PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Placentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placentino has chosen donGURALesko - Mogliśmy wszystko as his entrance music. 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
Placentino

193 cm
24
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Placentino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Placentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Placentino also avoids with ease.
Placentino missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos tests Placentino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Placentino should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Placentino misses the jab.
Placentino throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Placentino misses the jab.
Placentino loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos throws a combination. Placentino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Steve Placentino has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Placentino lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Placentino sprawling to the canvas. Dos Santos follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Placentino hang on?

Placentino is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dos Santos uses his free foot to push down on Placentino's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Placentino.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Placentino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dos Santos misses with a head shot.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Placentino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Placentino blocking the ground and pound.
Placentino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Placentino blocking the ground and pound.
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Placentino is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Placentino is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Placentino bucks and avoids them well.
Placentino can't escape the position.
Dos Santos is stalling here but it's allowed Placentino to get half guard.
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!
Placentino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Santos tries to stand and escape but Placentino is controlling the position.
Dos Santos looks to land a strike but Placentino avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Placentino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Placentino controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Placentino blocks nicely.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Placentino is controlling his posture from full guard.

Placentino wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Placentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Placentino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Placentino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Placentino counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Placentino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Placentino misses with a body shot.
Placentino misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos works Placentino's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Placentino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Placentino's body. Placentino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Placentino lands a lovely overhand right.
Placentino missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Placentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Placentino thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Placentino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Placentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Placentino!
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Placentino is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Placentino catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Placentino misses with a hook.
Placentino thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Placentino lands.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Placentino.
Placentino slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Placentino is just out of range.
Placentino ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Placentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Placentino's ribcage but misses.
Placentino throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Placentino throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Placentino slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Placentino backs away looking to recover.
Placentino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Placentino is just out of range.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Placentino throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Placentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Placentino.
Dos Santos throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placentino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Placentino misses its intended target.
Placentino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Placentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Placentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Placentino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Placentino.
Placentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Placentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Placentino looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Placentino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Placentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Placentino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Placentino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Placentino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Placentino lands with a shot to the body.
Placentino cracks Dos Santos with a good jab.
Placentino lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Placentino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Placentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Placentino lands a head shot.
Placentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Placentino circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Placentino.
Placentino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Placentino tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Placentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Placentino also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placentino missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Placentino avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Santos, as that shot connected.
Placentino loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Placentino lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Placentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Placentino lands a nice shot to the body.
Placentino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Placentino misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Placentino catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Placentino lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Placentino moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Placentino.
Placentino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dos Santos eats them both and turns towards Placentino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Placentino.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Placentino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Placentino misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Placentino with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placentino throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Placentino strikes.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Placentino.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dos Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Placentino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Placentino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Placentino jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Placentino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Placentino.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Placentino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Placentino lands a jab.
Placentino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Placentino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Placentino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Dos Santos catches Placentino right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Placentino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Placentino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Placentino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Placentino!
Steve Placentino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.