PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Manzanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manzanilla
vs
Dos Santos

199 cm
19
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
293 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Anti-Tapout Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alphonse Manzanilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Manzanilla is looking to improve his position but Dos Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Manzanilla holds on for dear life.
Manzanilla wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manzanilla working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Manzanilla to control.
Manzanilla holds on to Dos Santos around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Manzanilla bucks and avoids them well.

Dos Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Manzanilla is in no mood to give up.
Dos Santos working Manzanilla over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.
Manzanilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manzanilla is looking to escape.
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manzanilla can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Manzanilla wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Manzanilla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manzanilla trying desperately to get to his feet.

Dos Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Manzanilla frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzanilla is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manzanilla has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Manzanilla throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Manzanilla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manzanilla scores with a three punch combo!
Manzanilla works over Dos Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manzanilla throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Manzanilla 's knee.
Manzanilla misses with a double jab.
Manzanilla stuffs the takedown.

Manzanilla feints and as Dos Santos raises his hands in defense, Manzanilla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manzanilla wanted to stand there but Dos Santos had control of the position.

Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manzanilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that Manzanilla semi-blocks.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Manzanilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manzanilla pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manzanilla throws a quick inside leg kick.

Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Manzanilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manzanilla digs a right hand underneath Dos Santos's ribcage. Dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manzanilla.
Manzanilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Manzanilla.
Dos Santos has Manzanilla pressed against the cage, preventing Manzanilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manzanilla gets through Dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manzanilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alphonse Manzanilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Manzanilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manzanilla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manzanilla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos wants to hold on but Manzanilla pushes him away.
Manzanilla landing shots from mount.
Junior Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Manzanilla maintains control.
Dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dos Santos taking shots to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.

Manzanilla looking for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Manzanilla pushes him away.
Dos Santos is in a horrible position here. Manzanilla smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manzanilla prevents Dos Santos from getting the reversal.
Manzanilla fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manzanilla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dos Santos's face.
Dos Santos wants to control but Manzanilla is having none of it.
Manzanilla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
Dos Santos can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzanilla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dos Santos?
Manzanilla avoids the attempt from Dos Santos to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manzanilla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manzanilla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Dos Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Manzanilla is looking to stand back up but Dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Manzanilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonse Manzanilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Manzanilla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manzanilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manzanilla misses with a combination

and Dos Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manzanilla's guard now.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Manzanilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manzanilla keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.

Manzanilla is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Manzanilla is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Manzanilla is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manzanilla throws a combination that misses

and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dos Santos is pushing down on Manzanilla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manzanilla is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Santos prevents Manzanilla from improving his position.
Well, if Dos Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos stands up out of the half guard.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manzanilla circles away.
Alphonse Manzanilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Manzanilla.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Manzanilla.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos tries to kick Manzanilla off but Manzanilla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Manzanilla has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Manzanilla is controlling him
Dos Santos trying to control but Manzanilla postures up.
Manzanilla is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Manzanilla is fighting to break Dos Santos's control of his arms but Dos Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dos Santos controls Manzanilla momentarily but Manzanilla frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Manzanilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manzanilla leaning against his opponent.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Manzanilla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Manzanilla manages to break the clinch.
Manzanilla misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Alphonse Manzanilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manzanilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manzanilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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