PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipad Dsix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Dsix

177 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

155 cm
27
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ipad Dsix!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dsix misses with a body shot
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dsix misses with a body shot.
Dsix scores with a punch to the head.
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dsix misses with a wild combination.
Dsix scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Dsix misses.
Dsix blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dsix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dsix cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dsix throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dsix misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dsix doesn't seem phased though.
Dsix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dsix scores with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dsix circles away.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dsix ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dsix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dsix.
Dsix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Dsix.
Dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dsix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dsix misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Dsix saw that one coming.
Ipad Dsix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dsix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos.
Ipad Dsix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Dsix.
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dsix throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dsix throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Dsix backing up. Dsix nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Dsix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dsix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dsix throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dsix thinking.
Dos Santos catches Dsix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dsix swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dsix. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dsix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dsix. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dsix lands with a nice body punch.
Dsix thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Dsix's head back.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Dsix moves out of range.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Dsix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dsix pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dsix. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dsix is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dsix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Dsix does no damage.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dsix can pounce on him.
Dsix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dsix lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dsix throws a big shot that misses.
Dsix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dsix.
Dsix throws a head kick that misses.
Dsix looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Dsix. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ipad Dsix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dsix lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dsix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dsix lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dsix takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dsix misses with a wild combination.
Dsix scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Dsix.
Dsix misses with a two punch combination.
Dsix throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dsix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Dsix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dsix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dsix scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dsix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Dsix just misses with a punch to the body.
Dsix is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Dsix lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos lands with a right hand.
Dsix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Dsix ducks under and follows up with a left that Dsix also avoids with ease.
Dsix misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dsix.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Dsix moves out of range.
Dsix swings away with a body shot that misses

so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dsix wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dsix can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Dsix is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Dsix is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dsix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Dsix is working from the bottom.

Dos Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dsix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dos Santos, into his guard.
Dsix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dos Santos has his foot on Dsix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dsix works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dsix would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Dsix misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Dos Santos.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Dsix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dsix as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dsix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dsix lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Dsix throws a body kick.
Victor Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dsix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dsix jabs Dos Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dsix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dsix as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dsix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dsix. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dsix slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dsix throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dsix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
Dsix digs a good body shot into Dos Santos's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dsix misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dsix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ipad Dsix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dsix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dsix lands a two punch combo.
Dsix misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dsix throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dsix throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Dsix didn't expect that.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dsix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dsix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Dsix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Dos Santos!
Victor Dos Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.