PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Head Crusher. Vitor Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anami
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarkko Anami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anami misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Anami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Anami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick that stops Anami in his tracks momentarily.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Anami moves out of range.
Anami misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Anami moves out of range.
Dos Santos connects with a jab.
Anami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Anami counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Anami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anami throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anami's knee momentarily.
Anami throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Anami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Anami was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Anami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anami thinking.
Anami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos cracks Anami with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat.
Anami lands a lovely overhand right.
Anami on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Anami ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Anami's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anami throws a leg kick
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Anami counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos tests Anami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Anami checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Anami's front leg but catches the back leg as Anami tries to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Anami counters with a straight right hand.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anami's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anami throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Anami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anami takes a step back to recover.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Anami checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Dos Santos tenderised Anami's leg. Anami is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Anami throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to slow Anami down by chopping away at his legs.
Anami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Santos.
Anami just misses with a punch to the body.
Anami throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anami needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anami takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anami moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Anami is just out of range.
Dos Santos punishes Anami's body with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anami.
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Anami's head but Anami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anami thinking.
Anami throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anami chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anami counters with a three punch combo that has Dos Santos backing up. Dos Santos nods at Anami to acknowledge the strikes.
Anami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anami's calf.
Anami slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Anami checks a leg kick.
Anami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Anami counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anami's knee momentarily.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Anami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jarkko Anami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
letting Anami counter with a right hand.
Anami misses with a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Anami 's knee.
Anami throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anami thinking.
Dos Santos clobbers Anami with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Anami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Anami moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Anami was well out of range.
Anami slips under a jab.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Jarkko Anami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vitor Dos Santos!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vitor Dos Santos!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vitor Dos Santos!

Vitor Dos Santos wins by unanimous decision!