PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Browne
vs
Dos Santos

205 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
239 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Browne misses.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
Dos Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Browne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Browne misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Browne missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Browne throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Browne throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Good shot there by Browne.
Browne looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Browne with a series of wild strikes but Browne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Browne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Browne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Browne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Dos Santos drops Browne with a left and a right! Oh, Browne is hurt - Dos Santos dives into side control looking to finish!

Browne is rocked!

It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Browne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Browne, who protects the arm well.
Browne seems to have got his legs back now.
Browne tries to escape but Dos Santos is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Browne looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dos Santos gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Browne is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dos Santos lets go of the hold and Browne can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Dos Santos!
After winning the bout, Thiago Dos Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.