PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonny Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Connor

188 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jhonny Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Connor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Connor.

Connor looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Connor drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.

Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Dos Santos looking for subs off his back but Connor has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is thwarting Dos Santos's attempts to control the position.

Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.

Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Connor is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Connor wants to pass to mount but Dos Santos is defending the position.

Connor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Connor is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Connor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Connor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Connor is working away from the top position though.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Connor trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zack Connor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Connor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Connor tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away

and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Connor didn't expect that.

Dos Santos stands up from Connor's guard - Dos Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Connor looks to clinch

and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Connor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.

Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Connor is defending well.
Dos Santos prevents Connor from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Dos Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Connor for as long as he can get away with.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Connor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Connor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dos Santos to the ground. Connor is now in Dos Santos's guard.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Connor frees his head nicely. Oh but Dos Santos has switched to an armbar! Connor is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jhonny Dos Santos!