PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Stanfield

185 cm
27
169 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

179 cm
29
164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanfield throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Stanfield only half commits.

Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to ground and pound but Stanfield uses the momentary lack of control by Dos Santos to regain half guard.

Stanfield pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanfield.

Dos Santos rushes Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stanfield is defending well.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanfield controls his hands.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Stanfield won't allow it.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Stanfield throws knees to the body.
Stanfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Stanfield has the dominant position.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stanfields head.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stanfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stanfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.

Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stanfield to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Stanfield's guard.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stanfield!
Dos Santos looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Dos Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stanfield manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to buck Dos Santos off.
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!
Stanfield is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
Stanfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield struggling a bit here.

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stanfield, who protects the arm well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos swings around for an armbar but Stanfield sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dos Santos's guard.

Dos Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stanfield stacks Dos Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stanfield!
Stanfield tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield working away.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stanfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stanfield has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Dos Santos clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield wants to stall.
Stanfield looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Stanfield's ribcage.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.

Dos Santos pulls Stanfield into guard.

Stanfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stanfield has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanfield is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dos Santos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Stanfield is looking to defend but Dos Santos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Stanfield! Dos Santos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Stanfield taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Dos Santos!
After the big win, William Dos Santos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.