PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cronan
vs
Dos Santos

196 cm
27
218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

194 cm
29
260 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cronan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cronan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cronan.

Cronan pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cronan.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cronan is keeping busy.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Cronan throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cronan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos catches Cronan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Cronan is out of range.
Cronan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cronan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Cronan ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
Cronan is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cronan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronan moves away.
Cronan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Cronan.
Matt Cronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Dos Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronan tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cronan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cronan.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Cronan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cronan.
Cronan takes one to the side of the head.

Cronan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cronan has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
Cronan has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cronan lands a right hand.
Cronan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cronan misses with a punch to the body.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cronan darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cronan thinking.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cronan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cronan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cronan clinches up against the cage.
Cronan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Cronan has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
Cronan prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Cronan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cronan scores with a shoulder strike.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Cronan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dos Santos misses with a hook

and Cronan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos throws a combination. Cronan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Cronan closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cronan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Cronan tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cronan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronan is just out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Matt Cronan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cronan lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Cronan throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Cronan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Cronan.
Dos Santos stalks Cronan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cronan's face. Cronan staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Cronan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cronan works the jab nicely.
Cronan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Cronan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cronan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cronan.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lunges at Cronan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cronan's hand.
Cronan slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Cronan tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Cronan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a combination. Cronan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cronan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cronan misses the jab.
Cronan misses with a few strikes there.
Cronan is looking to clinch.
Cronan throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Cronan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cronan walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronan slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
Dos Santos cracks Cronan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cronan's head.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Cronan off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cronan's hands.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on top.
Cronan takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cronan on the side of the head.
Dos Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Cronan takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cronan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cronan defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Cronan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos lands a jab.
Cronan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronan tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Cronan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cronan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Cronan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cronan slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Cronan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cronan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Cronan.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cronan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cronan moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Cronan tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Cronan moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Dos Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dos Santos.
Cronan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Cronan looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Cronan throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cronan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos cracks Cronan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos digs a good hook to Cronan's body.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronan walks into a jab.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cronan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Cronan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cronan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cronan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cronan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cronan takes one to the chin there.
Oh Cronan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos clobbers Cronan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cronan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cronan to the canvas! Cronan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dos Santos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!