PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petkovic comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Marcos Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petkovic
vs
Dos Santos

185 cm
21
201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

197 cm
27
199 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dejan Petkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petkovic.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petkovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Petkovic circles away easily
and Petkovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Petkovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Petkovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dejan Petkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks gassed!

Petkovic drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Petkovic to work.
Petkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.

It looks like Marcos Dos Santos has been cut.
Petkovic working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Petkovic.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Petkovic has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Petkovic won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Petkovic manages to get underhooks.
Petkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petkovic taking a breather.
Petkovic stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Marcos Dos Santos's cut even more.
Petkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Petkovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Petkovic taking a breather.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Marcos Dos Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Petkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Petkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Petkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Petkovic finish him?
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.

Marcos Dos Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clinched against the cage, Petkovic lands a big elbow that drops Dos Santos! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dos Santos is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dejan Petkovic!