PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Dos Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dennis Alkofer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alkofer
vs
Dos Santos

170 cm
29
140 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Alkofer tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alkofer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Alkofer lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Bruce Dos Santos has been cut.
Alkofer throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Alkofer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alkofer scores with a three punch combo!
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 blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alkofer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dennis Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Alkofer.
Alkofer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alkofer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alkofer misses with a series of wild punches.

Dos Santos scores with a takedown into Alkofer's guard.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alkofer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alkofer is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Alkofer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer being controlled here, momentarily.

Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Alkofer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos's guard.
Alkofer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dos Santos has his foot on Alkofer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alkofer works his way back into a safe position though.
Alkofer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dos Santos has his foot on Alkofer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alkofer works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer content to stall in guard here.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Alkofer is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Dennis Alkofer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alkofer thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alkofer.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Alkofer. Those never looked like landing.
Alkofer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Alkofer misses with a few strikes there.
Alkofer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Alkofer tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Alkofer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alkofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce 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.

Dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Alkofer counters with a low kick, right behind Dos Santos 's knee.
Alkofer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dos Santos back to the cage. Alkofer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick from Alkofer lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alkofer swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alkofer sprawls well. Alkofer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Alkofer misses with a few strikes there.
Alkofer tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dennis Alkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Dennis Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Alkofer.
Nice shot lands for Alkofer.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Alkofer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos shoots in but Alkofer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Alkofer shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A jab-cross combination lands for Alkofer and sends Dos Santos crashing to the mat! Alkofer follows him down to the mat - Dos Santos regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is defending well.
Alkofer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alkofer winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alkofer is controlling the pace.
Alkofer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer slows the pace down in half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Alkofer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dos Santos looking for subs from the bottom but Alkofer mounts him!
Alkofer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Alkofer working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer controlling from the full mount.
Alkofer with the ground and pound from mount.
Alkofer landing strikes, looking to finish!

Alkofer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Alkofer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dos Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alkofer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alkofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alkofer throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alkofer.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Alkofer scores with a three punch combo!
Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Alkofer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That has opened up Bruce Dos Santos's cut even more.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alkofer. Alkofer obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from Alkofer.
Alkofer 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 is still on wobbly legs! Can Alkofer finish him?
Whack! Alkofer lands a heavy head kick that drops Dos Santos. The ref tackles Alkofer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dos Santos was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dennis Alkofer!