PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bebeto Zanchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zanchi
vs
Victor Dos Santos

180 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bebeto Zanchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zanchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zanchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Zanchi.
Zanchi cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Zanchi throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Zanchi misses with a head kick.
Zanchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zanchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zanchi throws a body kick that misses.

Dos Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Zanchi's brow.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Dos Santos is in close to Zanchi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Zanchi is rocked!
Dos Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Zanchi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Zanchi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
Thiago Victor Dos Santos is the new welterweight champion!