PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanori dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

dos Santos
vs
Tupper IV

185 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Takanori dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Tupper IV!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takanori dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Tupper IV checks a low kick from dos Santos.
Tupper IV swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
Tupper IV tries to clinch but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Tupper IV bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Tupper IV has dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tupper IV tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper IV can't get the takedown.
Takanori dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Tupper IV.
dos Santos gets through Tupper IV's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dos Santos is trying to break free.
dos Santos has Tupper IV pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tupper IV manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tupper IV is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tupper IV fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tupper IV keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos wants to slow Tupper IV down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.

That's two 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.

Tupper IV gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Tupper IV ducks down to avoid it.
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dos Santos.
dos Santos is putting a hurting on Tupper IV here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper IV is trying to improve his position.
Tupper IV gets back to half guard.

dos Santos decides to stand up.
Tupper IV looks gassed!

dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tupper IV to the mat! Tupper IV manages to get full guard.
dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Tupper IV is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dos Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper IV looking for a sweep. Not yet Tupper IV, not yet.
Tupper IV is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

dos Santos kicks Tupper IV off and gets back to his feet.
Tupper IV swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to bum rush Tupper IV with a series of wild strikes but Tupper IV uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori dos Santos 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.

dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Tupper IV avoids nicely.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Tupper IV sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
dos Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tupper IV swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper IV fails with the takedown
and dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Tupper IV backing up. Tupper IV nods at dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Tupper IV misses with a takedown attempt

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tupper IV is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from dos Santos there.
dos Santos is controlling the pace.
Tupper IV tries to kick dos Santos off but dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper IV works his way to full guard. Good work.
dos Santos slips nicely into half guard.
dos Santos lands with a punch from half guard.

dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.

dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Tupper IV is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for dos Santos to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tupper IV is looking to improve his position.

Tupper IV looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tupper IV is looking for a sweep. dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos stands up and beckons Tupper IV to join him on the feet.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Tupper IV is having none of it.
dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tupper IV shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Takanori dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Tupper IV.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Tupper IV keeps control of dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tupper IV blocking some punches.
dos Santos wants to break free but Tupper IV has control.

Tupper IV jumps guard and drags dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

Tupper IV is working an open guard so dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tupper IV misses with a takedown

and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tupper IV tries to pull guard but dos Santos won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tupper IV moves out of range of the body kick.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Tupper IV avoids it well.
dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos throws a right hand that Tupper IV ducks under and follows up with a left that Tupper IV also avoids with ease.
Tupper IV takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Tupper IV is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Takanori dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tupper IV. Tupper IV obviously looking to wear him down.
dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupper IV showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
Tupper IV shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Tupper IV didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tupper IV is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

dos Santos gets to his feet - Tupper IV follows without any prompting.
dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Tupper IV avoids a wild elbow strike from dos Santos.

dos Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tupper IV uses from the top position.
Tupper IV with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
dos Santos wants to sweep here but Tupper IV controlling him for the moment.
Tupper IV trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper IV preventing the sweep.

dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Good work by Tupper IV as he checks the leg kick.
Tupper IV keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Tupper IV moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tupper IV feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.

dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Tupper IV.
Tupper IV tries to pull guard but dos Santos won't allow it.
dos Santos is trying to break free.
dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bobby Tupper IV has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tupper IV breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Tupper IV.
Takanori dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupper IV throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Tupper IV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for dos Santos, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori dos Santos!