PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 3405 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Thiago Reyes (ranked 447 p4p, 468 weight class). Thiago Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dos Santos
vs
Reyes

175 cm
27
215
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
220
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Reyes.

Dos Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reyes did well to prevent Dos Santos getting side control.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reyes wants to stand back up but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control.
Reyes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dos Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Reyes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dos Santos connects with a decent elbow.
Dos Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dos Santos is working Reyes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dos Santos working the body and head with strikes.
Reyes is trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos lands an elbow.

Reyes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Reyes is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Reyes wants to get back to his feet.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Reyes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dos Santos turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Dos Santos!