PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Di Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Du Bois has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Du Bois
vs
Di Santos

180 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Du Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Di Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Bois looks to land a combination but Di Santos avoids it well.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Di Santos.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Di Santos drives through and clinches with Du Bois against the cage.

Di Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Di Santos misses with a head kick.
Victor Du Bois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Bois misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Bois lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Di Santos is looking to clinch but Du Bois is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Du Bois scores with a decent looking hook.
Du Bois uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Di Santos is looking to clinch but Du Bois is avoiding it.
Di Santos slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
Du Bois scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Bois scores with a three punch combo!
A clash of legs there as Du Bois blocks the low kick.
Di Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Du Bois swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Di Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois misses with a wild combination.
Du Bois looks to land a combination but Di Santos avoids it well.
Du Bois throws a right hand that Di Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Di Santos also avoids with ease.
Du Bois will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Di Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Du Bois misses.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that Di Santos avoids nicely.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du Bois lands with a nice combination. Di Santos backs away looking to recover.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Di Santos with a series of wild strikes but Di Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Du Bois. That snapped Di Santos's head back.
Di Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Di Santos is looking to chop away at Du Bois's legs.
Nice shot lands for Du Bois.
Di Santos slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Di Santos with a series of wild strikes but Di Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Du Bois. That snapped Di Santos's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Du Bois lands a jab to Di Santos's midsection.
Di Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Di Santos.
Du Bois is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Di Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Di Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du Bois has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Santos.
Du Bois avoids the elbow strike from Di Santos, against the cage.
Du Bois avoids a wild elbow strike from Di Santos.
Di Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Di Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du Bois has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Du Bois is trying to break the clinch but Di Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Di Santos breaks from the clinch.
Di Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Du Bois blocks a head kick by Di Santos.

Di Santos closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Du Bois dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Du Bois lands a really nice looking cross but Di Santos seems unphased.
A jab from Du Bois does it's job there.
Di Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Du Bois.
Di Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Du Bois lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Di Santos at a distance.
Du Bois dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Du Bois swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Du Bois fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor Du Bois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Du Bois does no damage.
Du Bois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Di Santos is breathing heavily.
Du Bois lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Victor Du Bois is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Du Bois finds it's target.
Di Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois stalks Di Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Di Santos's face. Di Santos staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Leroy Di Santos has been cut.
Du Bois misses with a jab, cross combination.
Du Bois lands with a hook. Di Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Du Bois lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Du Bois misses with a double jab.
Du Bois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Di Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Du Bois misses with a double jab.
Du Bois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Di Santos in his tracks.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Di Santos walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Di Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Di Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Bois throws a right and a left that Di Santos avoids nicely.
Di Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Du Bois!
A combination from Du Bois does no damage.
Du Bois lands a glancing blow to the side of Di Santos's head.
Di Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Du Bois.
Du Bois misses with a two punch combination.
Du Bois lands a slapping body shot.
Du Bois clobbers Di Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Du Bois misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois with a hook.
Du Bois scores with the left hand. Di Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Du Bois throws a series of strikes that have Di Santos backpedaling.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Di Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Du Bois is working the combinations to good effect here.
Du Bois digs a good hook to Di Santos's body.
Du Bois fails to land with a series of punches.
Di Santos tries to clinch there but Du Bois circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Di Santos on the side of the head.
Du Bois scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Du Bois. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Du Bois.
Du Bois misses with a few strikes there.
Du Bois with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Du Bois lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Di Santos.
Di Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Bois throws a series of strikes that have Di Santos backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Du Bois dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Di Santos's cut.
That's time! Du Bois's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Du Bois lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Di Santos backs up against the cage.
Di Santos slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
Di Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Du Bois jabs Di Santos right on the nose. Di Santos blinks but takes it well.
Du Bois lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Du Bois scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Du Bois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Di Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Di Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
Di Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Du Bois fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Di Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Di Santos.
Du Bois looks to land a combination but Di Santos avoids it well.
Di Santos slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
Du Bois swinging wildly here.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Di Santos with a series of wild strikes but Di Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Bois scores with a decent looking hook.
Di Santos throws a low kick but Du Bois avoids it.
Du Bois misses with a two punch combination.
Du Bois scores with a one two! Di Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Du Bois lands a nice hook to Di Santos's body. Di Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Di Santos slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
Du Bois fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Du Bois lands with a shot to the body.
Du Bois swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Du Bois.
Du Bois will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
Di Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Di Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Du Bois throws a nice looking combination but Di Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Du Bois misses with a two punch combination.
Du Bois throws a nice looking combination but Di Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Du Bois. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Du Bois does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Di Santos instigates a clinch.
Du Bois blocks an elbow strike from Di Santos.

Di Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Du Bois sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leroy Di Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Du Bois, as that shot connected.
Du Bois lands a right hook to the body.
Di Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Du Bois lands with a hook. Di Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Du Bois closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Du Bois misses with a two punch combination.
Du Bois works over Di Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Victor Du Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Du Bois tests Di Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Du Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Bois, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Du Bois!