PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (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.

Steel
vs
Dos Santos

185 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.

Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Steel walks into a left hand.

It looks like John Steel has been cut.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets double underhooks and turns Steel into the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steel trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steel into the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel is trying to drag Dos Santos to the mat but Dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steel is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.

Steel is rocked!
Dos Santos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Steel to his knees! Dos Santos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
A very excited looking Junior Dos Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.