PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morekwat Mawutzinin (ranked 5090 p4p, 25114 weight class) and Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mawutzinin
vs
Dos Santos

175 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
180
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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, Morekwat Mawutzinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mawutzinin has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Mawutzinin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Mawutzinin.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mawutzinin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mawutzinin throws an elbow but misses.
Mawutzinin pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos stalls.
Mawutzinin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mawutzinin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Mawutzinin in close.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mawutzinin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mawutzinin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Mawutzinin defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawutzinin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Mawutzinin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mawutzinin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mawutzinin postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mawutzinin controlling from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Mawutzinin darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mawutzinin misses with some punches.
Mawutzinin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mawutzinin to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Mawutzinin - that landed with a thud.
Mawutzinin leaning against his opponent.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Mawutzinin avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos tries to work over Mawutzinin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Mawutzinin.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Mawutzinin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos jumps guard but Mawutzinin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos letting Mawutzinin take a breather here.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Morekwat Mawutzinin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mawutzinin moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Mawutzinin improves position.
Mawutzinin throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Mawutzinin misses with a knee strike.
Mawutzinin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mawutzinin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Mawutzinin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Mawutzinin keeps him there for the moment.
Morekwat Mawutzinin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mawutzinin to keep the fight standing.
Mawutzinin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mawutzinin cracks Dos Santos with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawutzinin throws a head punch that misses.
Mawutzinin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mawutzinin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.

Dos Santos gets control of Mawutzinin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Mawutzinin in close.

Mawutzinin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mawutzinin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mawutzinin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mawutzinin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mawutzinin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mawutzinin can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Mawutzinin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mawutzinin has Dos Santos pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos has Mawutzinin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mawutzinin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morekwat Mawutzinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Dos Santos.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Mawutzinin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Mawutzinin stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mawutzinin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mawutzinin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mawutzinin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mawutzinin trying to land knees to the body.
Mawutzinin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Mawutzinin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mawutzinin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mawutzinin smiles and moves away.

Mawutzinin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mawutzinin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mawutzinin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Mawutzinin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mawutzinin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Morekwat Mawutzinin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Mawutzinin. Mawutzinin maintains the clinch.
Mawutzinin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mawutzinin prevents it.
Mawutzinin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Mawutzinin keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mawutzinin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawutzinin has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
Mawutzinin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mawutzinin presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mawutzinin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Mawutzinin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Mawutzinin, against the cage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Mawutzinin has him pressed against the cage.
Morekwat Mawutzinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Dos Santos.
Mawutzinin lands a shoulder strike.
Mawutzinin tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Mawutzinin misses with some punches.
Mawutzinin misses with some punches.
Mawutzinin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dos Santos decides to pull guard.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Mawutzinin tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thiago Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos trying to control but Mawutzinin is working from the bottom.
Mawutzinin is pulling down on Dos Santos's head to control his posture.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Mawutzinin controlling Dos Santos's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Mawutzinin has wrist control.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mawutzinin is keeping the position for now.
Mawutzinin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dos Santos trying to control but Mawutzinin is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Mawutzinin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dos Santos passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mawutzinin tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.

Dos Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mawutzinin to his feet.

Mawutzinin rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Morekwat Mawutzinin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Mawutzinin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos tries to break free but Mawutzinin pushes him back against the cage.
Thiago Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Mawutzinin holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Mawutzinin avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morekwat Mawutzinin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mawutzinin, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morekwat Mawutzinin!