PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klopfenstein 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Unskinny Bop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klopfenstein
vs
Dos Santos

169 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klopfenstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Klopfenstein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos regains half guard, as Klopfenstein was trying to land strikes.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Klopfenstein is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klopfenstein throws a strike but Dos Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klopfenstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Klopfenstein , not yet.
Dos Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Klopfenstein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard.
Klopfenstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Klopfenstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klopfenstein throws a strike but Dos Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
Klopfenstein keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Klopfenstein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.

Klopfenstein pushes Dos Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Klopfenstein lands a high kick!
A head kick by Dos Santos misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick. That will keep Dos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Klopfenstein drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Klopfenstein lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Klopfenstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos is looking to control Klopfenstein 's arms but Klopfenstein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dos Santos has his back to the cage.

Klopfenstein has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dos Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Klopfenstein manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Klopfenstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Klopfenstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klopfenstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klopfenstein .
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klopfenstein .

Klopfenstein is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein thows a huge punch but Dos Santos dodges it nicely.

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.
Klopfenstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.

Klopfenstein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klopfenstein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klopfenstein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klopfenstein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Klopfenstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Dos Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for Klopfenstein .
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klopfenstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick

and Klopfenstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Klopfenstein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to control Klopfenstein 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Klopfenstein trying to control the pace.

Klopfenstein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cain Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that Dos Santos semi-blocks.
Klopfenstein throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Klopfenstein forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Klopfenstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Klopfenstein lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Klopfenstein .

Klopfenstein breaks from the clinch.
Klopfenstein feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
A nice leg kick lands there from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.

Klopfenstein moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Cain Dos Santos's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Cain Dos Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Cain Dos Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Klopfenstein lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Dos Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ichabod Klopfenstein !