PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 1042 p4p, 23962 weight class) and Gueremo Dos Santos (ranked 146 p4p, 599 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Arroyo
vs
Dos Santos

176 cm
22
155
5 - 2 - 1

179 cm
21
169
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gueremo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Arroyo drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.

Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arroyo lands a head shot.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arroyo checks it well.
Arroyo catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arroyo lands with a good body shot.
Arroyo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Arroyo with a series of wild strikes but Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Arroyo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.

Arroyo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arroyo has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.

Arroyo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos won't allow Arroyo to sweep him here.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Arroyo is controlling from the bottom.

Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo scores with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arroyo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Arroyo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arroyo connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Arroyo looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.

Arroyo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.

Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Arroyo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Arroyo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arroyo stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to kick Arroyo off but Arroyo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Arroyo is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arroyo stalling.
Arroyo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arroyo wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dos Santos to regain full guard.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arroyo controls the pace.
Arroyo continues to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Arroyo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Arroyo lands with a left to the head.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Arroyo successfully pulls guard.

Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arroyo is adopting a defensive guard.
Arroyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gueremo Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Arroyo had control of the position.

Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arroyo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arroyo trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arroyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arroyo trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arroyo advances to half guard.
Arroyo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo lands a lovely overhand right.
Arroyo with a hook.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.