PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 1199 p4p, 985 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 122 p4p, 102 weight class). Dos Anjos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pop Smoke - Flexing . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dos Anjos
vs
Catch Wrestler

182 cm
27
151
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
158
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Catch Wrestler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Catch Wrestler.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Catch Wrestler avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Anjos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Catch Wrestler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Catch Wrestler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Dos Anjos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Anjos misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but Catch Wrestler blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dos Anjos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Anjos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catch Wrestler misses with some punches.
Catch Wrestler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos connects with a knee to the head.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Anjos scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dos Anjos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler working aggressively here.
Dos Anjos lands a knee to the head.
Dos Anjos scores with a shot to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
Dos Anjos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Catch Wrestlers head.
Dos Anjos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Catch Wrestler blocks it with crossed arms.
Catch Wrestler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catch Wrestler tries to throw a body punch but Dos Anjos avoids it by throwing Catch Wrestler back against the cage.
Catch Wrestler can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Anjos controls the action.
A short left from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Anjos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Anjos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Catch Wrestler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
Dos Anjos digs a right hand underneath Catch Wrestler's ribcage. Catch Wrestler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Dos Anjos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Catch Wrestler takes a shot to the head.
Catch Wrestler misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos scores a nice knee to the body.
Catch Wrestler looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos - that landed with a thud.
Dos Anjos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Anjos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Anjos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Catch Wrestler's face.
Dos Anjos lands a knee to the head.
Catch Wrestler is trying to break the clinch but Dos Anjos is controlling him.
Dos Anjos lands with a right to the head.
Dos Anjos tries a knee to the head but Catch Wrestler blocks it.
Dos Anjos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Catch Wrestler tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Dos Anjos lands with a right to the head.
Dos Anjos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Catch Wrestler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catch Wrestler throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catch Wrestler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Anjos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Catch Wrestler takes a knee right on the jaw!

Catch Wrestler is rocked!
Dos Anjos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Catch Wrestler blocks it with crossed arms.
Catch Wrestler throws a head punch that misses.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Catch Wrestler misses with the head strike.
A short left from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dos Anjos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Anjos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catch Wrestler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Anjos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Catch Wrestler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Catch Wrestler's face.
Catch Wrestler is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Anjos finish him?
Dos Anjos lands with a light punch inside.
Dos Anjos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Catch Wrestler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Catch Wrestler seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Anjos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Anjos looking to throw knees to the head but Catch Wrestler is blocking nicely.
Catch Wrestler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dos Anjos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Anjos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Catch Wrestler's efforts to push away.
Dos Anjos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Catch Wrestler misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos lands an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Dos Anjos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Catch Wrestler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Anjos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Catch Wrestler if he has to take too many more of those.
Catch Wrestler misses with a right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a body kick that stops Catch Wrestler in his tracks momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dos Anjos. That's going to slow Catch Wrestler down.
Dos Anjos tries a head kick but it misses.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook.
Catch Wrestler misses with a straight right.
Dos Anjos thinks about countering with a body kick.
Catch Wrestler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Catch Wrestler counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Catch Wrestler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Catch Wrestler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catch Wrestler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catch Wrestler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Catch Wrestler.
Dos Anjos swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Catch Wrestler.
A head kick by Dos Anjos misses
enabling Catch Wrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos lands a head kick. Catch Wrestler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Catch Wrestler counters with a stiff right hand.
Catch Wrestler misses with the combination.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick but Catch Wrestler moves out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Catch Wrestler avoids it.

Dos Anjos lands a big head kick that sends Catch Wrestler tumbling to the mat! Dos Anjos takes a step backwards and waves Catch Wrestler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that misses
and Catch Wrestler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
A lazy left from Catch Wrestler finds it's target.
Dos Anjos tests Catch Wrestler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Catch Wrestler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crunch! Dos Anjos slams his shin into Catch Wrestler's torso.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Donk. Catch Wrestler catches Dos Anjos right on the button with a cross.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catch Wrestler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catch Wrestler! But no joy.
Dos Anjos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot.
Catch Wrestler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Anjos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Catch Wrestler tests Dos Anjos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Catch Wrestler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Catch Wrestler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Catch Wrestler.
Dos Anjos takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Catch Wrestler finds it's target.
Dos Anjos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Anjos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Catch Wrestler will feel that in the morning.
Dos Anjos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Catch Wrestler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Catch Wrestler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Catch Wrestler avoids the head kick by Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Anjos.
An inside leg kick from Dos Anjos misses.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Catch Wrestler jabs Dos Anjos right on the nose. Dos Anjos blinks but takes it well.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler connects with a jab.
Catch Wrestler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Anjos's hands.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Anjos scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catch Wrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at Catch Wrestler's ribcage but misses.
Catch Wrestler slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dos Anjos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catch Wrestler can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catch Wrestler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Catch Wrestler.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Catch Wrestler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A lazy body kick from Dos Anjos
and Catch Wrestler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Catch Wrestler. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Anjos misses with a head kick.
Dos Anjos scores with a head kick. Catch Wrestler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Catch Wrestler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Catch Wrestler moves away.
Dos Anjos throws the kick towards the body but Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dos Anjos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Anjos lands a head kick. Catch Wrestler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dos Anjos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler misses with a looping left.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Catch Wrestler loads up on a big right hand but Dos Anjos slips the punch.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Anjos tries to land a leg kick but Catch Wrestler saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Catch Wrestler takes a step back to recover.
Catch Wrestler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Catch Wrestler lands with an overhand left.
Catch Wrestler digs a good hook to Dos Anjos's body.
Dos Anjos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Catch Wrestler.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler swinging wildly here.
Dos Anjos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Dos Anjos.

Catch Wrestler clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos digs a right hand into Catch Wrestler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Catch Wrestler's gas tank.
Dos Anjos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
A body shot lands from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Anjos is leaning against Catch Wrestler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Anjos.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries a knee to the head but Catch Wrestler blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler lands a nice uppercut.
Catch Wrestler lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Anjos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Catch Wrestler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Catch Wrestler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Anjos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Anjos throws a head punch that misses.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catch Wrestler throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
Catch Wrestler swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Catch Wrestler breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Catch Wrestler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Catch Wrestler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Anjos at a distance.
Catch Wrestler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Anjos throws the kick towards the body but Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Catch Wrestler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle, before Dos Anjos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Catch Wrestler's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Dos Anjos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.