PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rawson
vs
O Dragao de Santos

225 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dragao de Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rawson's hands.

It looks like PJ Rawson has been cut.
Rawson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for O Dragao de Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Dragao de Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Dragao de Santos takes a swing at Rawson's ribcage but misses.
O Dragao de Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Dragao de Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Joao O Dragao de Santos has been cut.
Rawson is looking to clinch.
Rawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Dragao de Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Dragao de Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rawson wants to clinch up but O Dragao de Santos keeps it at a distance.
PJ Rawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Dragao de Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Dragao de Santos lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson wants to clinch up but O Dragao de Santos keeps it at a distance.
Rawson is looking to clinch.
O Dragao de Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawson was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos.

Rawson moves into range and clinches up with O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Rawson lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Dragao de Santos's brow.
Rawson lands a nice elbow.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to push Rawson away but Rawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Dragao de Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike from Rawson.
Rawson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Dragao de Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rawson smiles and moves away.
Rawson tries to clinch up but O Dragao de Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Rawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Dragao de Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rawson tries to close the distance and clinch but O Dragao de Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rawson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Dragao de Santos. That did some damage!
O Dragao de Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Rawson, looking for a takedown. O Dragao de Santos pushes Rawson against the cage but Rawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
PJ Rawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
O Dragao de Santos looks to throw the jab but Rawson is out of range.
Rawson moves in looking to clinch but O Dragao de Santos pushes him off.
O Dragao de Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Rawson scores with a head kick. O Dragao de Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rawson tries to clinch there but O Dragao de Santos circles away.
No joy there for O Dragao de Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Dragao de Santos.
Rawson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rawson moves into the clinch.
O Dragao de Santos dodges an elbow strike from Rawson.
O Dragao de 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 Rawson walks away with a smile on his face. O Dragao de Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rawson tries to clinch but O Dragao de Santos moves out of range.
Rawson scores with a head kick. O Dragao de Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rawson clinches with his opponent.
Rawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Dragao de Santos's defenses.
Nice elbow from Rawson.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike from Rawson.
O Dragao de Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos dodges an elbow strike from Rawson.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to break the clinch but Rawson has him pressed against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike.
O Dragao de Santos tries to pull guard but Rawson won't allow it.
Rawson misses with an elbow strike.
Rawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos tries to pull guard but Rawson holds him up against the cage and eventually O Dragao de Santos drops back down to his feet.
Rawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Dragao de Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Rawson.
Rawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Rawson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Dragao de Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the elbow strike from Rawson, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to force a seperation but Rawson has the dominant position.
O Dragao de Santos tries to circle away but Rawson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rawson throws an elbow but misses.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike from Rawson.

O Dragao de Santos jumps guard.
Rawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawson preventing the sweep.
O Dragao de Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rawson postures up.

O Dragao de Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rawson passes into half guard.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Rawson thows a huge punch but O Dragao de Santos dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Dragao de Santos's head.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to maintain the position but Rawson is very close to passing his half guard.
Rawson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PJ Rawson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Dragao de Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rawson.
O Dragao de Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Rawson throws an elbow that misses.
Rawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rawson misses with an elbow strike.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to break the clinch but Rawson has him pressed against the cage.
Rawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rawson misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the elbow strike from Rawson, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the elbow strike from Rawson, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rawson misses with an elbow strike.
Rawson lands a nice elbow.
O Dragao de Santos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Dragao de 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 Rawson walks away with a smile on his face. O Dragao de Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Dragao de Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Rawson misses with an elbow over the top.
O Dragao de Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Rawson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Dragao de Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Dragao de Santos's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson throws an elbow that misses.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the elbow strike from Rawson, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos dodges an elbow strike from Rawson.
Rawson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Dragao de Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Dragao de Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rawson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Dragao de Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

O Dragao de Santos manages to break the clinch.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Rawson should have avoided that one.

O Dragao de Santos scores with a takedown into Rawson's guard.
O Dragao de Santos advances to half guard.

O Dragao de Santos seems to be looking for submissions.

O Dragao de Santos is looking for a kimura here.

Rawson is defending against the submission attempts here by O Dragao de Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Dragao de Santos wants to take a breather but Rawson is having none of it.

O Dragao de Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rawson has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Dragao de Santos stalling.
Rawson is looking for a sweep. O Dragao de Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rawson trying to control here.

O Dragao de Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
O Dragao de Santos stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos trying to pass the guard but Rawson defending well.
Rawson wants to control but O Dragao de Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Dragao de Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rawson defending well though.
Rawson wants to control but O Dragao de Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Dragao de Santos is keen to just control but Rawson is a slippery customer.
Rawson wants to improve his position but O Dragao de Santos is controlling well.
O Dragao de Santos trying to control from half guard but Rawson is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rawson throws a big shot that misses.
Rawson tries to clinch there but O Dragao de Santos circles away.

That's four 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.
Rawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
PJ Rawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rawson.
Rawson tries to clinch up.
Rawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rawson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rawson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Dragao de Santos circles away.
Rawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rawson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rawson wants to clinch.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. O Dragao de Santos moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rawson! O Dragao de Santos continues to tee off on Rawson, landing with a left and a right! O Dragao de Santos connects with a right hand that leaves Rawson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by O Dragao de Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao O Dragao de Santos!