PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2436 p4p, 1708 weight class) and Ace Giannis Ignacio (ranked 306 p4p, 219 weight class). Ignacio has chosen This is the Moment as his entrance music. Ace Giannis Ignacio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Ignacio

187 cm
32
195
15 - 15 - 0

178 cm
25
200
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Giannis Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Ignacio with a series of wild strikes but Ignacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Dos Santos's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Ignacio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ignacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignacio up against the cage.
Ignacio is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Ignacio told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Santos as Ignacio tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos has Ignacio pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Ignacio tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Ignacio digs a right hand underneath Dos Santos's ribcage. Dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a body shot but Ignacio blocks it.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Ignacio throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Ignacio 's knee.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Ignacio slips the punch.
Ignacio looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Good shot there by Dos Santos.
Ignacio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ignacio cracks Dos Santos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dos Santos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ignacio finish him?

Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos ducks into an uppercut from Ignacio and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ace Giannis Ignacio!
Post fight, Ace Giannis Ignacio took to the microphone: 'Im not surprise maducfuckrsss'.