PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bamela Banderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banderson
vs
Dos Santos

202 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bamela Banderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tre Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Banderson. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Banderson tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banderson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Banderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banderson can pounce on him.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Banderson.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Banderson. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Banderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banderson's waist but Banderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Dos Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Banderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banderson tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Bamela Banderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Banderson throws a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Banderson is out of range.
Banderson throws and low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Banderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Banderson misses
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two 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.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Banderson.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banderson misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Banderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dos Santos.
Banderson misses with a leg kick
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banderson throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Banderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Banderson settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banderson misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banderson thinking.
Banderson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Banderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Banderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Banderson moves out of range easily.
Banderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Banderson stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Banderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banderson tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banderson to the ground. Banderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banderson throws and low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Banderson.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bamela Banderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banderson thows a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banderson misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banderson.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banderson. Banderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Banderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banderson throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tre Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banderson as he jumps to the side.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banderson. Banderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Banderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Banderson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Banderson which made him look bad.
Banderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Banderson.
Banderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Banderson.
Banderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Banderson shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banderson at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dos Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Banderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Banderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamela Banderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banderson.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Banderson stuffs the takedown.
Tre Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banderson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Banderson cracks the inside of Dos Santos's front leg.
Banderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Banderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Banderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banderson's waist but Banderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banderson.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dos Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Banderson - the referee stops the clock and Dos Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Banderson. Dos Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banderson thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Banderson lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Banderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
An inside leg kick from Banderson misses.
A low kick from Banderson is predictable there
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick that stops Banderson in his tracks momentarily.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Banderson as Dos Santos shoots in.
Banderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Banderson looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Banderson is having none of it.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banderson.
Dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banderson.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banderson as he avoids it easily.
Banderson is looking to land body kicks.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Banderson backing up. Banderson nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Banderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Banderson throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamela Banderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Dos Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banderson!
Banderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banderson circles away.
Banderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Banderson backs away looking to recover.
Banderson thows a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banderson swivels and escapes.
Banderson misses with a low kick.
Banderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Banderson's head.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Banderson.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bamela Banderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Banderson, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Banderson against the cage but Banderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Banderson thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Santos's side.
Banderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Banderson is avoiding it.
Banderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banderson is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Banderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Dos Santos shoots in but Banderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Banderson sprawls well.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Banderson.
Banderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two 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.
Banderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Banderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banderson throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
A head kick by Banderson misses
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Banderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Banderson scores with a leg kick.
Banderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banderson.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Banderson which made him look bad.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banderson can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in but Banderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Banderson against the cage.
Banderson lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Banderson is controlling him.
Banderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Banderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Banderson blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Banderson throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Banderson.
Banderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banderson working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Banderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Banderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Banderson with a knee to the head.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Banderson.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Banderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Banderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tre Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos tries to break free but Banderson pushes him back against the cage.
Banderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bamela Banderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banderson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bamela Banderson!