PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Araujo
vs
Dos Santos

186 cm
28
203 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

197 cm
31
199 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Araujo circles away easily
and Araujo counters with a series of strikes. Dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Araujo circles away easily
and Araujo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Araujo. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dos Santos.
Araujo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dos Santos back to the cage. Araujo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Araujo scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Araujo counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Araujo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Araujo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Araujo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left lands for Araujo.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Araujo had a free shot at his head there.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Araujo comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Dos Santos stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Araujo is on him like rabid pit bull! Dos Santos slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Araujo!