PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen Funkist-Snow Fairy as his entrance music. Joao Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Igor
vs
Dos Santos

190 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Can Moonwalk

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 Rio de Janeiro, Little Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Igor as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Igor clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Igor has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Igor gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Igor avoids the elbow strike from Dos Santos, against the cage.
Igor lands a left hand.
A short right from Igor on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Igor tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.

Igor has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Igor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Igor is controlling him.
Igor lands an uppercut.
Igor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dos Santos is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Igor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Igor manages to break the clinch.

Igor pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.

Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Igor takes the fight into the clinch.
Igor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Igor.

Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Igor closes the distance and clinches.
Igor tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.

Igor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dos Santos wants the takedown. Igor is fighting it off but Dos Santos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Igor's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dos Santos stands and steps away. Igor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Igor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Igor is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Dos Santos keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.

Igor rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.

Igor manages to break the clinch.
Igor slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Little Igor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks winded!

Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Igor has taken the fight into the clinch.

Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Igor gets a clinch.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Igor won't allow it.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Igor has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.

Igor clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.

Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Igor closes the distance and clinches.

Dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Igor is looking to escape.

Dos Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.

Igor rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Igor tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Igor lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Igor has control.

Dos Santos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Igor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dos Santos as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Igor screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dos Santos! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joao Dos Santos!
After winning the bout, Joao Dos Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.