PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rem Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem has chosen Duke Nukem Jam as his entrance music. Rem Dos Santos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Nukem

170 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rem Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Santos. Dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dos Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nukem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nukem is trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Nukem is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Nukem is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nukem 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nukem keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four 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.
Nukem gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem 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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nukem lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Nukem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nukem's corner calls for a 1-2. Nukem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nukem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nukem scores with a jab to the head.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Nukem drops Dos Santos with a naaaaasty hook - Dos Santos is in real trouble here! Nukem dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!