PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Rose (ranked 6103 p4p, 606 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 23142 p4p, 765 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rose
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rose.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Dos Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dos Santos stops Rose from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.

Rose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rose is looking to stand back up but Dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rose.
Dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos stops Rose from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose trying to control here.
Dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

Rose moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rose wants to stand back up but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control.
Dos Santos working away.
Rose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
The referee asks Dos Santos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dos Santos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dos Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rose is trying to control but can't.
Rose wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Rose tries to kick Dos Santos off but Dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rose is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rose.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rose circles away.
As Dos Santos tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
Luis Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cicero Dos Santos.

Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose stalling the fight.
Dos Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rose after a bit of a struggle.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Rose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Luis Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.

Rose clinches.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown.
Rose is stalling here.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose closes the distance and clinches.

Rose breaks the clinch.

Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into Rose's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos Santos stops Rose from standing up.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to get back to half guard.
Rose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
Dos Santos working away.
A lull in the action here.
Rose tries to escape but Dos Santos is in control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.

Rose darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose dominated that second round.
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!

Rose tries to clinch up

and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rose wants to stand back up but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control.
Cicero Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose sneaks back into half guard.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rose is looking to escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Rose, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose is looking to escape.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Rose is holding on to half guard well.
Rose is trying to stand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!