PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyver Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Monson
vs
Dos Santos

191 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maddox Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gyver Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monson tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.

Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Monson in his tracks for a moment.

Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
Monson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Monson looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monson keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dos Santos trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
Monson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gyver Dos Santos.
Monson cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Monson throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monson.
Monson tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.

Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monson thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Good shot there by Monson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monson tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura but Monson is defending well.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monson keeps working.
Monson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Monson.
Monson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monson wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Monson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slapping leg kick lands for Monson.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Monson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Monson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monson shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Monson moves out of range.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maddox Monson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gyver Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Monson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.

Dos Santos pushes Monson up against the cage in a clinch.

Dos Santos gets control of Monson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Monson landing some decent shots from guard.
Monson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dos Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Monson lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monson tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Monson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Monson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Monson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monson to score with a decent uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Monson - just one landing.
Monson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos leaves Monson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Monson cracks Dos Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monson misses with the combination.
Monson throws a low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Monson cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Monson connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Monson.
Monson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monson's waist but Monson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Monson feints a jab promting Dos Santos to slip. Monson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dos Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Monson tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Monson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maddox Monson is winning the standup battle so far.
Monson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monson's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson 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 glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Monson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monson managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monson is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Monson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Monson wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.

Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Monson back into the cage.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monson is defending well for now.
Dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
Monson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson misses with a series of wild punches.
Monson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Monson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Monson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dos Santos rushes Monson and presses him up against the cage.
Monson is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.

Dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monson is in trouble now - Dos Santos has advanced to mount!
Dos Santos tries to control but Monson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monson hang on?
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!
Dos Santos throws some wild stikes that Monson manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to control but Monson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Monson is squirming around nicely.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Monson is having none of it.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson blocking the ground and pound.
Dos Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gyver Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!