PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Lester has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Lester

172 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

185 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lester closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.

Dos Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.
Lester looks to land a strike but Dos Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos wants to hit a switch here but Lester passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dos Santos there!
Lester throws some wild stikes that Dos Santos manages to avoid easily.
Lester forces the positional change into back control.
Lester controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control his opponent's hands but Lester gets his hands free.
Dos Santos tries to roll but Lester sticks to his back.
Lester gets his hands free as Dos Santos looks to control.

Lester looking to break Dos Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dos Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lester will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Lester is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dos Santos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Lester has full control of the position and if anything, Dos Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

Dos Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lester.
Lester trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester keeps control of the position as Dos Santos tries to break free.

Lester patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Lester won't let him.
Lester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.

Lester is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Dos Santos is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lester gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to get back to his feet but Lester is in full control for now.
Dos Santos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lester jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dos Santos is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.
Lester prevents Dos Santos from escaping the position.
Dos Santos is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Lester controlling the position from side mount.
Dos Santos is not content to let Lester control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lester has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Lester 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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Lester pushes his legs off easily.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lester sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dos Santos's guard.
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester wants to stand up but Dos Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lester's back!
Dos Santos is not going to allow Lester to sit and survive in this position.

Dos Santos is cranking Lester's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Lester! He's tightened the choke and Lester is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Franklin Dos Santos!
After winning the bout, Franklin Dos Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

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