looks gassed!
Bing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dos Santos.

It looks like Tim Bing has been cut.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos pushes Bing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Bing takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Tim Bing's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bing takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Bing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bing goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Dos Santos forces Bing back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Bing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bing's defenses.
Dos Santos just leaning against Bing, taking a breather.
Bing blocks an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Bing jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Bing around his waist. Bing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.

Bing has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bing wants to control for a moment but Dos Santos uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Bing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senor Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Bing's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dos Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Bing tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tim Bing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bing closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Bing pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Bing's front leg but catches the back leg as Bing tries to avoid it.

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands an elbow just above Bing 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Bing wants to stall.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos working Bing over with knees to the body.
Bing fails to pull guard.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Bing.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Bing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dos Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Senor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Bing back into the cage.
Bing is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos stalls.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Bing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bing is trying to break free.
Senor Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos is pushing Bing up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bing is keeping busy.
Bing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bing is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bing backwards.
Bing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bing.
Bing fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bing's defenses.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.

That's four 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.
Bing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Bing. Bing gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dos Santos clinches up with Bing and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bing's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Bing in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bing takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senor Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Bing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Bing takes an elbow to the temple.
Bing jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Bing around his waist. Bing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bing is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Bing blocks an elbow strike.
Bing drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Bing.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bing is blocking nicely.
Bing is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bing blocks an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bing's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bing's brow.
Dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bing up against the cage.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Bing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
Dos Santos slows down the pace here.
Dos Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bing's face.
Bing jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Bing around his waist. Bing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bing backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bing tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Bing drops back down to his feet.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Bing's head.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Bing in his tracks for a moment.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Bing tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.

Dos Santos darts in and clinches Bing up against the cage.
Bing's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bing drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bing's defenses.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bing is blocking nicely.
Bing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
Nice elbow from Dos Santos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dos Santos pushes Bing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tim Bing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Bing tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Senor Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senor Dos Santos!