PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Kade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Kade

210 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
29
280 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kade!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kade closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kade has Dos Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kade has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos trying to control but Kade is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Santos with the ground and pound but Kade uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dos Santos is in close to Kade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Kade blocks nicely.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos prevents Kade from getting back to his feet.
Kade working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos prevents Kade from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dos Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kade on his heels. He'll look to pass Kade's guard now, I'm sure.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kade's head.
Dos Santos with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Kade keeps moving.
Kade is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kade wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Kade controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kade tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kade to the ground. Kade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kade throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.

Dos Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kade's guard.
Kade has momentary wrist control but Dos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kade manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kade manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dos Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kade's guard now.
Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
Kade wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kade's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kade wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos is in close to Kade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dos Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dos Santos lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos trying to control but Kade is working from the bottom.
Kade tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kade tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dos Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kade!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Kade is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Dos Santos! Kade is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.