PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tankard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tankard has chosen Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Adam Tankard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dos Santos
vs
Tankard

194 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

193 cm
30
260 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Tankard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tankard counters with a takedown into side control.
Dos Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tankard is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Tankard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Tankard's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tankard controlling from mount.

Dos Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tankard.
Dos Santos taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Dos Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tankard lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tankard! Dos Santos is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Tankard!
Adam Tankard opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.