PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and um dois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
dois

183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Santos!
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, um dois!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dois feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, dois changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
dois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dois thows a big elbow that misses.
dois trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
dois slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
dois wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from dois.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
dois lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dois.

It looks like Douglas Santos has been cut.
dois tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
dois fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dois throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - dois scores with a four punch combination!
dois fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of um dois.

dois scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
dois trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dois works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Santos kicks off dois and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dois.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos dives in and grabs dois's left leg, looking for a takedown. dois pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.

dois moves into range and clinches up with Santos.

dois gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but dois is one step ahead there.
dois postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
dois trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
dois pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
dois wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dois counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

um dois dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dois looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but dois persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.

dois fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
dois has Santos pushed against the cage.

dois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dois throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
dois shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed dois's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Douglas Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of um dois.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dois paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dois lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dois to the mat! dois manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dois keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos passes dois's left leg - he's now in half guard.
dois trying to control here.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
dois is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
dois slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dois trying to control the position.

dois is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but dois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead dois has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
dois preventing the sweep.
dois tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dois fails with a takedown attempt.

dois throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and dois finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dois looking to pass the guard.
dois throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dois trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but um dois will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Douglas Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

dois shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

dois fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but dois persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
dois is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dois's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dois's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has the hooks in. dois is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Santos not allowing dois to control his hands.
Santos cracks dois with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing dois from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Santos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Santos keeps control of the position as dois tries to break free.

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.
dois trying to control the action but Santos just sinks the hooks in.

dois is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
um dois has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Santos lands punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands strikes to the head.
Santos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
dois trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.

Santos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

dois defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Santos looking for the RNC.
Santos throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting dois!

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dois has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... um dois!