PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2117 p4p, 262 weight class) and Dillion Danis (ranked 2918 p4p, 329 weight class). Dillion Danis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Danis

187 cm
29
195 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillion Danis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danis fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danis's head backwards.
Danis needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Danis.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Danis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Danis persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Danis moved out of range.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Danis misses with a jab to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Danis.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Danis is just out of range.
Danis throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Danis closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raiam Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillion Danis.
Danis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Danis misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danis moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Raiam Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Danis saw that one coming.
Danis darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets double underhooks and turns Danis into the cage.
It looked like Dos Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Danis ducks down to avoid it.
Dillion Danis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Danis misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Dos Santos misses its target.
Danis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danis shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Danis takes one to the side of the head.

Danis is rocked!
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Danis is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Danis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danis seems to have recovered his senses.
Danis slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Danis.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danis.
Danis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Danis knows he should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Dos Santos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Danis.
Danis darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets double underhooks and turns Danis into the cage.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danis shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danis fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Danis throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Danis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danis throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danis looks winded!
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danis.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Danis steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Danis throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Danis.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dos Santos punishes Danis's body with a nice straight punch.
Danis throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Danis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
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.

Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Raiam Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos jabs Danis right on the nose. Danis blinks but takes it well.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Danis's ribcage but misses.
Danis throws out a counter right but Dos Santos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danis avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos drops Danis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Danis looks back up at him and smiles so Dos Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danis throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throwing a counter right hand but Danis manages to avoid it.
Danis misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danis misses with a left hand

and Dos Santos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Danis! Dos Santos lets Danis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Danis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dos Santos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Danis.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Danis's ribs.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danis misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Danis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danis is breathing heavily.
Danis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danis.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Danis shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos throwing a counter right hand but Danis manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Danis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danis defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Danis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danis fails with a takedown attempt.
Raiam Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillion Danis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danis.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danis can do to turn this around?
Danis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dos Santos cracks Danis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Danis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dos Santos finish him?
Danis shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Danis ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos leaves Danis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dos Santos! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raiam Dos Santos!
The defeated Dillion Danis had this to say: 'You got lucky punk! A rematch is in order!'.