PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos
vs
Thompson

168 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Meet the Future

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Fernando Rodrigues 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 Montreal, Tyler Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues Dos Santos wants to clinch

and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodrigues Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodrigues Dos Santos backwards.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues Dos Santos working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues Dos Santos fails to land.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues Dos Santos.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigues Dos Santos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigues Dos Santos's head.
Thompson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos has been cut.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues Dos Santos avoids it.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Rodrigues Dos Santos misses.
Rodrigues Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Rodrigues Dos Santos is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thompson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyler Thompson!
After winning the bout, Tyler Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.