PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rooney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy - Spitfire. Sol Dos Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rooney
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sol Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rooney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.

Rooney throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Rooney finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rooney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rooney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Rooney from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Rooney tries to pass.
Rooney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two 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.
Rooney tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Rooney content to stall in guard here.
Rooney stands and throws Dos Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Rooney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.
Rooney trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos prevents Rooney from improving position.
Dos Santos tries to escape but Rooney is in control.

Rooney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rooney is breathing heavily.

Rooney goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dos Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rooney's guard! Nice work there by Dos Santos!

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

Dos Santos gets to his feet - Rooney follows without any prompting.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Rooney shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Rooney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Rooney 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Rooney dominated that round.
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Rooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Rooney pushes him off.
Rooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Rooney moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rooney throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rooney circles away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Rooney circles away.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rooney circles away.
Rooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Rooney is having none of it.
Rooney fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.

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.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Rooney circles away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Rooney goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos won't allow Rooney to sweep him here.

Rooney looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.

Rooney is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
Rooney is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.

Rooney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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.

Rooney 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.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Rooney is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Rooney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dos Santos tries to clinch but Rooney is having none of it.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rooney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rooney is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rooney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Rooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

Rooney seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to kick Rooney off but Rooney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rooney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Rooney trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.

Rooney is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Rooney moves out of range.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rooney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rooney showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Rooney.
Rooney tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rooney is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rooney is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Rooney wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Rooney is controlling him
Rooney wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Sol Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Rooney moves out of range.
Sol Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Rooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rooney, 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Rooney!