PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sher Shah Suri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Dos Santos's chin.

Shah Suri
vs
Dos Santos

183 cm
37
200 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

185 cm
33
195 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Suri counters with a single leg into guard. Dos Santos didn't expect that.
Suri with a nice head shot there.
Suri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos is looking to sweep but instead, Suri has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Suri there.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Suri finish him?
Dos Santos trying to control but Suri postures up.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suri lands a nice short elbow.
Suri lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suri scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Suri is controlling him well.
Suri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos has a hand on Suri's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Suri takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Suri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dos Santos?
Suri softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Dos Santos is out cold! Suri jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.