PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Darude- Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diaz
vs
Dos Santos

189 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Hendo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
Diaz dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diaz gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has Dos Santos pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dos Santos stalling.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.
Dos Santos is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hendo Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Dos Santos.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diaz moves into the clinch.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diaz is trying to break free.
Dos Santos works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Dos Santos 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.

Dos Santos connects with a body shot.

Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the nose.

Diaz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos cracks Diaz with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Dos Santos!
An out of breath William Dos Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.