PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kloss
vs
dos Santos

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Nolan Kloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kloss throws an overhand right that lands on dos Santos's shoulder, as dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kloss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kloss stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos moves out of range as Kloss strikes.
Kloss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kloss takes the fight into the clinch.

Kloss pulls guard successfully.
Kloss wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and dos Santos manages to pass to side control.
Kloss is trying to stand back up but dos Santos is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kloss kicks dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Kloss is looking to clinch.
Kloss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos wants to clinch but Kloss slips to the side
and Kloss counters with a left and a right that stings dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kloss keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos tries to clinch up

and Kloss counters with a single leg into guard. dos Santos didn't expect that.
Kloss stops dos Santos from standing up.
dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dos Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kloss to take his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - dos Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kloss rolls, trying to escape but dos Santos keeps control of the position.
Kloss trying to get back to his feet but dos Santos is in full control for now.
Kloss has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from dos Santos.

dos Santos looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kloss controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss is trying to stand back up.
Will dos Santos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kloss can't escape the position.
Kloss is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kloss prevents dos Santos from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

dos Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Kloss is defending it well.
dos Santos looks gassed!

dos Santos looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - dos Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kloss is trying to break free.
Kloss is keeping busy.
Kloss is trying to get back to his feet but dos Santos has full control of the position and if anything, Kloss has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Kloss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kloss lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos Santos throws a lazy head kick
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kloss misses with a looping right.
Kloss tries to land a front kick but dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
dos Santos has his takedown stuffed

and Kloss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kloss manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kloss.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Kloss throws a leg kick which misses dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as dos Santos tries to avoid it.
dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Kloss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kloss instigates a clinch.

Kloss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Kloss.
Kloss with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kloss throws a head kick that dos Santos semi-blocks.
Kloss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kloss lets loose with a powerful body kick. dos Santos will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kloss moves into the clinch.
A short right from Kloss on the inside.

Kloss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Kloss.
Kloss lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kloss - that will leave a mark!
Kloss lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kloss throws a good cross that connects.

dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Kloss has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kloss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nolan Kloss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kloss looks to land a combination but dos Santos avoids it well.

Kloss forces dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Kloss manages to get underhooks.
Nolan Kloss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior dos Santos.

Kloss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Kloss does no damage.
dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kloss with a jab.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.

Kloss clinches up with dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.

Kloss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kloss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Kloss counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss scores with a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kloss.
Nolan Kloss is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dos Santos.
Kloss digs a good hook to dos Santos's body.
Kloss throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Kloss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Kloss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Kloss counters with a series of strikes. dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kloss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kloss stalks dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into dos Santos's face. dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
dos Santos shoots and misses

and Kloss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dos Santos wants to break free but Kloss has control.

Kloss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kloss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kloss avoids the body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Kloss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kloss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dos Santos can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kloss counters with a stiff right hand.
Nolan Kloss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kloss misses with a series of wild punches.

Kloss darts in and clinches dos Santos up against the cage.

Kloss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kloss tries to clinch there but dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos shoots and misses
and Kloss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kloss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kloss.
dos Santos defending well as Kloss loads up on a big left hand.
Kloss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kloss counters with a nice body kick.
dos Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kloss is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for dos Santos.

Kloss scores with a takedown into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kloss trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard.

Kloss stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos shoots and misses

and Kloss counters with a takedown 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.

Kloss decides to stand up, so the ref orders dos Santos to his feet.
Horrible takedown by dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Kloss which made him look bad.
No joy there for Kloss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Kloss, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes Kloss against the cage but Kloss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Kloss.

Kloss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has Kloss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kloss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kloss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kloss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kloss stays in close to dos Santos's body and controls the position.
Kloss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kloss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dos Santos on the ground.
Kloss controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kloss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Kloss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kloss 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Kloss!