PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dos Santos
vs
Edilhson

185 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

175 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edilhson misses with a head kick.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edilhson.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Edilhson's defenses.
Edilhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.

Edilhson gets a takedown into half guard.

Edilhson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dos Santos to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is pulling down on Edilhson's head. It's preventing any offense from Edilhson, at least for the moment.
Edilhson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edilhson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edilhson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.

Edilhson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control Edilhson's posture but Edilhson avoids it.
Edilhson wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos prevents Edilhson from improving position.
Dos Santos wants to control but Edilhson postures up.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Edilhson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Edilhson working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edilhson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dos Santos is trying to control Edilhson's posture but Edilhson avoids it.
Edilhson laying and praying for a moment but Dos Santos takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Edilhson.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos has his foot on Edilhson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edilhson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Edilhson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Edilhson's head and hops out.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Edilhson avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Edilhson.
Edilhson takes one to the chin there.
Edilhson missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Edilhson's defenses.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Edilhson's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edilhson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmundo Edilhson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edilhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edilhson throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
enabling Edilhson to counter with a crisp jab.
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to wear down Edilhson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edilhson tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Edilhson.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Edilhson's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Edilhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edilhson scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edilhson wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Edilhson moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Edilhson.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edilhson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Edilhson's head.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
William Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edilhson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Edilhson moves away and avoids it.
Edilhson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Edilhson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edilhson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edilhson somewhat.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edilhson.

Edilhson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edilhson showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson postures up.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Edilhson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edilhson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edilhsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Edilhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edilhson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edilhson takes one on the button.
William Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edilhson.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Jab by Dos Santos.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaves Edilhson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edilhson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Edilhson's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Edilhson is out of range.
Edilhson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edilhson.
Edilhson throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edilhson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edilhson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Edilhson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edilhson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Edilhson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Edilhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos digs a good hook to Edilhson's body.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Edilhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Edilhson has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Edilhson improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson letting Dos Santos take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dos Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)'s logo in front of the cameras.