PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aviv Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dos Santos
vs
Jr

189 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aviv Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Aviv Jr has been cut.
Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jr slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos cracks Jr with an open hand slap.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Jr moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos swinging wilding here.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Vitor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.

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.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jr avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aviv Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Jr's shoulder, as Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jr dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Jr defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Jr defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Dos Santos was not able to check.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back to recover.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Vitor Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jr looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aviv Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aviv Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Dos Santos jabs at Jr's body.
Dos Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Jr with an uppercut!
Jr slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Dos Santos shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Jr's head but Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Jr saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dos Santos with a hook.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Jr.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Dos Santos 's knee.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Jr's body.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jr moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Dos Santos was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses

and Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Jr improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Dos Santos!