PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Toefting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen CLICK CLICK BOOM as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Toefting
vs
Dos Santos

175 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Stig Toefting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos pushes Toefting up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toefting.
Toefting could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Toefting stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Toefting's midsection.
Toefting throws a head kick that misses.
Toefting looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Toefting on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Dos Santos forces Toefting back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Toefting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toefting gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toefting is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toefting down to the mat. Toefting avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stig Toefting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dos Santos.
Toefting tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Toefting keeps him there for the moment.
Toefting wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toefting wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toefting tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Toefting has double underhooks.
Toefting prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Toefting.

Dos Santos scores with a takedown into Toefting's guard.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toefting swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos prevents Toefting from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toefting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos pushes down on Toefting's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Toefting has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toefting might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Toefting trying to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toefting defending well though.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Toefting dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toefting avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Toefting wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toefting closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toefting wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Toefting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toefting fails to land the takedown.
Toefting goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Helio Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toefting moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.

That's four 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.

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toefting is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Toefting's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toefting's gas tank.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toefting gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toefting prevents it.
Toefting looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Toefting wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Toefting throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toefting fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toefting. Toefting circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toefting is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toefting, pushing him back against the cage.
Toefting is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toefting trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toefting into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toefting prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toefting gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stig Toefting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Toefting stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toefting has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toefting pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Toefting keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two 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.
Toefting wants to stall.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toefting lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toefting just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toefting with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Toefting crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Toefting tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Toefting to the mat but Toefting just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toefting gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toefting gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Toefting stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toefting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toefting is trying to maintain a safe position but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Toefting into the cage.

That's four 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.

Toefting breaks the clinch.
Toefting takes one on the button.
Toefting goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Dos Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Toefting tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.

Dos Santos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Toefting is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Toefting and Dos Santos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Toefting is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura but Toefting is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stig Toefting dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Toefting is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toefting tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Toefting defends the submission attempt.
Toefting is trying to stand back up but Dos Santos is controlling him

Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Toefting is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Toefting is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to 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.

Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toefting knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Toefting's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toefting is holding on for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toefting fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Toefting didn't expect that.
Dos Santos postures up in Toefting's guard and throws a big left but Toefting blocks it.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Toefting manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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 Toefting, who protects the arm well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Dos Santos!