PBP Commentary

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

Riseman
vs
Dos Santos

189 cm
43
280 lbs
37 - 31 - 3

196 cm
32
194 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

KAISER
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Riseman circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to slow Riseman down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Riseman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Riseman scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riseman. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riseman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oscar Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.

Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Riseman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Riseman strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Riseman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman misses with a double jab

and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Riseman.
Riseman tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Riseman throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Riseman.
Riseman looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
As Dos Santos backs away, Riseman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Riseman circles away.
Riseman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riseman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Riseman to counter with a crisp jab.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Dos Santos.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.
Riseman blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riseman circles away.
Riseman throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Riseman misses the target.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riseman misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Dos Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with the combination.
Riseman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riseman works over Dos Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Riseman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dos Santos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Riseman throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Riseman tried to counter with a leg kick but Dos Santos avoided it.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Riseman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Riseman seems unphased.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.

Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Riseman in a clinch.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Riseman circles away.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riseman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dos Santos manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman pushes Dos Santos off looking to stand but Dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Riseman to stand up.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Riseman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riseman scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Riseman lands.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riseman's hands.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riseman connects with a body shot that sends Dos Santos's belly button to the back.
Riseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Riseman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.

Riseman drops Dos Santos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dos Santos looks back up at him and smiles so Riseman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Dos Santos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riseman checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Riseman finish him?

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Riseman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Riseman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arne Riseman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riseman.
Dos Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Riseman shakes him off and moves away.
Riseman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riseman misses with a straight left.
Riseman sets himself, and Dos Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Riseman avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Dos Santos catches Riseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riseman swivels and escapes.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Dos Santos.
Riseman looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman is looking for a counter combo.
Riseman keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Dos Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Riseman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riseman, pushing him back against the cage.
Riseman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riseman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riseman misses with a hook to the ribs.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riseman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Riseman throws a combination that misses

and Dos Santos counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Riseman!

Riseman is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dos Santos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oh Riseman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dos Santos.
Riseman throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos scores with a counter punch that sends Riseman to the canvas! Dos Santos smells blood - he's punishing Riseman with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Riseman has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Dos Santos!
Oscar Dos Santos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.