PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Garota de Ipanema. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Dogu

175 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
180 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Dogu pushes him off.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a series of punches but Dogu avoids them all with ease.
Dogu feints the counter takedown.
Dogu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Dogu tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dogu digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos tried to score with a low kick but Dogu checks it.
Dogu just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dogu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dogu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santos wriggles free and stands up.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dogu feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that Dogu avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dogu finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Dogu dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dogu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dogu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dogu moves away.
Santos throws the left hand but Dogu avoids the punch easily.
Dogu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body punch from Dogu.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dogu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dogu manages to avoid it.
Dogu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Neymar Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dogu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogu tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Dogu is still trying to improve position.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Dogu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos moves into full guard.
Santos is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Horsepower that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Santos is trying to keep Dogu in close.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Dogu is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos pulls Dogu in close to prevent any damage.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dogu.
Santos looking to control.
Dogu throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos looking to control.
Dogu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos is pulling down on Dogu's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dogu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dogu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos wants to slow Dogu down by chopping away at his legs.
Dogu with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos misses with a double jab

so Dogu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dogu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Dogu is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dogu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dogu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos controls Dogu momentarily but Dogu frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Neymar Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dogu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Dogu.
Dogu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dogu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dogu with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Dogu moves away from the strike by Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dogu is out of range.
And Dogu tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dogu throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a series of punches but Dogu avoids them all with ease.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Dogu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos throws a right and a left that Dogu avoids nicely.
Santos looks to land a combination. Dogu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dogu's corner calls for a 1-2. Dogu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dogu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws a right hand that Dogu ducks under and follows up with a left that Dogu also avoids with ease.
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!
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dogu.
Dogu looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Dogu tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dogu throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Santos clinches.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dogu backwards.
Dogu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Dogu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dogu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dogu lands with a right to the head.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dogu can do to turn this around?
Dogu misses with a body punch.
Dogu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dogu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dogu can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dogu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dogu working aggressively here.
Dogu avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogu.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Dogu breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A punch combination from Santos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Dogu as he checks the leg kick.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dogu circles away quickly and effectively.
And Dogu tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Dogu saw it coming and moves away.
Santos wants to clinch.
Dogu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dogu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Dogu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dogu lands a jab.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dogu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dogu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Neymar Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Dogu blocks the leg kick.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dogu manages to avoid it.
Dogu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dogu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Dogu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dogu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dogu is able to avoid easily.
Santos tries to clinch but Dogu is having none of it.
Dogu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dogu feints the counter takedown.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Dogu circles away.
Santos tried to score with a low kick but Dogu checks it.
Dogu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
Santos throws a right and a left that Dogu avoids nicely.
Dogu looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orkan Dogu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Dogu avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a leg kick but Dogu checks it.
Dogu feints the counter takedown.
Dogu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos slips under a jab from Dogu.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Dogu feints the counter takedown.
Dogu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dogu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a low kick but Dogu moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dogu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dogu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
Dogu misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Neymar Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dogu.
Dogu dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Dogu's head and hops out.
Dogu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dogu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dogu with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Dogu's takedown attempt.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Dogu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neymar Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orkan Dogu.
Dogu looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Dogu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dogu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dogu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Neymar Santos has been cut.
Neymar Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos has managed to clinch.
Dogu is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Dogu as the two fighters clinch.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dogu is looking for a takedown.
Dogu taking a breather.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dogu.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Dogu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neymar Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neymar Santos!
A victorious Neymar Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.