PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

dos Santos
vs
Boomhauer

195 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Boomhauer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boomhauer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
dos Santos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer checks it.
dos Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Boomhauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boomhauer blocks a head kick by dos Santos.
Boomhauer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dos Santos.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boomhauer moves away.
dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from dos Santos misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to chop away at Boomhauer's legs.
Rogerio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Boomhauer pushes him off.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos Santos throws a head kick but Boomhauer moves out of range.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Boomhauer is having none of it.
dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Boomhauer is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dos Santos throws a head kick but Boomhauer moves out of range.
dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boomhauer's sensitive parts.
Boomhauer checks a leg kick nicely.

Boomhauer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
dos Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boomhauer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boomhauer cracks dos Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomhauer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Boomhauer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boomhauer trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away.
dos Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boomhauer is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Boomhauer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
dos Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Boomhauer scoring with strikes.
dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
dos Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer moved away.
dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Boomhauer moves out of range and dos Santos only half commits.
Jeff Boomhauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boomhauer checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Boomhauer is having none of it.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer sees it coming and moves out of range.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer checks it.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boomhauer checks a leg kick.
Rogerio dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boomhauer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Boomhauer moved away.
dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boomhauer's calf.
dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Boomhauer slips the punch.
dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Boomhauer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at dos Santos.
dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boomhauer is breathing heavily.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Boomhauer moves out of range easily.
Crack! A monster head kick from dos Santos and Boomhauer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by dos Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rogerio dos Santos!
Rogerio dos Santos retains his light heavyweight title!