PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Santos

190 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.

It looks like Evangelista Santos has been cut.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the ropes and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with an uppercut.

Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dos Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Santos.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Santos jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Santos.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Santos lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos lands a head shot.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Santos throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos digs a good hook to Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evangelista Santos.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Evangelista Santos's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos looks winded!
Santos throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santos throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Evangelista Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Evangelista Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Santos jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Evangelista Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santos takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dos Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dos Santos rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the ropes and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos 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. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
A big left from Santos misses.
Dos Santos lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Santos with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.

Evangelista Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Santos is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evangelista Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Dos Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Dos Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.