PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Lance

186 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GETSWOLE

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Lance!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lance off to one side.
Lance misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lance shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lance gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Lance.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Lance.

Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lance, pushing him back against the cage.
Lance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos prevents Lance from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Lance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Lance is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lance is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Lance has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lance fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Lance misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lance's knee momentarily.
Lance looks winded!
Lance tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Lance thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Lance.
Dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lance's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos works over Lance's head and body with a nice combination.

Dos Santos forces Lance back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos prevents Lance from breaking the clinch.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Lance shoots in.
Dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Lance moved out of range.
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lance.

Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Come on Dos Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lance takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lance can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Dos Santos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lance is looking to take this one to the mat.
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 lands a good knee to the midsection. Lance won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lance'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.

Dos Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Lance's side.
Lance dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Lance's head and hops out.
Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Lance fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Lance tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away

and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Lance.
Lance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Thiago Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lance's face.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
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 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lance's face.

Lance is rocked!

That has opened up Leon Lance's cut even more.
Dos Santos has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Lance - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dos Santos, and another! Lance is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Thiago Dos Santos!