PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 4162 p4p, 417 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 18221 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anselmo
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
30
188 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

196 cm
27
172 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy left from Anselmo finds it's target.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Anselmo cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Anselmo scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Anselmo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo works Dos Santos's body with a nice hook.
Anselmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anselmo misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anselmo defends it well.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anselmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target.
Dos Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Anselmo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anselmo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Santos will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anselmo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anselmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anselmo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Anselmo scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Anselmo.
Dos Santos with the counter takedown but Anselmo avoids it easily.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anselmo connects with a body shot that sends Dos Santos's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anselmo. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Anselmo. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Anselmo lands with a shot to the body.
Anselmo misses with a lunging right hand

and Dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Anselmo is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
Anselmo is holding Dos Santos down, trying to stall.

Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anselmo wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anselmo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anselmo parries the strikes from Dos Santos easily there. Dos Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anselmo to escape.

Dos Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anselmo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anselmo being controlled for a moment.

Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Anselmo is defending well.

Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anselmo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anselmo struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Anselmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anselmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.

Anselmo moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anselmo lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anselmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anselmo just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Anselmo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anselmo.
A short uppercut from Anselmo.
A short right from Anselmo on the inside.

Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anselmo lands with a nice body punch.
Anselmo cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Anselmo and move into the clinch position.
Anselmo scores with a hook.

Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dos Santos showed some decent athleticism there.

Anselmo kicks off Dos Santos and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Anselmo punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Anselmo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Anselmo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anselmo, as that shot connected.
Dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anselmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anselmo.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Anselmo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dos Santos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dos Santos looks to clinch but Anselmo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dos Santos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Troy Anselmo!
Troy Anselmo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.