PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now Rocky. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

dos Santos
vs
Mehtmeht

196 cm
20
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
235 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Mehtmeht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dos Santos.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Mehtmeht sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a right hand that Mehtmeht ducks under and follows up with a left that Mehtmeht also avoids with ease.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Mehtmeht avoids it well.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick that knocks dos Santos off balance momentarily.
dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mehtmeht moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mehtmeht, right into the meat.
Mehtmeht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
Mehtmeht fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mehtmeht at a distance.
dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.

Mehtmeht gets a clinch.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Mehtmeht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mehtmeht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mehtmeht lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mehtmeht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mehtmeht is working dos Santos over against the cage.
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!
Mehtmeht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
dos Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mehtmeht prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehtmeht stalling.
dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mehtmeht is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mehtmeht lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht is leaning against dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mehtmeht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mehtmeht receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Mehtmeht's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Mehtmeht to work.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand.

It looks like Junior dos Santos has been cut.
Mehtmeht landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mehtmeht crunches a lovely knee into dos Santos's ribcage.
Mehtmeht scores with a shot to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Mehtmeht stalling the fight.
Mehtmeht lands with a right to the head.
Mehtmeht scores with a hook to the body.
dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mehtmeht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dos Santoss head.
dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
Mehtmeht is working dos Santos over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mehtmeht.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht taking a breather.
Mehtmeht lands a shot to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mehtmeht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a knee to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mehtmeht lands an uppercut.
Mehtmeht lands a good knee to the midsection. dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mehtmeht dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Mehtmeht lands a shoulder strike.
Mehtmeht with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mehtmeht lands with a right to the head.
Mehtmeht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot.
Mehtmeht presses dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Mehtmeht.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mehtmeht lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mehtmeht displaying some good clinch control by pressing dos Santos up against the cage.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Mehtmeht manages to get underhooks.
dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt dos Santos or not.
Mehtmeht is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mehtmeht avoiding damage.
Mehtmeht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mehtmeht is stalling here.
Mehtmeht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dos Santoss head.
Mehtmeht digs a right hand into dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on dos Santos's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht connects with a nasty looking knee right to dos Santos's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jafar Mehtmeht dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior dos Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mehtmeht lands a leg kick that knocks dos Santos off balance momentarily.
dos Santos walks into a left hand.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Mehtmeht avoids it well.
Mehtmeht scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mehtmeht cracks dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Mehtmeht scores with a four punch combination!
Junior dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mehtmeht lands with an overhand left.
Mehtmeht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a leg kick.
dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mehtmeht counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mehtmeht.

Mehtmeht fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Mehtmeht scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mehtmeht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mehtmeht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mehtmeht landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mehtmeht has dos Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mehtmeht pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending dos Santos tumbling to the mat - Mehtmeht dives into dos Santos's guard.
Mehtmeht postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mehtmeht must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mehtmeht controls the pace.
dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Mehtmeht is having none of it.
Mehtmeht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mehtmeht working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mehtmeht forces his way into half guard.
Mehtmeht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mehtmeht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mehtmeht stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Mehtmeht counters with a series of strikes. dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mehtmeht counters with a stiff right hand.
Jafar Mehtmeht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses

and Mehtmeht holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mehtmeht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mehtmeht lands with a left to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a shot to the body.
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!
Mehtmeht connects with a knee to the head.

Junior dos Santos's cut is getting worse.
Mehtmeht cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mehtmeht.
A right handed body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mehtmeht - that landed with a thud.
Mehtmeht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mehtmeht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mehtmeht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mehtmeht utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mehtmeht 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.
Mehtmeht digs a right hand into dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on dos Santos's gas tank.
Mehtmeht using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mehtmeht lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
A shot in the inside from Mehtmeht.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt dos Santos or not.
Mehtmeht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mehtmeht makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mehtmeht pushes dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht lands a body punch.
Mehtmeht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mehtmeht lands a body punch.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
dos Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mehtmeht is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mehtmeht is stalling here.
Mehtmeht scores with a hook to the body.
Mehtmeht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mehtmeht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mehtmeht lands a nice uppercut.
Mehtmeht works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands with a short shot to the head.
Mehtmeht avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Mehtmeht.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mehtmeht digs a right hand underneath dos Santos's ribcage. dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mehtmeht crunches a lovely knee into dos Santos's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Mehtmeht - that landed with a thud.
Mehtmeht looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht is working dos Santos over against the cage.
Mehtmeht lands with a left to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
The referee calls for Mehtmeht to work.
Mehtmeht pushes dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Mehtmeht using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mehtmeht using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mehtmeht scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mehtmeht scores a nice knee to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a left hand that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
Nice body punch from Mehtmeht.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jafar Mehtmeht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mehtmeht moves into the clinch.
Mehtmeht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mehtmeht gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dos Santos.
Mehtmeht utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht stalling in the clinch.
Mehtmeht works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Mehtmeht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Mehtmeht as the two fighters clinch.
Mehtmeht makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mehtmeht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mehtmeht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mehtmeht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mehtmeht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mehtmeht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
Mehtmeht wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Mehtmeht displaying some good clinch control by pressing dos Santos up against the cage.
Mehtmeht gets through dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mehtmeht gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mehtmeht gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mehtmeht lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand.
Mehtmeht cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mehtmeht as the two fighters clinch.
Mehtmeht pushes dos Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
Nice body punch from Mehtmeht.
Junior dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mehtmeht.

Junior dos Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mehtmeht lands a knee to the body.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands a good knee to the midsection. dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Mehtmeht unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mehtmeht stalling.
Mehtmeht pushes dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht is leaning against dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht is working dos Santos over against the cage.
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mehtmeht scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mehtmeht lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mehtmeht.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mehtmeht.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mehtmeht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jafar Mehtmeht.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses

and Mehtmeht counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mehtmeht pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mehtmeht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt dos Santos or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.

Jeez, Junior dos Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mehtmeht scores a nice knee to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mehtmeht scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mehtmeht is working dos Santos over against the cage.
Mehtmeht is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht scores with a shoulder strike.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt dos Santos or not.
Mehtmeht lands a left hand.
Mehtmeht scores with a hook to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar Mehtmeht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mehtmeht gets underhooks to prevent dos Santos's takedown attempt.
Mehtmeht utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mehtmeht lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mehtmeht scores with a shoulder strike.
dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Mehtmeht lands a nice shot to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Mehtmeht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mehtmeht has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Mehtmeht!