PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bamela Banderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Banderson
vs
Dos Santos

202 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bamela Banderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tre Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Banderson throws a leg kick which misses Dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Banderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Banderson lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Tre Dos Santos's cut even more.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Banderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Banderson.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Banderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banderson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banderson feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.
Banderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Banderson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Banderson tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Banderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Good leg kick by Banderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Banderson, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Banderson against the cage but Banderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Banderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banderson tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banderson to the ground. Banderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bamela Banderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banderson tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Banderson. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banderson, right into the meat.
Bamela Banderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banderson moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Banderson.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Banderson throws a body kick the misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Banderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banderson misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
A head kick by Banderson misses
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick.
Banderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Banderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banderson cracks the inside of Dos Santos's front leg.
Banderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banderson but Banderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banderson.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Banderson settles back down.
Banderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banderson defends it nicely.
Banderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Banderson.
Banderson lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banderson misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banderson thinking.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banderson sprawls well. Banderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Banderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Banderson.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banderson pinned against the cage. Banderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick.
Banderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamela Banderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Dos Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dos Santos.
Banderson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Banderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dos Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Banderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Bamela Banderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Banderson circles away.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Banderson as Dos Santos shoots in.
Banderson stuffs the takedown.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banderson.
Banderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dos Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Santos 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 Banderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two 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.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Banderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Banderson.
Banderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banderson tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Banderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Banderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Banderson settles back down.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banderson. Banderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Banderson misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Banderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banderson as he jumps to the side.
Banderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos shoots in but Banderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banderson throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Banderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Banderson sprawls well.
Banderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Banderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banderson.
Banderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Banderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banderson 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 Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banderson pinned against the cage. Banderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos keeps Banderson at a distance using the push kick.
Banderson leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamela Banderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Banderson throws and low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Banderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Banderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Banderson throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Banderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Nice takedown defense from Banderson. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Banderson scores with a head kick.
Banderson throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Banderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banderson is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banderson is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Banderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Banderson is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Banderson.
Banderson throws a leg kick
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Banderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banderson - that will leave a mark!
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Tre Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banderson thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Banderson lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Banderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Banderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Banderson backpedaling.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banderson.
Banderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Banderson. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Banderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Banderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Banderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Banderson shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Banderson sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banderson motions for Dos Santos to come forward. Banderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dos Santos in the body.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick by Banderson misses
and Banderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tre Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banderson scores with a leg kick.
Banderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bamela Banderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banderson, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bamela Banderson!