PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Claudiano
vs
Dos Santos

160 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
29
150 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Claudiano is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Dos Santos looking to score a takedown here. Claudiano is defending well but Dos Santos drives through and ends up in Claudiano's guard.

Dos Santos stands up from Claudiano's guard - Dos Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Claudiano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range and Claudiano settles back down.
Claudiano is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Claudiano moves out of range easily.
Claudiano tries to clinch up

and Dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Claudiano!
Claudiano is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Claudiano struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is staying tight to Claudiano's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Claudiano can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dos Santos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dos Santos raining down shots from the mount!
Dos Santos lands a couple of good shots and Claudiano has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos lands a shot to the head.
Dos Santos lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Claudiano is rocked!
Claudiano looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Oh Claudiano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dos Santos looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Claudiano taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.