PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manases Juares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovani Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manases Juares's chin.

Dos Santos
vs
Juares

193 cm
22
246 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manases Juares!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juares clinches with his opponent.

Juares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Juares counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Juares.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Juares fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Dos Santos has Juares pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Juares tumbling to the mat - Dos Santos dives into Juares's guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Juares is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juares wants to sweep but no luck.
Juares 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 gets to his feet. Juares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Juares has a takedown stuffed.
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 missing with a left hand there. Juares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work over Juares's front leg with a kick but Juares checks it.
Juares slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Juares on that attempt.
Giovani Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manases Juares.

Juares rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Juares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Juares looks gassed!

That's two 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!

Juares clinches with his opponent.
Juares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Juares swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Juares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Juares is having none of it.
Juares avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Juares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Juares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juares tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Juares blocks nicely.
Juares looking to control.
Dos Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Juares's head.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Juares is retaining full guard.
Juares trying to control the position.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Juares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Giovani Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Juares backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Juares enables Dos Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Juares manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dos Santos rushes Juares and presses him up against the cage.
Juares tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.

Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Juares sprawls well.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Juares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Juares. Juares gets slowly back to his feet.
Juares lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Giovani Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juares tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Juares counters with a head kick.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juares pinned against the cage. Juares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovani Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Juares. Juares maintains the clinch.
Juares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juares is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Juares down to the mat. Juares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.

Dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Juares. Juares maintains the clinch.
Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Juares avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos letting Juares take a breather here.

Juares breaks from the clinch.
Juares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giovani Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juares as he jumps to the side.
Juares shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Juares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juares slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick from Juares lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Giovani Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.

Juares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juares is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juares tries to move to mount but Dos Santos blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juares tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Juares.
Juares controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juares is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos is not content to let Juares control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manases Juares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Juares. Juares gets slowly back to his feet.
Juares stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Juares.
Juares shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Juares moves into the clinch successfully.
Juares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Giovani Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manases Juares.
Juares prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Juares shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dos Santos has clasped his hands together around Juares's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dos Santos advances to full mount.
Dos Santos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giovani Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Juares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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 wants to control the pace but Juares is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Juares is surviving well by controlling Dos Santos's body position as best he can.
Juares is trying to reverse the position but instead Dos Santos has taken his back - oops!
Dos Santos has the hooks in. Juares is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dos Santos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Dos Santos working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Juares is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Dos Santos has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Juares taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Giovani Dos Santos!