PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lorusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristhopeer dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristhopeer dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lorusso
vs
dos Santos

175 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Lorusso!
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, Cristhopeer dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorusso avoids the head kick by dos Santos.

dos Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lorusso did well to prevent dos Santos getting side control.
Lorusso is trying to get back to full guard.
Lorusso looks like he's trying to stand up.
dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Lorusso looking for submissions off his back.
dos Santos wants to control but Lorusso is keeping him busy.
dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
dos Santos trying to control from Lorusso's half guard. Lorusso has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lorusso is looking to reverse the position.
dos Santos trying to control the position but Lorusso is working away.

Lorusso throws dos Santos to one side and escapes!
Chris Lorusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorusso misses with a wild combination.
Lorusso looks to land a right hand but dos Santos moved out of range.

Lorusso shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorusso is breathing heavily.
Lorusso is putting a hurting on dos Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
dos Santos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorusso avoiding dos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lorusso. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
dos Santos can't escape the position.
Lorusso throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
dos Santos tries to escape but Lorusso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
dos Santos has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lorusso.
dos Santos trying to control the position but Lorusso manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
dos Santos is looking to control Lorusso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dos Santos avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Lorusso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lorusso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Lorusso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lorusso keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for dos Santos.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lorusso defends it nicely.
Chris Lorusso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristhopeer dos Santos.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorusso goes for a takedown attempt but dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
dos Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lorusso.
Lorusso doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lorusso throws a head kick that misses
and dos Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lorusso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lorusso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dos Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lorusso really felt that one!
dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lorusso.
Lorusso closes the distance but dos Santos moves to the side

and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lorusso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dos Santoss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cristhopeer dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lorusso circles away.
dos Santos stuns Lorusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Lorusso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorusso fails with the takedown.

dos Santos rushes Lorusso and presses him up against the cage.
Lorusso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
dos Santos jumps guard but Lorusso 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 changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lorusso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chris Lorusso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristhopeer dos Santos.
Lorusso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dos Santos tries to avoid it but Lorusso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dos Santos to the ground. dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chris Lorusso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lorusso sprawls well. Lorusso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lorusso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos with a poor takedown

and Lorusso counters with a nice double leg into side control. dos Santos won't be happy with that.
Lorusso is putting a hurting on dos Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
dos Santos tries to buck Lorusso off but Lorusso is having none of it.
Lorusso is chipping away with strikes.
Lorusso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lorusso working away.
dos Santos gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Lorusso there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lorusso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Lorusso is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lorusso connects with a nice short shot to dos Santos's temple.
dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
dos Santos throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorusso works over dos Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
dos Santos is pulling down on Lorusso's head to control his posture.
Lorusso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lorusso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lorusso working some strikes from top position.
dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Lorusso slips an elbow through the middle.
Lorusso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
dos Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Lorusso any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lorusso wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Lorusso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorusso.

Lorusso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dos Santos!
Lorusso lands with some strikes.
dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Lorusso scoring with strikes but dos Santos is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Lorusso dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lorusso forces dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lorusso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Lorusso doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Lorusso tries to clinch up
and dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorusso darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lorusso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Lorusso is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lorusso is thwarting dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Lorusso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lorusso is looking for a kimura but dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lorusso to get the leverage.
dos Santos is trying to control but can't.
dos Santos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lorusso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorusso is nestled in close to dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
dos Santos wants to control but Lorusso is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Lorusso avoids nicely.

dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dos Santos controls Lorusso momentarily but Lorusso frees himself.
dos Santos wants to stand up but Lorusso is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorusso controlling from the top position.
dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Lorusso chips away with some ground and pound.
Lorusso throwing strikes but missing.

Lorusso got a little sloppy there for a moment and dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lorusso has managed to get both his arms back between dos Santos's legs - danger averted.

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 working a defensive guard but Lorusso manages to pass into side control anyway.
dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Lorusso tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
Lorusso grinds an elbow into dos Santos's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Lorusso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lorusso 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Lorusso!