PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Hand

187 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hand!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Hand's knee but Hand avoids it well.

Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hand has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hand misses with a knee strike.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Hand keeps him there for the moment.
Hand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hand lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Hand lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hand.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.
Hand looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Hand lands an elbow inside.

Junior Dos Santos's cut is getting worse.
Hand lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.
Hand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Hand lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Hand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hand throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hand.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Hand.
Hand lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Hand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hand misses with an elbow strike.
Hand misses with a knee strike.
Hand keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand lands a damaging elbow.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.

Junior Dos Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hand tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Hand working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hand is keeping busy.
Hand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Hand lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand misses with a knee strike.
Hand misses with a knee to the head.
Hand lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Hand lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Hand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hand lands an elbow inside.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.

Jeez, Junior Dos Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hand is keeping busy.
Hand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.
Hand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hand lands a nice elbow.
Hand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Black Hand!