PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 995 p4p, 943 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 135 p4p, 126 weight class). Dandrakulo comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Push- Sublime. Vinicius Tonioli has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dandrakulo
vs
Tonioli

190 cm
24
210
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
34
223
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Wrestler Wayfare
30th Century Beer Store

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Dandrakulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonioli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonioli! But no joy.
Tonioli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dandrakulo's head.
Tonioli throws a right hand that Dandrakulo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dandrakulo also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Dandrakulo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dandrakulo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dandrakulo.
We've been informed that Tonioli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonioli.
Dandrakulo tried to score with a low kick but Tonioli checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dandrakulo.

Tonioli clinches with his opponent.
Dandrakulo lands a right hand.
Tonioli scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Dandrakulo fails to land.
Dandrakulo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tonioli is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Tonioli.
Dandrakulo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonioli.

Tonioli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dandrakulo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonioli misses the target.
Tonioli throws a lazy right hand but Dandrakulo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dandrakulo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dandrakulo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dandrakulo lands with a nice body punch.
Dandrakulo defending well as Tonioli loads up on a big left hand.
Dandrakulo staying out of range there.
Tonioli checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonioli! But no joy.
Dandrakulo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tonioli checks a leg kick.
Tonioli slips under a jab from Dandrakulo.
Samson Dandrakulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dandrakulo misses with a low kick as Tonioli jumps back.
Tonioli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli throws a big shot that misses.
Dandrakulo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonioli throws a lazy right hand but Dandrakulo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonioli checks the leg kick.
Dandrakulo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tonioli at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dandrakulo throws a body shot but no joy.

Tonioli rushes Dandrakulo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dandrakulo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dandrakulo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Dandrakulo.
Tonioli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dandrakulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonioli misses the shot to the body.
Dandrakulo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonioli manages to avoid it.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli moves in looking to clinch but Dandrakulo pushes him off.
Dandrakulo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dandrakulo dodges the punch combination from Tonioli.
Tonioli walks into a jab.
Dandrakulo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dandrakulo looks for the body kick but Tonioli saw that one coming.
Tonioli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dandrakulo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonioli.
Dandrakulo misses with a combination
and Tonioli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tonioli jabs at Dandrakulo's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dandrakulo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dandrakulo throws a head kick but Tonioli moves out of range.
Dandrakulo thows a body kick. Tonioli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tonioli misses with an uppercut. Dandrakulo saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dandrakulo looks to throw a body kick
and Tonioli counters with a straight right hand.
Dandrakulo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonioli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dandrakulo missing with a left hand there. Tonioli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonioli blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonioli misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a low kick but Tonioli moves out of range easily.
Tonioli tries to counter with a clinch but Dandrakulo shakes him off and moves away.
Dandrakulo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonioli tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Dandrakulo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Dandrakulo dominated that round.
That's time! Dandrakulo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dandrakulo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dandrakulo tries to bum rush Tonioli with a series of wild strikes but Tonioli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Tonioli.
As Tonioli backs away, Dandrakulo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dandrakulo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tonioli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dandrakulo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dandrakulo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dandrakulo misses with a kick to the body.
Dandrakulo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonioli throws a jab but it's blocked by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonioli has time to react.

It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tonioli misses.
Tonioli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dandrakulo connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonioli misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli misses with a wild body shot.
Dandrakulo lands a jab to the nose.
Tonioli with the inside leg kick.
Tonioli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dandrakulo.
Tonioli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dandrakulo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dandrakulo scores with a body shot.
Dandrakulo throws a head kick that misses.
Tonioli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonioli blocks the body kick.
Tonioli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tonioli misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Tonioli.
Dandrakulo throws an overhand right that lands on Tonioli's shoulder, as Tonioli tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dandrakulo misses with a few strikes there.
Tonioli throws a lazy head kick
and Dandrakulo counters with a left and a right that stings Tonioli.
Tonioli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tonioli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tonioli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Dandrakulo.
Tonioli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dandrakulo. That's going to slow Tonioli down.
Dandrakulo lands with a good body shot.
Dandrakulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonioli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dandrakulo under the eye.
Dandrakulo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonioli.
Tonioli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dandrakulo connects with a body shot.
Tonioli just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dandrakulo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonioli moves in looking to clinch but Dandrakulo pushes him off.
Tonioli jabs at Dandrakulo's body.
Dandrakulo feints a jab promting Tonioli to slip. Dandrakulo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tonioli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dandrakulo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonioli tries to clinch but Dandrakulo is having none of it.
Dandrakulo scores with a head kick. Tonioli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tonioli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dandrakulo's sensitive parts.
Dandrakulo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tonioli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dandrakulo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dandrakulo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dandrakulo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonioli.
Dandrakulo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dandrakulo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dandrakulo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dandrakulo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dandrakulo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tonioli is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Dandrakulo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Tonioli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tonioli throws a looping overhand right but Dandrakulo ducks down to avoid it.
Samson Dandrakulo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonioli throws a shot to the body.
Dandrakulo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonioli moves away.
Tonioli steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dandrakulo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonioli.
Dandrakulo misses the jab.
Dandrakulo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dandrakulo lands with a shot to the body.
Tonioli throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandrakulo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dandrakulo scores with a head kick.
Tonioli avoids a kick to the body.
Tonioli wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dandrakulo motions for Tonioli to come forward. Dandrakulo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonioli checks it well.
Dandrakulo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonioli wants to clinch up but Dandrakulo keeps it at a distance.
Dandrakulo throws a front kick that sends Tonioli stumbling back into the cage.
Tonioli with a nice cross.
Dandrakulo misses with a body shot.
Tonioli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tonioli throws a sloppy head kick and Dandrakulo moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Dandrakulo.
Tonioli throws out a counter right but Dandrakulo avoids it with no problem.
Dandrakulo motions for Tonioli to come forward. Dandrakulo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonioli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dandrakulo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dandrakulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonioli throws out a counter right but Dandrakulo avoids it with no problem.
Tonioli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dandrakulo's hands.
Tonioli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tonioli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonioli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dandrakulo throws a chopping leg kick but Tonioli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dandrakulo cracks Tonioli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dandrakulo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dandrakulo blocks a head kick by Tonioli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo misses with a body shot.
Dandrakulo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dandrakulo tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonioli unleashes a big counter combination but Dandrakulo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tonioli lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dandrakulo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonioli. Tonioli obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dandrakulo.
Nice shot lands for Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonioli misses the target.
Tonioli throws a body punch but Dandrakulo moves out of range.
Dandrakulo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dandrakulo counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Tonioli closes the distance and pushes Dandrakulo back into the cage.
Tonioli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dandrakulo tries to work over Tonioli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dandrakulo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Tonioli has a couple of punches blocked by Dandrakulo.
A hook to the body from Tonioli.

Dandrakulo manages to break the clinch.
Samson Dandrakulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dandrakulo throws an overhand right that lands on Tonioli's shoulder, as Tonioli tries to avoid the shot.
Tonioli misses with a wild body shot.
Dandrakulo throws a quick counter head kick but Tonioli was just out of range.
Dandrakulo throws a nice looking combination but Tonioli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dandrakulo lands a front kick.
Vinicius Tonioli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonioli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dandrakulo can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Dandrakulo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dandrakulo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Dandrakulo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Samson Dandrakulo waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.