PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Dos Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alves
vs
Dos Santos

170 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.

Alves clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves wants a takedown.
Alves has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!

Alves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Alves manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos with a hook.

It looks like Raphael Alves has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Dos Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alves eats them both and turns towards Dos Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raphael Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alves has managed to clinch.
Alves has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Alves avoiding damage.
Alves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alves decides to pull guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Dos Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos lands an overhand right.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos cracks Alves with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Alves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
Raphael Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
Alves wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.

Oooooh!!! Dos Santos has knocked Alves down with a huge combo! Dos Santos steps away and waves a wobbly Alves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Alves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.

Dos Santos lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dos Santos cracks Alves with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Alves tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dos Santos pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Alves is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dos Santos!