PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes into the arena with Fort Minor Remember The Name blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pudzianowski
vs
Dos Santos

178 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Hilo, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jayar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jayar Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos looks for the body kick but Pudzianowski saw that one coming.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Pudzianowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Pudzianowski is avoiding it.

Pudzianowski rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.

Pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pudzianowski shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pudzianowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to clinch

and Pudzianowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Santos won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowski moves into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pudzianowski with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Jayar Dos Santos has been cut.
Pudzianowski 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.
Dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudzianowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Pudzianowski's attempts to control the action.

Pudzianowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
Pudzianowski looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski won't let Dos Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski controlling from mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a lazy body kick

and Pudzianowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dos Santos's guard now.
Pudzianowski advances to half guard.
Pudzianowski works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos prevents Pudzianowski from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayar Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pudzianowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick

and Pudzianowski counters with a shoot takedown. Dos Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Mariusz Pudzianowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Pudzianowski looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a head kick.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Pudzianowski backpedaling.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Pudzianowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzianowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pudzianowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Pudzianowski's body.
Dos Santos works over Pudzianowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pudzianowski avoids a kick to the body.
Pudzianowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Pudzianowski is avoiding it.

Pudzianowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pudzianowski wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mariusz Pudzianowski just wasn't active enough.
Pudzianowski throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Pudzianowski dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Pudzianowski's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski keeps the fight on the outside.

Dos Santos gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a body punch.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Pudzianowski tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Pudzianowski is trying to drag Dos Santos to the mat but Dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pudzianowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jayar Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jayar Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pudzianowski circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pudzianowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pudzianowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Pudzianowski pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Pudzianowski slips to the side

and Pudzianowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos's guard.

Pudzianowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!
Pudzianowski keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pudzianowski fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Pudzianowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowski circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pudzianowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Pudzianowski keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him off.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pudzianowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos tests Pudzianowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jayar Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Pudzianowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pudzianowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pudzianowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Dos Santos leaves Pudzianowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pudzianowski checks a low kick from Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pudzianowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pudzianowski rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos leaves Pudzianowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Pudzianowski is avoiding it.
Dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzianowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jayar Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jayar Dos Santos!