PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bukaw Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Amigos - Mexican Party. Bukaw Kingstar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kingstar
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

CROWN

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bukaw Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingstar throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Kingstar looks to clinch

so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos passes Kingstar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kingstar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kingstar defending well though.
Kingstar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Kingstar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos working over Kingstar with some ground and pound. Kingstar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Kingstar defends the submission attempt.
Kingstar is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dos Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kingstar is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kingstar avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingstar taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard.
Kingstar is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kingstar trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Kingstar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Kingstar tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dos Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingstar is breathing heavily.
Kingstar being controlled here, momentarily.
Dos Santos trying to control but Kingstar is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos distracts Kingstar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kingstar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos stays in close to Kingstar's body and controls the position.
Kingstar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Kingstar keeps moving.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kingstar's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Kingstar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dos Santos clinches.
Kingstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.

Dos Santos has Kingstar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kingstar tumbling to the mat - Dos Santos dives into Kingstar's guard.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingstar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos passes Kingstar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kingstar trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingstar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dos Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingstar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dos Santos working over Kingstar with some ground and pound. Kingstar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Kingstar is blocking nicely.
Kingstar wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingstar is looking to escape.
Dos Santos slips a nice elbow through Kingstar's hands, connecting with Kingstar's forehead.
Nice strikes from Dos Santos there.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Kingstar's temple.
Dos Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Kingstar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miguel Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Kingstar's temple.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
Kingstar is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Kingstar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos winds up and cracks Kingstar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Kingstar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Kingstar is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingstar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Dos Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingstar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kingstar is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Kingstar's temple.
Kingstar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Kingstar to the mat but Kingstar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Kingstar is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Despite being in the dominant position, Miguel Dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kingstar is refusing to be controlled, as Dos Santos sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingstar kicks off Dos Santos and gets to his feet.
Kingstar throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Kingstar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kingstar misses with a two punch combination.
Kingstar clinches but Dos Santos breaks the clinch

and Dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Kingstar tries to escape but Dos Santos is in control.
Dos Santos is staying tight to Kingstar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dos Santos cracks Kingstar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos cracks Kingstar with a big right hand but Kingstar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dos Santos taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dos Santos landing a few strikes.
Kingstar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dos Santos cracks Kingstar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Dos Santos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dos Santos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Kingstar is working away.
Miguel Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar being controlled for a moment.
Kingstar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Kingstar is defending well.
Kingstar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dos Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four 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.
Kingstar is being controlled here.
Dos Santos cracks Kingstar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kingstar trying to remain calm as Dos Santos controls from the top position.
Bukaw Kingstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Despite being in the dominant position, Miguel Dos Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Kingstar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dos Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

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