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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vern Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Francisco dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vern Troyer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Francisco dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Troyer.
Troyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dos Santos tries to avoid it but Troyer 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Troyer tries to roll over but dos Santos keeps him under control.
dos Santos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
dos Santos won't allow Troyer to get back to his feet.
dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Troyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
dos Santos is trying to keep Troyer in close.
Troyer passes dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Troyer postures up.
Troyer drops an elbow to the side of dos Santos's head.
Troyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
dos Santos tries to roll over but Troyer keeps him under control.
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.
Troyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Troyer prevents dos Santos from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troyer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Troyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Troyer dodges the ground and pound from dos Santos.
Troyer is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is working hard here to advance position.
Troyer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Troyer is trying to stand.
dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Troyer is refusing to be controlled, as dos Santos sits in half guard.
dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Troyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Troyer darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a solid body kick.
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.
Troyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dos Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Troyer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Troyer is breathing heavily.
Troyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Troyer's guard.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Troyer keeps moving.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
dos Santos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Troyer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Francisco dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Troyer shoots and misses
and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
dos Santos tries to pull guard but Troyer won't allow it.
dos Santos decides to pull guard.
Troyer wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
dos Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Troyer has passed into side control.
Troyer is looking to take a break and control but dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Troyer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Troyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Troyer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Troyer wants to control but dos Santos is keeping him busy.
dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Troyer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Troyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
dos Santos landing strikes from the bottom.
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.
Troyer moves nicely into side control.
Troyer lands an elbow.
dos Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Troyer has passed into mount! Damn!
Troyer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
dos Santos looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Troyer cracks dos Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing dos Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Troyer avoiding dos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Troyer is hanging on to dos Santos's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Troyer controlling the positon.
dos Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Troyer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Troyer lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Troyer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manuel Francisco dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Troyer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Troyer scores with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Troyer lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns dos Santos.
Troyer is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Troyer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troyer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
dos Santos trying to control the hands but Troyer breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Troyer as dos Santos shoots in.
dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Troyer.
Troyer has his takedown stuffed
and dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Troyer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troyer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Troyer wants to stand up but dos Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Troyer is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Troyer sits in half guard.
Troyer decides to return to a standing position.
dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Troyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Troyer tries to clinch but dos Santos moves away
and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Troyer avoids it by throwing dos Santos back against the cage.
Troyer gets underhooks to prevent dos Santos's takedown attempt.
Vern Troyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Francisco dos Santos.
Troyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Troyer tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Troyer jumps guard but dos Santos stands there with Troyer around his waist. Troyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
Troyer can't get the takedown.
dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Troyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Troyer's guard.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Troyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Troyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Troyer trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Troyer trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Manuel Francisco dos Santos just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Santos throws a head kick but Troyer moves out of range.
Troyer misses with a takedown
and dos Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Troyer really felt that one!
Troyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troyer tries to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Troyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Troyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dos Santos is controlling him.
dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Troyer keeps moving.
Troyer looking to control.
dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Troyer seems keen to control dos Santos's posture.
dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Troyer is keeping the position.
dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troyer shoots and misses
and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Troyer fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos trying to control but Troyer is working from the bottom.
Troyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Troyer avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Troyer trying to control but dos Santos is having none of it.
dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
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.
dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Troyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Troyer is looking for a kimura here.
dos Santos wants to control but Troyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Troyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Troyer content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Francisco dos Santos dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Troyer misses with a takedown
and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Troyer's guard.
dos Santos postures up.
dos Santos wants to stand but Troyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Troyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Troyer is keen to just control but dos Santos is a slippery customer.
dos Santos is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Troyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer controlling the pace.
dos Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Troyer is controlling well.
Troyer lands with a punch from half guard.
Troyer working over dos Santos with some ground and pound. dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Troyer is looking to advance position but dos Santos won't allow it.
Troyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dos Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Troyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Troyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Troyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
dos Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Troyer won't allow dos Santos to sweep him here.
Troyer wants to pass the guard but dos Santos is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Troyer has passed into side control.
Troyer cracks dos Santos with a big right hand but dos Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Troyer keeps moving and retains side control.
dos Santos is trying to control Troyer's posture but Troyer avoids it.
Troyer cracks dos Santos with a big elbow.
That's four 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.
Troyer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Troyer misses with the body kick
and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Troyer scores with a few weak punches.
dos Santos controlling the action here.
dos Santos trying to control from half guard but Troyer is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Francisco dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well dos Santos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Francisco dos Santos!
Manuel Francisco dos Santos is the new bantamweight champion!
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