PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo Albina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Eduardo Albina
vs
Dos Santos

192 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo Albina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.

Albina gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Albina wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Albina had control of the position.
Albina keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Albina keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos stops Albina from standing up.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Albina keeps moving.
Albina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franklin Dos Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Albina.
Albina throws a head kick that misses.
Albina wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.

Albina forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albina fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Albina has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Albina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albina tries a head kick but it misses.
Albina throws a nice head kick!
Albina tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
A head kick misses from Albina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos shoots in but Albina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carlos Eduardo Albina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Dos Santos.
Albina throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Albina shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Albina is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Albina circles away and we're back to standing.
Albina scores with a jab to the head.

Albina instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.

Albina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Eduardo Albina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Albina takes the fight into the clinch.

Albina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albina leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Albina.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Albina.
Albina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albina throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Albina moves into the clinch successfully.
Albina lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.

Albina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albina. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Albina misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Albina misses.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Albina.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Albina.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Albina gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Albina manages to break the clinch.
Albina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Eduardo Albina dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Albina shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Albina counters with a head kick that drops Dos Santos to the mat! Dos Santos scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dos Santos is rocked!
Carlos Eduardo Albina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos tries to land a body kick
and Albina counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo Albina!