PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dos Santos
vs
McCracken

194 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

208 cm
26
250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hjelte Health Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by McCracken.
McCracken scores with a head kick.
McCracken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
McCracken lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCracken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by McCracken.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos cracks McCracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCracken. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
McCracken tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCracken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of McCracken's head.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
McCracken misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
McCracken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCracken looks gassed!
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
McCracken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCracken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a jab to McCracken's midsection.
McCracken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCracken.
Dos Santos cracks McCracken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCracken.
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCracken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

McCracken is rocked!
McCracken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Santos connects with a right hand. McCracken shakes it off.
McCracken is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
McCracken moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
McCracken seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCracken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCracken momentarily.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into McCracken's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! McCracken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos lunges at McCracken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCracken's hand.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCracken backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Dos Santos stalks McCracken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCracken's face. McCracken staggers backwards, shaken.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
Dos Santos works the jab nicely.
Zac McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCracken.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Dos Santos cracks McCracken with a good jab.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
McCracken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos cracks McCracken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Santos there.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
A shot to de liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos lands with a cross.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCracken walks into a left hand.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
McCracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to de liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCracken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCracken thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCracken throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCracken walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
McCracken misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Good shot there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCracken might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dos Santos has got the better of the exchanges.
McCracken lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zac McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to McCracken's body. McCracken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
McCracken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos works McCracken's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. McCracken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Santos jabs McCracken right on the nose. McCracken blinks but takes it well.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
McCracken moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
McCracken ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of McCracken's head.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
McCracken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCracken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into McCracken's ribs.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCracken at a distance.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
McCracken throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos with a hook.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into McCracken's body.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands a jab to McCracken's midsection.
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from McCracken.
McCracken moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCracken.
Dos Santos throws a one two combo.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
McCracken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
McCracken takes one on the button.
McCracken throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Santos lands with a straight right. McCracken didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a right hand. McCracken shakes it off.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. McCracken sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos cracks McCracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCracken on the side of the head.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCracken at a distance.
McCracken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCracken takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCracken momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through McCracken's defenses.
Dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCracken in his tracks.
A shot to de liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
McCracken walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCracken's head.
McCracken misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
McCracken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCracken.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCracken misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCracken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCracken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into McCracken's ribs.
McCracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos tests McCracken's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Dos Santos.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stalks McCracken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCracken's face. McCracken staggers backwards, shaken.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Dos Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCracken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Dos Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos dips to his left and cracks McCracken with an uppercut!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the nose.
McCracken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCracken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCracken misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
McCracken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCracken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
McCracken lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Santos stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos with a jab.
McCracken throws a wild body kick that Dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Dos Santos.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
McCracken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dos Santos.
McCracken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCracken throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCracken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! McCracken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos digs a good hook to McCracken's body.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos works the jab nicely.
McCracken missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but McCracken seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCracken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. McCracken will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zac McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCracken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!