PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu has chosen Metallica - Creeping Death as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dos Santos
vs
Xu

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xu clinches.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Xu has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Xu is trying to maintain a safe position but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Xu into the cage.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Xu landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Thiago Dos Santos has been cut.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Xu.
Xu lands a knee to the head.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Xu landing knees to the head.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu 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.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Xu.
A body shot lands from Xu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu 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.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Xu has the dominant position.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu digs a right hand underneath Dos Santos's ribcage. Dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Xu.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu landing knees to the head.
Xu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Xu closes the distance and clinches.
Xu avoids a wild elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xu landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xu digs a right hand into Dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Santos's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Nice body punch from Xu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xu lands a body shot.
Roger Xu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu lands an elbow inside.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu landing knees to the body.
Xu lands a shot to the body.
Xu can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Xu 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.
Xu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Xu lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Xu lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu slowing the pace effectively.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
Xu works on Dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Xu.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Xu.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Xu fails with an attempt to clinch.

Xu rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu 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.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Xu keeps him there for the moment.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xu lands a knee to the head.
Xu 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.
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roger Xu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu slows down the pace here.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xu stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Xu dodges an elbow strike from Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xu blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thiago Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xu 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Xu!
Roger Xu made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview.