PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitya Sigeberht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mitya Sigeberht was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dos Santos
vs
Sigeberht

189 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitya Sigeberht !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sigeberht shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sigeberht lands a couple of digs.
Sigeberht trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sigeberht stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sigeberht chips away with some ground and pound.
Sigeberht stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sigeberht scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Sigeberht slips an elbow through the middle.
Sigeberht must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sigeberht connects with a couple of short punches.
Sigeberht working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Sigeberht scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sigeberht should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Dos Santos has his foot on Sigeberht 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sigeberht works his way back into a safe position though.
Sigeberht is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sigeberht is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sigeberht stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Sigeberht shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Sigeberht finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigeberht slips a nice elbow through Dos Santos's hands, connecting with Dos Santos's forehead.
Sigeberht working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sigeberht seems to be looking for submissions.
Sigeberht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sigeberht lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigeberht seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigeberht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sigeberht wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sigeberht winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sigeberht is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Sigeberht is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sigeberht lands with a punch from half guard.
Sigeberht seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sigeberht trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos defends it.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigeberht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Sigeberht there.
Sigeberht wants to stand up but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Sigeberht .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigeberht lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sigeberht has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Sigeberht postures up.
BOOM! Sigeberht connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sigeberht with shots to the head and body - Dos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Sigeberht isn't that keen on the idea.
Sigeberht looking to finish Dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is in a horrible position here. Sigeberht smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sigeberht pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sigeberht breaks from Dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sigeberht working the ground and pound effectively.
Dos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Sigeberht cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sigeberht landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sigeberht working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigeberht with a couple of short strikes.
Sigeberht scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dos Santos?
Sigeberht raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sigeberht lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitya Sigeberht dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sigeberht bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sigeberht scoring with punches from side control.
Dos Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Sigeberht scoring with strikes.
Sigeberht scoring with punches from side control.
Sigeberht grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.
Dos Santos wants to control but Sigeberht postures up.
Sigeberht scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sigeberht creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sigeberht grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.
Sigeberht scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
Sigeberht lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sigeberht has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Sigeberht closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dos Santos did well to prevent Sigeberht getting side control.
Mitya Sigeberht has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.
Sigeberht drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos has hold of Sigeberht 's hands but Sigeberht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sigeberht trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos defends it.
Sigeberht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigeberht wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sigeberht is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sigeberht scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigeberht trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Sigeberht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sigeberht .
Sigeberht drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Sigeberht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sigeberht connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Sigeberht seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Sigeberht .
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigeberht scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.

Sigeberht is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sigeberht lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Sigeberht .
Nice strikes from Sigeberht there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigeberht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigeberht lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigeberht wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is defending well.
Sigeberht passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sigeberht lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
Sigeberht scoring with strikes but Dos Santos is staying in there.

Sigeberht looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Sigeberht connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitya Sigeberht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sigeberht gets the takedown into side control.
Sigeberht works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sigeberht connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dos Santos some visible discomfort.
Sigeberht landing strikes.
Sigeberht landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Sigeberht decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dos Santos to his feet.

Sigeberht drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sigeberht chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Sigeberht slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigeberht is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sigeberht looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigeberht scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Sigeberht is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sigeberht lands a couple of digs.
Sigeberht lands a couple of elbows.
Sigeberht connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Sigeberht is proving a slippery customer.
Sigeberht content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sigeberht preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigeberht advances position into side control!
Dos Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Sigeberht decides to stand back up. Sigeberht steps back and let's Dos Santos get back to his feet.
Sigeberht throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.

Sigeberht drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sigeberht is pushing down on Dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigeberht has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sigeberht scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sigeberht drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigeberht working Dos Santos over with strikes.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Sigeberht there.
Sigeberht lands with a punch from half guard.
Sigeberht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sigeberht trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Sigeberht there.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Sigeberht keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Sigeberht .
Nice strikes from Sigeberht there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has hold of Sigeberht 's hands but Sigeberht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Sigeberht 's head to control him but Sigeberht postures up.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Sigeberht in his half guard.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigeberht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos won't allow Sigeberht to pass to mount.
Sigeberht is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos won't allow Sigeberht to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigeberht moves nicely into side control.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitya Sigeberht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sigeberht has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitya Sigeberht !