PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tinky Winky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tinky Winky's chin.

Winky
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

MMA Exclusive

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tinky Winky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Winky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winky is controlling the pace.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Winky is very close to passing his half guard.
Winky wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winky is thwarting Dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Winky controlling the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dos Santos gets caught napping as Winky dives in and scores a takedown. Dos Santos manages to retain guard.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winky wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Winky's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tinky Winky wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Winky drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Winky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winky defends it easily.
Winky won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Winky decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Winky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Winky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Winky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Winky shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Winky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winky is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Winky.

Winky gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Winky fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Winky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Winky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinky Winky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winky fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Winky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winky trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winky trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Winky any problems.
Winky trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Winky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winky manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dos Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Winky's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Winky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dos Santos throws a strike but Winky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tinky Winky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Winky is proving a slippery customer.

Dos Santos has his foot on Winky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winky works his way back into a safe position though.
Winky wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winky content to stall in guard here.
Winky trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tinky Winky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tinky Winky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winky shoots in and gets a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Winky preventing the sweep.
Winky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Winky from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Winky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Winky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winky is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinky Winky 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!

Winky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dos Santos did well to prevent Winky getting side control.

Winky is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dos Santos is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tinky Winky!
Tinky Winky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.