PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mighty Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes into the arena with Funkist-Snow Fairy blaring out of the sound system. Joao Dos Santos looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dos Santos
vs
Vlad

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mighty Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vlad stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vlad won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throwing short punches from the bottom.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vlad is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Vlad isn't so interested in that idea.

Vlad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!

Vlad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vlad decides to stand up.

Vlad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is pushing Vlad's head away, looking to escape. Vlad manages to hold on to the position though.
Vlad lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Vlad working the body and head with strikes.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vlad stands up and beckons Dos Santos to his feet.

Vlad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Vlad passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vlad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vlad tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Vlad is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos wants to control but Vlad is keeping busy.
Vlad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mighty Vlad.

Vlad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dos Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Dos Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Vlad stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Vlad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Vlad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vlad stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mighty Vlad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Vlad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mighty Vlad dominated that round.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vlad.
Vlad is staying tight to Dos Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vlad working away.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.

Vlad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dos Santos shoots and misses

so Vlad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos controls Vlad momentarily but Vlad frees himself.

Vlad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Vlad instigates a clinch.
Vlad prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Vlad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Vlad jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos passes Vlad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Vlad's head.
Vlad tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Vlad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.

Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vlad is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vlad looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vlad defending well though.

Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Vlad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is stalling here. Vlad is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dos Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vlad has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vlad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Vlad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dos Santos down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vlad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vlad lands a nice forearm strike.
Vlad working away.
Vlad wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Vlad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dos Santos some visible discomfort.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Vlad is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mighty Vlad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Vlad circles away and keeps his distance.
Vlad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.

Vlad has managed to clinch.

Vlad has hold of one of Dos Santos's legs. Dos Santos is fighting the takedown attempt but Vlad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vlad throws a big right hand that misses.
Vlad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vlad is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vlad is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vlad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dos Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mighty Vlad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Vlad circles away.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Vlad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vlad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vlad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vlad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard but Vlad passes into half guard.
Mighty Vlad has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Vlad has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vlad tries to advance to mount but Dos Santos denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad slows the pace down.
Dos Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vlad just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.

Vlad has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vlad scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vlad should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dos Santos has tightened it up now! Vlad should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joao Dos Santos!
Joao Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.