PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nica Gruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruka comes into the arena with Ratamahatta - by Sepultura blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gruka
vs
Dos Santos

200 cm
26
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nica Gruka!
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, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a one two combo.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Gruka is out of range.
Gruka throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Gruka misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Gruka lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Gruka's head back.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruka.
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!
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Gruka.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos tried to score with a low kick but Gruka checks it.
Gruka misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Gruka wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Gruka moves out of range.
Gruka thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Santos's side.
Gruka tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Gruka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruka is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gruka.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Gruka lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dos Santos.
Gruka misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Gruka missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Dos Santos lands a left and a right that send Gruka crashing to the mat, dazed. Dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gruka is rocked!
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Gruka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gruka out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Dos Santos!