PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arlovski
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski cracks Santos with a good jab.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Arlovski slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arlovski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Arlovski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Arlovski.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arlovski on the side of the head.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Arlovski blocks a jab.
Santos misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arlovski lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Arlovski scores with a nice right hand.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.

Arlovski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santos sprawling to the canvas! Santos rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arlovski finish him?!

Santos is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski drops Santos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Arlovski follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Arlovski!