PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Victor Dos Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

kong
vs
Victor Dos Santos

198 cm
22
191 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kong pinned against the cage. kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kong pinned against the cage. kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
king kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Victor Dos Santos.
kong is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
kong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kong off to one side.
kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

kong tries to sprawl but Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
kong is looking to escape.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
kong is positioning himself well to prevent Dos Santos advancing to mount.
kong is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kong is looking to improve his position.

Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but kong defends the submission attempt.
kong gets full guard.
kong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
kong keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
kong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
kong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

kong has his arm under Dos Santos's chin here. Game over son! kong squeezes tightly and Dos Santos is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). king kong!