PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dos Santos
vs
Rotten

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior 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 Amsterdam, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Rotten there.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.

Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rotten was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rotten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rotten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rotten looking for a sweep. Not yet Rotten, not yet.
Dos Santos working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rotten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
Rotten keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Dos Santos working some strikes from top position.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Rotten is keeping the position.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rotten wants to stand up but Dos Santos is controlling him.

Rotten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Junior Dos Santos.
Rotten moves to clinch but Dos Santos breaks away

and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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 is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rotten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dos Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Rotten is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dos Santos gets a double leg takedown into Rotten's guard.
Rotten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
Rotten trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rotten has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dos Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rotten.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Rotten has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dos Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Rotten is controlling his arm.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Rotten trying to remain calm as Dos Santos controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rotten is trying to escape the position but Dos Santos is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Junior Dos Santos.
Rotten slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Rotten. Rotten gets slowly back to his feet.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dos Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rotten is trying to stand back up but Dos Santos is controlling him
Rotten is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rotten doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.

Dos Santos has hold of one of Rotten's legs. Rotten is fighting the takedown attempt but Dos Santos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rotten working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Rotten trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rotten wants to get back to full guard but Dos Santos has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rotten shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Rotten or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotten lands with a right hand.

Rotten gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.

Dos Santos tightens his grip and picks Rotten up, before dumping him to the ground. Rotten manages to land in guard.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rotten's guard.
Dos Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rotten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Rotten is controlling from the bottom.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rotten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rotten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Rotten.

Dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rotten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos is standing up over Rotten. Rotten looks to escape but Dos Santos dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dos Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rotten's legs.
Dos Santos is chipping away with strikes.
Dos Santos staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Rotten is controlling his head.
Dos Santos working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten is letting Dos Santos control him for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Rotten throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!