PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Santo Cristo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Que país é esse?. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Santo Cristo
vs
Dillashaw Junior

174 cm
27
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

169 cm
29
152 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the body kick from Dillashaw Junior.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Santo Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillashaw Junior.
De Santo Cristo thows a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Santo Cristo lands with an overhand left.
De Santo Cristo misses with a low kick as Dillashaw Junior jumps back.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dillashaw Junior has time to react.
De Santo Cristo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo stuns Dillashaw Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
De Santo Cristo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Santo Cristo wants to slow Dillashaw Junior down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the body
and Dillashaw Junior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as De Santo Cristo blocks the low kick.
De Santo Cristo scores with a spinning back kick!
De Santo Cristo throws a leg kick that misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick that misses.
De Santo Cristo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillashaw Junior under the eye.

De Santo Cristo clinches up with Dillashaw Junior and pushes him back against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior landing some nice looking knees to the body.

De Santo Cristo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dillashaw Junior regains guard immediately.
De Santo Cristo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillashaw Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillashaw Junior seems keen to control De Santo Cristo's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass the guard but Dillashaw Junior is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillashaw Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillashaw Junior is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillashaw Junior is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Santo Cristo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillashaw Junior is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Santo Cristo with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Dillashaw Junior is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior digs a good hook to De Santo Cristo's body.
De Santo Cristo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Dillashaw Junior moves away
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick, looking for De Santo Cristo's leg but De Santo Cristo calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo slips a straight right by Dillashaw Junior.
De Santo Cristo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dillashaw Junior.
De Santo Cristo shoots in but Dillashaw Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Santo Cristo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range as De Santo Cristo strikes.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillashaw Junior throws the left hand but De Santo Cristo avoids the punch easily.
De Santo Cristo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dillashaw Junior.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.

De Santo Cristo has clasped his hands together around Dillashaw Junior's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw Junior keeping his opponent close.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping him busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to move to full mount but Dillashaw Junior actually manages to regain half guard.
De Santo Cristo not doing much here.
De Santo Cristo tries to pass to full mount but Dillashaw Junior defends it.

De Santo Cristo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and defends easily.
Dillashaw Junior is staying active underneath De Santo Cristo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dillashaw Junior won't allow De Santo Cristo to pass to mount.

De Santo Cristo seems to be working for a kimura but Dillashaw Junior defends the submission attempt.

De Santo Cristo is looking for a kimura but Dillashaw Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Santo Cristo to get the leverage.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to control but can't.
De Santo Cristo is just content to waste time from the top position. Dillashaw Junior takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Santo Cristo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dillashaw Junior's guard.
De Santo Cristo tries to pass to full mount but Dillashaw Junior defends it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take a break and control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillashaw Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces De Santo Cristo off the cage and back into range.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
De Santo Cristo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from De Santo Cristo.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks De Santo Cristo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Santo Cristo down.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillashaw Junior circles away quickly and effectively.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Santo Cristo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tests Dillashaw Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.

De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to De Santo Cristo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Dillashaw Junior avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillashaw Junior.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo.
Dillashaw Junior gets underhooks to prevent De Santo Cristo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao De Santo Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santo Cristo gets through Dillashaw Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Dillashaw Junior's ribcage. Dillashaw Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
De Santo Cristo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior is defending well.
Dillashaw Junior can't find room to land a body shot as De Santo Cristo controls the action.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
Dillashaw Junior working De Santo Cristo over with knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior cracks De Santo Cristo with a nice body shot.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dillashaw Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joao De Santo Cristo.
I think De Santo Cristo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 10:9
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 10:10
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:10

The fight is ruled a majority draw!