PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Lopes (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
Lopes

178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior 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 The Island, Patrick Lopes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes tries to clinch up.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Lopes against the cage.
Lopes tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lopes tightens his grip and picks Dos Santos up, before dumping him to the ground. Dos Santos manages to land in guard.

Lopes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopes is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopes looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lopes wants to stand and escape but instead Dos Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lopes controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Lopes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lopes being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lopes defends easily.
Lopes content to stall in guard here.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Dos Santos looking for a triangle here. Lopes is fighting it but it looks tight! Dos Santos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lopes is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.