PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos has chosen Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger as his entrance music. Rafael dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dama
vs
dos Santos

157 cm
26
156 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

178 cm
34
155 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
dos Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Dama.
dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dama is just out of range.
dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dama moves into the clinch.
Dama keeps control of dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dama successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
dos Santos looking to pass the guard.

Dama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Santos is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dama moves to back control.
Dama throwing damaging strikes from the back! dos Santos could be in trouble here!

Dama is cranking dos Santos's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for dos Santos! He's tightened the choke and dos Santos is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Genki Dama!
Genki Dama took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.