PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaiver Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by The Contender . Xaiver Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anderson dos Santos's chin.

dos Santos
vs
Anderson

182 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xaiver Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dos Santos.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face as dos Santos controls the position.
Anderson is pushing dos Santos's head away, looking to escape. dos Santos manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson stops dos Santos from passing to mount.
Anderson being controlled for a moment.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on dos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson 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.

dos Santos swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stand but dos Santos is controlling from the bottom.

Anderson gets to his feet - dos Santos follows without any prompting.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson looks gassed!

dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos prevents Anderson from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
dos Santos shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand but dos Santos has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
dos Santos wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson is pressing down on dos Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. dos Santos is holding on for now.
Anderson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Anderson.
dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson with a poor takedown

and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xaiver Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

dos Santos blocks a head kick by Anderson.
dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
dos Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and dos Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!

dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
dos Santos trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as dos Santos sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson dos Santos!