PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emir
vs
Dos Santos

185 cm
29
190 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

185 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Emir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Fatih Emir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Emir.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emir darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Emir.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos connects with a right hand. Emir shakes it off.
Emir throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Emir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Emir ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir keeps the fight on the outside.
Emir blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Emir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos with a jab.

Emir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Emir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Emir seems content to control.
Dos Santos has hold of Emir's hands but Emir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emir is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Emir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emir is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emir is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dos Santos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dos Santos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Dos Santos wants to control but Emir is keeping him busy.
Emir wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Emir manages to get back to half guard.
Emir is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Emir working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
Emir trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Emir is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Emir has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Emir keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emir lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Emir can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Emir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emir manages to get to full guard.
Emir looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatih Emir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dos Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emir. Emir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emir with a jab.
Emir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Emir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Emir is having none of it.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emir.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emir doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Emir is avoiding it.

Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Emir is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Emir's head.
Emir blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emir avoids it.
Emir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Dos Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emir is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dos Santos to the mat. Dos Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Emir is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Emir is controlling the position.
Emir is looking to advance position but Dos Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Emir is squirming around nicely.
Emir bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Emir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Emir from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Emir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emir stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Emir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Emir slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatih Emir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Emir moved out of range nicely.
Emir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emir avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Emir throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dos Santos crashing down! Dos Santos tries to stagger back to his feet but Emir just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dos Santos asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatih Emir!