PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2243 p4p, 270 weight class) and What Addams (ranked 2416 p4p, 283 weight class). Addams has chosen Family Vales as his entrance music. Raiam Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dos Santos
vs
Addams

187 cm
28
195 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

175 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, What Addams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos checks the leg kick.
Addams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raiam Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Addams connects with an inside leg kick.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Addams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Addams ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Addams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Addams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
Addams replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dos Santos blocks it well.
Addams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Addams misses with a kick to the body
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Addams manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Addams.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on top.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Addams is just out of range.
Addams throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Addams.
Dos Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Addams avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Addams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Addams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Addams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Addams might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dos Santos has got the better of the exchanges.
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Addams counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Addams tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Addams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Addams is just out of range.
Addams misses with a kick to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Addams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot
and Addams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Addams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Addams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Addams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Addams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Addams throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Addams misses with a hook
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Addams.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addams.
Dos Santos backing away here, and Addams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Addams. Addams obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Addams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raiam Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
What Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.
Addams thinks about the counter body kick.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick
and Addams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Addams throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Addams slips under a jab.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Addams.
Addams tries to counter with a clinch but Dos Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Addams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Addams replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dos Santos blocks it well.
Addams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Addams looks to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Dos Santos is predictable there
and Addams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Addams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Addams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Addams fakes the leg kick and cracks Dos Santos in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Addams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Addams moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Addams moved out of range nicely.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Dos Santos manages to step out the way in time.
Addams wants to clinch.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addams can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Addams throws a head kick that misses.
Raiam Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raiam 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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