PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Thates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen Three Amigos - Mexican Party as his entrance music. Miguel Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thates
vs
Dos Santos

188 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear
Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Thates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thates walks into a jab.
Dos Santos digs a good hook to Thates's body.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thates gets slowly back to his feet.
Thates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Thates's body.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thates is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thates.
Thates dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Miguel Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Thates backwards.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thates.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thates tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Dos Santos rushes Thates and presses him up against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos presses Thates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Thates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dos Santos jabs at Thates's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.

Dos Santos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Thates goes down! Can Dos Santos finish him!?

Thates is rocked!

It looks like Raphael Thates has been cut.
Dos Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Thates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Let's hope that Dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thates seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Dos Santos scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thates is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dos Santos controls the position.
Dos Santos lands a few punches from side control.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dos Santos scoring with punches and elbows.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Thates is working away.
A lull in the action here as Dos Santos stalls from top position.
Dos Santos grinds an elbow into Thates's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thates tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Dos Santos unloading with bombs!
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Thates tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Thates is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thates?
Dos Santos looking to control but Thates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos looking to finish Thates with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thates!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Thates's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thates dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Thates's head and hops out.
Thates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thates gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Thates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thates shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thates slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thates tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Thates's ribs.
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thates.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos pushes Thates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
A short left from Dos Santos.

Thates is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Thates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thates seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos is working Thates over against the cage.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Thates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Thates tumbling to the canvas!
Dos Santos pushes down on Thates's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dos Santos passes to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos is chipping away with strikes.

Dos Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos lands with a big left! Thates is wobbled badly! Dos Santos comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Thates to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Dos Santos!