PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Long (ranked 24070 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Dos Santos (ranked 5640 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Dos Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Long
vs
Dos Santos

162 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Long shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dos Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Long postures up.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Long controls the pace.

Dos Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Long is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long in the domination position with Dos Santos hanging on.
Dos Santos tries to control but Long manages to take his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is landing with strikes. Dos Santos can't take much more of this.
Long controlling well, preventing Dos Santos from escaping the position.
Dos Santos is still trying to improve position.
Long controls the action.
Long has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Long.
Long misses with a punch to the head.
Long connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dos Santos to escape the position.
Dos Santos tries to break free.
Long is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Long lands a shot to the head.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Long is landing big shots and Dos Santos is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Long!