PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 5314 p4p, 5919 weight class) and Kolton Johnson Jr (ranked 309 p4p, 333 weight class). Kolton Johnson Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dos Santos
vs
Johnson Jr

173 cm
19
145
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
139
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolton Johnson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr defends it nicely.

Dos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson Jr, who protects the arm well.

Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.

Dos Santos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnson Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Dos Santos!