PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Bija has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dos Santos
vs
Bija

193 cm
18
246 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Bija!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bija tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away

and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bija is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bija looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bija.
Dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bija uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bijas head.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos has Bija pressed against the cage, preventing Bija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bija tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bija blocks an uppercut.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.

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.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bija tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Bija blocks an uppercut.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bija tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes Bija back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bija wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Bija blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Santos keeps control of Bija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bija is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Dos Santos has Bija pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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.
Bija's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.

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 avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos.
Bija misses the body punch

and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bija is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos stalling the fight.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bija up against the cage.
Bija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bija is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bija misses with an uppercut

and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.
Bija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bija backwards.
Dos Santos prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos stalls.
Bija is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Bija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos.
Bija misses with a wild body shot.
Bija swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bija is breathing heavily.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bija is trying to break free.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bija tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Bija is trying to break free.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dos Santos lands with a left to the head.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Bija is trying to break free.
Bija tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos.
Bija misses with a hook

and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Bija wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
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! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bija misses with a left hand

and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bija.
Bija wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Dos Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bija is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bija takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Bija is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Dos Santos prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bija is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Bija can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James Bija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Bija letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
Bija throws a head punch that misses.
Dos Santos has Bija pressed against the cage, preventing Bija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bija backwards.
Dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Bija is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Bija is trying to break free.
Dos Santos misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is pushing Bija up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bija is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bija backwards.
Bija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bija is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bija tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.

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.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Bija wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Dos Santos just leaning against Bija, taking a breather.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Bija.
Bija wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is stalling here.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

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