PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Lo

193 cm
27
239 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
17
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Lo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.

Lo scores with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos controls Lo momentarily but Lo frees himself.
Lo slips nicely into half guard.

Lo seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.

Lo is working for a submission of some sort.
Lo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos wants to control but Lo is keeping busy.

Lo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Lo is controlling well.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lo's back!
Lo breaks Dos Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lo advances position into side control!
Dos Santos tries to buck Lo off but Lo is having none of it.

Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to control Lo's posture but Lo avoids it.
Lo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lo is working to tighten his grip on Dos Santos's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dos Santos has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lo is really squeezing tight and eventually Dos Santos passes out! Lo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Lo!
Bo Lo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.