PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Kinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Kinho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kinho
vs
Victor Dos Santos

190 cm
20
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
260 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Kinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinho scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Thiago Victor Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kinho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kinho moves into the clinch.
Kinho trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kinho into the cage.
Kinho prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kinho ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kinho no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dos Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Kinho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kinho won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinho preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Kinho isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kinho throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.

Dos Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Thiago Victor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kinho clinches with his opponent.
Kinho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Kinho blocks it.

Kinho tightens his grip and picks Dos Santos up, before dumping him to the ground. Dos Santos manages to land in guard.
Kinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Dos Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Kinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kinho!
Kinho tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos cracks Kinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but Kinho bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kinho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Kinho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dos Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Kinho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.

Kinho drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Kinho off! Kinho jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Kinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinho is pushing down on Dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Kinho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kinho wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Kinho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinho throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Kinho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kinho seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos won't allow Kinho to pass to mount.
Dos Santos is not content to let Kinho control the position.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinho wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Kinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Victor Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kinho darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dos Santos.

Kinho pulls guard successfully.
Kinho wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kinho keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos stops Kinho from standing up.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but Kinho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kinho is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Kinho improves position.
Kinho is trying to stall.
Kinho is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kinho can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos trying to stall but Kinho improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos is trying to stall.

Kinho wants the takedown. Dos Santos is fighting it off but Kinho persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dos Santos's guard against the cage.
Kinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dos Santos pushes Kinho off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kinho.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dos Santos wants to control but Kinho postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kinho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kinho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kinho controls the position from side control.
Dos Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kinho is controlling him well.
Kinho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kinho working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kinho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dos Santos prevents Kinho from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kinho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kinho trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Kinho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kinho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinho is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kinho stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Kinho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Victor Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Kinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kinho.
Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Kinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kinho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Kinho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinho wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinho's head.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Dos Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Victor Dos Santos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Kinho closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Kinho avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.

Kinho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dos Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the strikes from Kinho.
Dos Santos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dos Santos because Kinho loaded up on that one.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinho is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Kinho wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Kinho is very close to passing his half guard.
Kinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinho trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kinho is controlling the pace.
Kinho stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.

Dos Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kinho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Kinho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kinho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kinho with a couple of short strikes.
Kinho looking to finish with strikes here!
Dos Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kinho working for a submission but Dos Santos is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kinho punching from mount but Dos Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Kinho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dos Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kinho.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kinho unloads with some shots from mount but Dos Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Kinho looking to ground and pound but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kinho throwing strikes here but Dos Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Kinho pushes him away.
Dos Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kinho.
Emerson Kinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinho throws some wild stikes that Dos Santos manages to avoid easily.
Kinho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Kinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Kinho!