PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongi Khumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongi Khumalo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Khumalo

175 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bongi Khumalo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khumalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Khumalo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khumalo wants it to stay on the feet.
Khumalo moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Khumalo has eaten all the pies!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Khumalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khumalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Khumalo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khumalo is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Khumalo misses with a double jab.
Khumalo looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dos Santos gets a clinch.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Khumalo on that attempt.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Khumalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo stuffs the takedown.
Khumalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Dos Santos misses.
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 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khumalo as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khumalo.
Khumalo tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Khumalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos works Khumalo's body with a nice hook.
Khumalo shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Khumalo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Khumalo does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khumalo is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Khumalo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.

It looks like Daniel Dos Santos has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos forces Khumalo back against the cage and clinches.
Khumalo misses with an elbow strike.
Khumalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo misses with an elbow over the top.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khumalo but Khumalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khumalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dos Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Khumalo counters with a body kick that stops Dos Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khumalo looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khumalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Khumalo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Khumalo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khumalo looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Khumalo misses with a kick to the body.
Khumalo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khumalo tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khumalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Khumalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
Khumalo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khumalo fails to land the takedown.
Daniel Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khumalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khumalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khumalo.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khumalo as he jumps to the side.
Khumalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khumalo throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khumalo.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khumalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Khumalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khumalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khumalo.
Khumalo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khumalo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Khumalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Khumalo sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Khumalo's head back.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Khumalo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos lands a head kick. Khumalo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Khumalo tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Khumalo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Daniel Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Khumalo shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khumalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khumalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khumalo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
Khumalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khumalo ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks Khumalo with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khumalo on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumalo throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Khumalo tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khumalo 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. Khumalo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a head kick. Khumalo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khumalo backs up against the cage.

Khumalo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Khumalo right on the button. Khumalo goes down! Dos Santos follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dos Santos gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dos Santos!