PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucao dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hampton
vs
dos Santos

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucao dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton stuffs the takedown.
dos Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Hampton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hampton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hampton tries to pass the half guard into mount. dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hampton is trying to control the action in half guard but dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hampton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hampton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hampton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hampton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hampton trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivan Hampton just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hampton throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.

Hampton has closed the distance and engaged dos Santos in a clinch.
Hampton wants to break free but dos Santos has control.
Hampton prevents a takedown attempt there.
dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Hampton is controlling the position.

Hampton has clasped his hands together around dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
dos Santos is being controlled here.
Hampton trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to score with some ground and pound. dos Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hampton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.

Hampton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dos Santos to the mat! dos Santos manages to get full guard.
dos Santos managing to control the position.

dos Santos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hampton escapes and throws dos Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hampton passes into side control, despite dos Santos's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Hampton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hampton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hampton.
dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hampton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hampton trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hampton controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hampton wants to stand but dos Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Hampton pushes his legs off easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hampton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hampton is tying to control. dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hampton works his way into full mount!
dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton with good strikes from the mount here!

Hampton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Hampton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hampton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hampton trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Hampton is really struggling to control dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Hampton escapes and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos fails with the takedown

and Hampton counters with a nice double leg into side control. dos Santos won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton landing strikes.

Hampton has hold of dos Santos's arm. He's looking for a kimura. dos Santos seems comfortable defending it but Hampton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! dos Santos is real pain and he's forced to tap out! dos Santos is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hampton couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Hampton!