PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 4310 p4p, 439 weight class) and Piney Winston (ranked 5706 p4p, 0 weight class). Piney Winston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Dos Santos's chin.

Dos Santos
vs
Winston

181 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piney Winston!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winston moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Winston tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked

and Winston counters with a single leg into guard. Dos Santos didn't expect that.
Winston slips nicely into half guard.
Winston wants to pass to mount but Dos Santos is defending the position.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos has a hand on Winston's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Winston takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Winston seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dos Santos is holding on tight.

Winston is working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winston is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Winston looking to finish with strikes here!

Winston has control of Dos Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dos Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Winston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Winston goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dos Santos turns into him and now he's in Winston's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winston looking to control.
Dos Santos trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winston's head.

Dos Santos stands and steps away. Winston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.

Winston tries to sprawl but Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Winston's thigh. Winston counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dos Santos stands up over Winston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Winston is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Rio Fight Academy inform us that Winston has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Winston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winston's head.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos is in close to Winston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Winston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.

Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Winston looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Piney Winston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winston manages to circle out of the way.
Dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Winston avoids it.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Winston.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
Winston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.

Winston pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winston.
Dos Santos trying to stall but Winston improves his position.
Winston tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.

Dos Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Winston clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Dos Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Winston has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dos Santos keeps control of the position as Winston tries to break free.
Dos Santos trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston is taking damage to the body and head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dos Santos controlling the positon.
Winston breaks Dos Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Winston looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jorge Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winston's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing some decent shots from guard.

Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.

Dos Santos is posturing up here but Winston has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dos Santos tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dos Santos has to tap! Slick submission there by Winston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piney Winston!