PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 6871 p4p, 571 weight class) and Eskil Hjalmar (ranked 5894 p4p, 517 weight class). Hjalmar has chosen Kasabian - Club Foot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eskil Hjalmar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dos Santos
vs
Hjalmar

181 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eskil Hjalmar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hjalmar as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Hjalmar avoids it.
Hjalmar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hjalmar lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Hjalmar connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Hjalmar blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Hjalmar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hjalmar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Hjalmar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Hjalmar counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hjalmar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjalmar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hjalmar stuffs the takedown.
Hjalmar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hjalmar lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Hjalmar connects with a crisp jab.
Hjalmar lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hjalmar connects with the punch.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hjalmar with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice combination there by Hjalmar.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Hjalmar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hjalmar slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hjalmar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hjalmar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hjalmar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Hjalmar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hjalmar scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Hjalmar avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Hjalmar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Hjalmar tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjalmar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
Hjalmar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hjalmar lands with a right hand.
Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hjalmar lands a jab.
Hjalmar thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Hjalmar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.
Hjalmar lands a jab-cross combination.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hjalmar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Hjalmar lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hjalmar throws a one two combo.
Hjalmar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjalmar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjalmar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hjalmar.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Hjalmar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.

Hjalmar gets caught napping as Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Hjalmar manages to retain guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hjalmar's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dos Santos works over Hjalmar with some ground and pound from guard.
Dos Santos landing with the ground and pound.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hjalmar, up you get!
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Hjalmar's guard.
Hjalmar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos is controlling him.
Hjalmar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hjalmar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hjalmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eskil Hjalmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjalmar lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hjalmar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hjalmar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hjalmar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Hjalmar.

Hjalmar tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar working hard to break the clinch.
Hjalmar has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hjalmar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos has Hjalmar pressed against the cage, preventing Hjalmar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Hjalmar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hjalmar, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Hjalmar as he connects with a hook.
Hjalmar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Hjalmar.
Hjalmar connects with a looping right hand.
Hjalmar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hjalmar connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Hjalmar lands an overhand right.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Hjalmar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Hjalmar is out of range.
Hjalmar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hjalmar connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Hjalmar.
Hjalmar lands a head shot.
Hjalmar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar scores with a jab.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hjalmar.
Eskil Hjalmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hjalmar lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Santos's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Hjalmar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskil Hjalmar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hjalmar looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hjalmar lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Santos's head back.
Hjalmar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hjalmar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hjalmar catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hjalmar moves out of range easily.
Hjalmar connects with a crisp jab.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
A jab from Hjalmar does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjalmar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hjalmar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hjalmar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Hjalmar is rocked!

Dos Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hjalmar is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Hjalmar misses the target.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hjalmar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjalmar throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hjalmar seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjalmar scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hjalmar! But no joy.
Hjalmar scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Hjalmar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hjalmar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eskil Hjalmar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hjalmar connects with a nice looking jab.
Hjalmar lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Hjalmar is looking for the big counter here.
Donk. Hjalmar catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hjalmar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hjalmar sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hjalmar with a jab.
Hjalmar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
Nice jab there from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hjalmar blocks a leg kick.
Hjalmar lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Hjalmar cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Hjalmar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hjalmar.
Hjalmar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hjalmar lands a jab.
Dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Hjalmar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Santos.
A combination from Hjalmar does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hjalmar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hjalmar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hjalmar tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hjalmar, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Hjalmar. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Hjalmar.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hjalmar is looking to get back to is feet but Dos Santos passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hjalmar is pushing Dos Santos's head away, looking to escape. Dos Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Dos Santos works to advance to full mount. Hjalmar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hjalmar is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos lands with some strikes.

Dos Santos quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dos Santos but it's paid off an Hjalmar is forced to tap! Nice work by Dos Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Dos Santos!
A very excited looking Jorge Dos Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.