PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Calhoun
vs
Dos Santos

166 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos clinches.

Calhoun manages to pull guard.
Calhoun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dos Santos stops Calhoun from standing up.
Calhoun can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calhoun trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calhoun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calhoun keeps working.
Calhoun wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Calhoun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calhoun is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodrigo Dos Santos.
Calhoun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Calhoun throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Calhoun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Calhoun is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
Calhoun wants to take the fight to the mat but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Calhoun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Calhoun can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Calhoun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Calhoun jumps guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun has a closed guard, preventing Dos Santos from standing up.
Calhoun really is a fat lump.
Calhoun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calhoun throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo Dos Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.

Dos Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos passes Calhoun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Calhoun has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Calhoun is bucking up trying to escape but Dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calhoun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a head shot.
Dos Santos throwing strikes here but Calhoun is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Calhoun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calhoun tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Calhoun is looking to escape.
Dos Santos punching from mount but Calhoun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Calhoun tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos working Calhoun over with strikes here.
Dos Santos looking to control but Calhoun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Calhoun circles away easily

and Calhoun counters with a takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.

Calhoun looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos wants to control but Calhoun postures up.
Dos Santos tries to escape but Calhoun is in control.
Dos Santos is trying to improve his position.
Calhoun wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his arm.
Calhoun working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Calhoun keeps him under control.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Calhoun is controlling him
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

Calhoun seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Calhoun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Calhoun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Calhoun wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Calhoun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.

Jeffrey Calhoun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Calhoun tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calhoun tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Calhoun pulls Dos Santos into guard.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
Rodrigo Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Calhoun blocks nicely.

Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Calhoun, up you get!

Calhoun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Calhoun's best efforts.
Calhoun wants to stand up but Dos Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dos Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Calhoun is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calhoun wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Calhoun reaches up to try and control the position but Dos Santos seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Calhoun rolls and tries to escape and now Dos Santos has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rodrigo Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a shot to the body

and Calhoun counters by clinching up.
Calhoun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Calhoun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.
Dos Santos has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Calhoun works to full guard.
Calhoun is pulling down on Dos Santos's head to control his posture.
Calhoun keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Dos Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Calhoun is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dos Santos trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo Dos Santos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Calhoun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun lands a takedown into guard.

Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calhoun is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos has Calhoun pulled in close to control his posture.
Calhoun won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Calhoun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Calhoun decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!
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!

Calhoun moves into the clinch.

Calhoun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Calhoun wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.

Calhoun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos is trying to control Calhoun's posture but Calhoun avoids it.
Dos Santos is not content to let Calhoun control the position.
Calhoun controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Calhoun trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Calhoun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

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