PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dos Santos
vs
Gomi

190 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the ropes and back into range.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Gomi.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Gomi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
Gomi throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Gomi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Gomi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Santos's head backwards.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.

Dos Santos rushes Gomi and presses him up against the ropes.
Dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Gomi is rocked!
Gomi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dos Santos! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Dos Santos!
A relieved looking Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.