PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Audioslave - Exploder. Dos Santos has chosen Chemical Brothers - Leave Home as his entrance music. William Dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kayani
vs
Dos Santos

170 cm
31
167 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

185 cm
32
170 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Kayani has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dos Santos tests Kayani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayani throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Kayani with a hook.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kayani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kayani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayani looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kayani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Kayani moves out of range.
Kayani misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasim Kayani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayani throws a big shot that misses.
Kayani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani misses with a hook.
Dos Santos tries to score with a low kick but Kayani moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Kayani tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kayani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kayani connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Kayani's defenses.
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayani feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.
Good leg kick by Kayani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kayani finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Kayani is avoiding it.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Kayani.
Nice uppercut lands for Kayani. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Kayani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Kayani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kayani tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kayani to the ground. Kayani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Kayani. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani misses with a hook.
Dos Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Kayani misses.
It seemed like Dos Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Dos Santos backs away, Kayani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Kayani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wasim Kayani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kayani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kayani misses with a hook
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Kayani tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayani misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kayani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Kayani does no damage.
Kayani checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Kayani sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kayani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Kayani.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Kayani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kayani.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kayani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Kayani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayani is looking to counter punch.
Dos Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kayani takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kayani defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani throws a right hand that misses
and Kayani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kayani throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Kayani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kayani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kayani throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Kayani only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Kayani tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kayani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kayani lands an overhand right.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kayani defends it well.
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
Kayani throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Kayani misses its intended target.
Kayani moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasim Kayani is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Kayani.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dos Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wasim Kayani will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Kayani catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
Kayani lands with an overhand left.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
Kayani throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Dos Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kayani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kayani.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dos Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kayani has got the better of the exchanges.
Kayani throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Kayani does no damage.
Kayani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kayani tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Kayani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kayani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasim Kayani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
William Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayani throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Kayani strikes.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kayani.
Dos Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Kayani gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kayani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Kayani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayani's head.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Kayani sprawls well.
Kayani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kayani is rocked!
Kayani lands the left hand.
Oh Kayani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Kayani's ribcage but misses.
Kayani seems to have got his legs back now.
Kayani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Kayani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Kayani tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wasim Kayani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kayani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasim Kayani!
A very excited looking Wasim Kayani 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.
In defeat, William Dos Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ok,.maybe I do suck donkey balls.'.