PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 6466 p4p, 532 weight class) and Marc Dupuis (ranked 22098 p4p, 659 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dos Santos
vs
Dupuis

180 cm
28
175 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

185 cm
23
174 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Dupuis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dupuis's guard.
Dos Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dupuis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Dupuis's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos won't allow Dupuis to sweep him here.

Dupuis looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dupuis is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Dupuis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dos Santos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dupuis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dupuis is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos not doing much here.

Dupuis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.

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.
Dupuis wants to get back to full guard.
Dupuis trying to control from the bottom.
Dupuis is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Dupuis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Dupuis looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dupuis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dupuis trying to remain calm as Dos Santos controls from the top position.
Dos Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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.
Dupuis is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dos Santos scoring with punches and elbows.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dupuis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.

Dos Santos looking to score a takedown here. Dupuis is defending well but Dos Santos drives through and ends up in Dupuis's guard.
Dupuis trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dupuis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dos Santos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dos Santos working Dupuis over with strikes.
Dupuis is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupuis trying to control here.
Dupuis trying to get back to full guard but Dos Santos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dupuis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Cicero Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos landing punches.
Dupuis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupuis can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working Dupuis over with strikes.
Dupuis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dupuis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dos Santos escapes and throws Dupuis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Dupuis looking for a sweep but Dos Santos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Dupuis wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Dupuis to control.
Dos Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dupuis?
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dupuis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dupuis is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dupuis misses with a double jab

and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dupuis won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dupuis can't do much from the bottom here.
Dupuis being controlled for a moment.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis is letting Dos Santos control him for a moment.
Dupuis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos slows the pace down in half guard.

Dupuis looking for subs from the bottom but Dos Santos mounts him!
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dupuis tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Dupuis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dupuis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Dupuis is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Dupuis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos is controlling the pace.
Dos Santos working over Dupuis with some ground and pound. Dupuis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dupuis tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marc Dupuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cicero Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!
In defeat, Marc Dupuis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you'.