PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (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.

Dos Santos
vs
Guy

180 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, That Guy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a double jab

and Guy counters with a crisp one two that drops Santos! Guy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santos to his feet! Santos is in big trouble!
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy closes the distance but Santos moves to the side

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Santos is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Guy takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos is trying to break free.
Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guy lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Guy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Guy tries to clinch

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guy up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Santos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Guy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.

Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Santos pushes Guy off and gets back to his feet.
Guy looks winded!
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Guy.
Guy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Santos counters by clinching up.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Guy wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Guy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guy lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy with a knee to the head.

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

Santos clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Santos breaks from the clinch.

Santos gets a clinch.
Guy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Guy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy wants to break free but Santos has control.
Guy gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Guy.
Guy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.

Santos gets control of Guy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos stalling.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos stalling.
Guy tries to kick Santos off in order to stand up. Santos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Guy is trying to escape the position but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guy for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Guy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos 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!

Santos tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Guy sees coming a mile off.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guy tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Guy tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
A head kick from Guy lands but Santos takes it in his stride.
Guy tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Guy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Guy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Guy gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos tries for a takedown but Guy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy wants to break free but Santos has control.
Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos successfully pulls guard.
Santos is adopting a defensive guard.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guy defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos has control of Guy's left arm, preventing Guy from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos controlling Guy's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Guy which made him look bad.
Santos is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Guy avoids it.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
That Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos wants to break free but Guy has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Dos Santos.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

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