PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by oh la naw. Nelio dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus of Nazareth's chin.

dos Santos
vs
of Nazareth

177 cm
25
152 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

160 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but of Nazareth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
of Nazareth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
of Nazareth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from of Nazareth does no damage.
dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but of Nazareth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth lands with a good body shot.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.

dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. dos Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed of Nazareth's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

of Nazareth kicks dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but of Nazareth avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for of Nazareth.
dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from of Nazareth.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts of Nazareth as he jumps to the side.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
Nelio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
of Nazareth pivots, looking for a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range and of Nazareth settles back down.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from of Nazareth as dos Santos shoots in.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? of Nazareth is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, of Nazareth circles away and we're back to standing.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
of Nazareth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
of Nazareth's jab looks to have found its range, popping dos Santos under the eye.
of Nazareth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but of Nazareth shows good takedown defense.
of Nazareth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from of Nazareth.
dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
of Nazareth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth punishes dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from of Nazareth finds it's target.
of Nazareth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot that sends dos Santos's belly button to the back.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
of Nazareth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dos Santos is looking to clinch.
of Nazareth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
of Nazareth lands with a hook. dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
of Nazareth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
of Nazareth scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says of Nazareth as he avoids it easily.
of Nazareth lands a jab to dos Santos's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and of Nazareth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
of Nazareth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
of Nazareth lunges at dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Santos's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
of Nazareth lands a jab-cross combination.
of Nazareth misses with a jab, cross combination.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
of Nazareth scores with a nice head shot.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
of Nazareth with a hook.

of Nazareth throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as dos Santos stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. of Nazareth follows into mount!

dos Santos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

of Nazareth is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Oh dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
of Nazareth's jab looks to have found its range, popping dos Santos under the eye.
dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but of Nazareth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
of Nazareth throws a shot to the body.
of Nazareth looks to land a combination. dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut there from of Nazareth.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
Some wild striking there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a right and a left that dos Santos avoids nicely.
of Nazareth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches dos Santos on the side of the head.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but it's checked well by dos Santos.
of Nazareth scores with a nice strike.
of Nazareth throws out a powerful jab.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
of Nazareth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
of Nazareth misses with a double jab.
dos Santos shoots in and drives through. of Nazareth sprawls well.
of Nazareth connects with a good right hand that stumbles dos Santos. dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
of Nazareth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from of Nazareth as dos Santos shoots in.
of Nazareth connects with a right hand. dos Santos shakes it off.
dos Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth lands a glancing blow to the side of dos Santos's head.
Nice jab there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed dos Santos momentarily.
of Nazareth cracks dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by of Nazareth.
dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and of Nazareth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
dos Santos moves out of range as of Nazareth throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from of Nazareth.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but of Nazareth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
of Nazareth throws a nice looking combination but dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
of Nazareth moves into range and connects with a jab.
dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from of Nazareth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
of Nazareth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from of Nazareth misses.
of Nazareth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has of Nazareth pinned against the cage. of Nazareth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but of Nazareth shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

of Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
of Nazareth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from of Nazareth misses.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
of Nazareth circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
of Nazareth stalks dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into dos Santos's face. dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag of Nazareth to the ground. of Nazareth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelio dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
of Nazareth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
of Nazareth is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
of Nazareth misses with a wild combination.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between dos Santos's hands.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth clobbers dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
of Nazareth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot to the body.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
of Nazareth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

of Nazareth drops his shoulder and cracks dos Santos with a huge uppercut! dos Santos goes down! Can of Nazareth finish him?

of Nazareth stands up from dos Santos's guard - of Nazareth perhaps looking for a knockout.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth scores with a decent looking hook.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
of Nazareth throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos dives in and grabs of Nazareth's left leg, looking for a takedown. of Nazareth pushes down on dos Santos's head and hops out.
dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
of Nazareth jabs dos Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
of Nazareth throws a right and a left that both miss.
of Nazareth throws a shot to the body.
of Nazareth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by of Nazareth. Beautiful body shot.
of Nazareth's jab looks to have found its range, popping dos Santos under the eye.
dos Santos walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth sizes up dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. of Nazareth tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. of Nazareth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
of Nazareth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but of Nazareth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing dos Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth defends it nicely.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot that sends dos Santos's belly button to the back.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos moves forwards but of Nazareth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
of Nazareth throws a combination. dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
of Nazareth lands with a nice combination. dos Santos backs away looking to recover.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from of Nazareth! dos Santos is out on his feet! of Nazareth rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - dos Santos is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! dos Santos is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus of Nazareth!