PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testing Player (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.

Player
vs
dos Santos

150 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 Tokyo, Testing Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - dos Santos coming out on top.

Player shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in dos Santos's guard.
Player is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Player trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Player accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Player cracks dos Santos with a solid left hand.
Player with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Player wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.
dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet dos Santos, not yet.
Player wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.
dos Santos controls Player momentarily but Player frees himself.
Player tries to free his leg and advance position but dos Santos is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dos Santos's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Player accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Player misses the jab.
Player keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos is looking to clinch but Player is avoiding it.
Junior dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from dos Santos misses its intended target.
dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Player keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
Player defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Player staying out of range there.

Player shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Player not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Player is controlling the pace.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Player.
Player throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Player missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Player uses his free foot to push down on dos Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for dos Santos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Player avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
Player putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Player looking to finish dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for dos Santos!
BOOM! Player connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Player scoring with strikes but dos Santos is staying in there.
dos Santos looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player breaks from dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Player fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Player connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Player cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Player putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Player looking to control but dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Player scoring with strikes but dos Santos is staying in there.
Player breaks from dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
dos Santos taking shots to the head.
dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Player. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Player looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Player connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Player fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Player landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Player with good strikes from the mount here!
Player could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Player cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Player has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of dos Santos's face.
Player controlling the position easily from mount.
Player landing punches.
Player pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Player working dos Santos over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Player with shots to the head and body - dos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
dos Santos taking shots to the head.
Player pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Testing Player dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Player.
Player scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at dos Santos to see if he's OK.
dos Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Player is looking to take a break and control but dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Player lands a nice forearm strike.
Player working the body and head with strikes.
dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Player working the ground and pound.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Player keeps moving and retains side control.
Player works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Player connects with a decent elbow.
Player controlling the position.
Player lands an elbow.
Player landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Player lands a few punches from side control.
dos Santos pushes Player away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Player gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
dos Santos is not content to let Player control the position.
Player working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player is working dos Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Player controls the position.
Player trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away.
Player controls the position.
Player working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Player working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player staying calm.
dos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Player landing strikes.
dos Santos wants to control but Player postures up.
Player working the ground and pound.
Player is working dos Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
dos Santos is trying to control Player's posture but Player avoids it.
dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Player connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Player landing strikes.
dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Player working the head with strikes.
Player landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Player landing strikes.
Player landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Player moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Player trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Player keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Testing Player dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Player shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Player keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
dos Santos trying to hold on to Player's head to control him but Player postures up.
dos Santos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Player is staying active.
Player wants to control but dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Player has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Player has control of the leg.
Player lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Player is controlling well.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player works his way into side control.
dos Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
dos Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Player scoring with punches and elbows.
Player scoring with punches from side control.
Player is chipping away with strikes.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Player keeps moving and retains side control.
Player in side control lands a decent elbow.
dos Santos is trying to escape the position but Player is controlling the position.
dos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Player connects with a decent elbow.
Player cracks dos Santos with a big right hand but dos Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
dos Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Player connects with a decent elbow.
Player controlling from side mount.
Player landing strikes.
dos Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Player is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dos Santos can do to turn this around?
dos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Player cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Player unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Player connects with a massive shot to the dome!
dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Player cracks dos Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Testing Player overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Player controlling the position easily from mount.
Player lands a nice shot to the head.
dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Player can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Santos is looking to escape.
Player avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player lands a big shot there that rocks dos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Player is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Player breaks from dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
dos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Player lands a big elbow.
dos Santos is in a horrible position here. Player smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Player.
Player with good strikes from the mount here!
Junior dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Player showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Player, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Testing Player!