PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunboat Sterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dos Santos
vs
Sterling

198 cm
22
237 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
237 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunboat Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sterling throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos stalks Sterling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sterling's face. Sterling staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sterling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sterling tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Sterling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Sterling.
Sterling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Sterling persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Sterling throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Sterling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Gunboat Sterling has been cut.
Sterling wants to clinch.

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sterling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.

Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos drops Sterling with a left and a right! Oh, Sterling is hurt - Dos Santos dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sterling, who protects the arm well.

Dos Santos decides to stand back up. Dos Santos steps back and let's Sterling get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sterling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Sterling misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Sterling darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Gunboat Sterling's cut even more.
Sterling dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Sterling tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Sterling looks to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Sterling looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
A big left from Sterling misses.
Sterling misses with a wild body shot.

Dos Santos has Sterling up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sterling wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling manages to get to full guard.
Sterling has a closed guard, preventing Dos Santos from standing up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sterling has eaten all the pies!
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Sterling has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dos Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos is looking to stand back up but Sterling counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunboat Sterling's cut.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sterling with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick.
Sterling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Sterling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The cut above Gunboat Sterling's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Sterling tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sterling's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sterling's head.
Dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dos Santos stands up from Sterling's guard - Dos Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
A big left from Sterling misses.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sterling fails with the takedown

and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunboat Sterling.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sterling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.

Gunboat Sterling's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sterling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Sterling misses

and Dos Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sterling, up you get!
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Sterling against the cage.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Sterling.
Sterling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling can do to turn this around?
Sterling throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sterling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.

Sterling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Sterling backpedaling.
Sterling throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunboat Sterling's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sterling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sterling.
Sterling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sterling wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side

and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sterling will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sterling moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sterling backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Sterling counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sterling.
Sterling wants to clinch
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sterling.
Sterling misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
Sterling tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Sterling's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sterling.
Dos Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Sterling slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Sterling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunboat Sterling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sterling misses the body punch
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Sterling avoids it well.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Sterling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sterling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Sterling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sterling looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sterling takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Sterling sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Sterling catches Dos Santos right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

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