PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Couro de rato chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couro de rato chao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
de rato chao

193 cm
24
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Junior 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, Couro de rato chao!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - chao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks chao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dos Santos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for chao!

Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
chao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
chao wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but chao is having none of it.
Dos Santos looking to control but chao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos has control of chao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and chao regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Dos Santos looking to secure an arm triangle but chao defends it well.
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and chao is in trouble!
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and chao is in trouble!

Dos Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force chao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so chao shrugs it off.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

Dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now chao is on top in guard.
chao trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but chao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing chao from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. chao manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but chao keeps moving.
chao controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
chao keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dos Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! chao looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. chao looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from chao!
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.

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 takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
chao landing strikes.
chao cracks Dos Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
chao in side control, throwing shots but Dos Santos defends.

chao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
chao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
Dos Santos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dos Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in chao's guard.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but chao is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos moves into full mount! chao won't be happy about that!

Dos Santos has control of chao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and chao regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now chao is on top in guard.
chao wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
chao is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but chao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dos Santos has his feet on chao's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around chao's waist but chao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
chao fails in his attempt to clinch.
chao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
chao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
chao is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.

That's two 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 closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
chao manages to get to full guard.

chao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

chao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Junior Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but chao keeps moving.
Dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling the position.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
chao struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by chao, who protects the arm well.
Dos Santos tries to advance to mount but chao denies him.
chao wants to get back to his feet.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura but chao is defending well.
chao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dos Santos off and has taken his back!
chao throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from chao to control.

Dos Santos has hold of chao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and chao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Dos Santos working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. chao turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dos Santos off and cradles chao's limp body as Dos Santos celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Junior Dos Santos!