PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Anjos
vs
George

193 cm
25
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff George!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Anjos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Anjos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.

Dos Anjos gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dos Anjos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George jumps guard but Dos Anjos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
George tries to break free but Dos Anjos pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Anjos breaks the clinch.
Dos Anjos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Anjos throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
George throws a combination that misses
and Dos Anjos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
George swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
George blocks the body kick.
Dos Anjos works the jab nicely.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
George avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
George is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Anjos misses with a double jab.
Dos Anjos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George tries to bum rush Dos Anjos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
Dos Anjos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Dos Anjos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George misses with the combination.
Dos Anjos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dos Anjos dodges the punch combination from George.
George throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but George breaks away and moves out of range.
George throws a combination that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George drops his hands momentarily and Dos Anjos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
George throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George checks the leg kick.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Anjos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dos Anjos clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
George tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Anjos smiles and moves away.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
George is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Anjos wants to land a leg kick but George is out of range.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but George breaks away and moves out of range.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Anjos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos cracks George with a hook to the temple - George is on wobbly legs here! Dos Anjos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! George falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dos Anjos wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Dos Anjos!