PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugene Albright's chin.

Albright
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
38
164 lbs
23 - 29 - 0

172 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Dos Santos misses

and Albright counters with a single leg into guard. Dos Santos didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Albright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Dos Santos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Albright escapes and throws Dos Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dos Santos trying his best to control but Albright has mounted him.
Dos Santos is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Albright has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Albright controlling the positon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Albright keeps control of the position as Dos Santos tries to break free.
Albright has good solid back control here.
Albright controlling well, preventing Dos Santos from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright controls the action.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Albright breaks the grip.
Dos Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Albright.
Dos Santos tries to roll but Albright sticks to his back.
Dos Santos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Albright off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Albright.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Albright won't let him.
Albright slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Albright won't let him.
Albright has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dos Santos's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Albright sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Albright is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Albright is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Albright is doing well to control the position and prevent Dos Santos from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Albright 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.

Albright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to control but Albright passes into side control!
Dos Santos tries to bench press Albright off him but Albright keeps the position.
Dos Santos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Albright is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Albright postures up.
Albright controlling the pace for now.
Eugene Albright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Albright postures up.
Albright manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dos Santos to take his back!
Albright controls the action.
Dos Santos tries to break free.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Albright won't let him.
Albright just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Dos Santos right now.
What can Dos Santos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dos Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Albright keeps control of the position easily here as Dos Santos tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Albright won't let him.
Albright really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is in bad spot here.
Dos Santos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Albright slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Dos Santos rolls, trying to escape but Albright keeps control of the position.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Albright trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dos Santos doesn't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albright not allowing Dos Santos to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Albright dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Albright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Albright is taking a breather. Dos Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Albright's head to control him but Albright postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes Albright off but Albright dives into side control.
Albright moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Albright prevents Dos Santos from escaping the position.
Dos Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Albright dominates the positioning.
Eugene Albright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Albright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos pushes Albright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Albright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Albright postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A lull in the action here.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Dos Santos but he's now mounted!
Dos Santos is trying to stand but he's just given Albright his back.
Dos Santos just trying to survive but Albright is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Franklin Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright controlling the position well here. Dos Santos rolled but Albright kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dos Santos trying to get back to his feet but Albright is in full control for now.
Albright biding his time, controlling Dos Santos.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Albright manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albright really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dos Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Albright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Albright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Albright!
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